Arts Education

The Education Programs Department provides research and information to theatre education professionals, gives visibility to the work of the theatre education sector of the field and strives to provide professional development to the field.

Deadline Extension - Please Fill Out Your 2008 Education Survey!

Since 1998, Theatre Communications Group has surveyed member theatres about their education programs. The results of the surveys have been featured in an annual Education Centerpiece.It's time for our member theatres to fill out your 2008 Education Surveys! Theatres that fill out their surveys will find that their detailed profilewill be posted on the TCG website.Your programs will be included in the survey database, so that special reports available online will include your program information.We also have an extensive searchable database of student study guides published by member theatres over the past several years.Take advantage of this valuable resource and please fill out your survey today! The deadline has been extended! Please submit you survey by Friday, June 26th, 2009.

2007 Education Survey Results are now Online!

A big thank you to those member theatres that participated in this year’s Education Survey! Your time and energy has produced a record number of submissions, and will once again enable the entire field to track the changes, development and progress in theatre education. Detailed profiles of those participating theatres are posted on the TCG website, alongside several other beneficial tools. Try out our on-line reporting tool and create custom reports based on budget group size, student demographics, programming, etc. Use our search tool to view this year’s individual survey submissions. Access our extensive searchable database of student study guides published by member theatres over the past several years. And please be on the lookout for our annual Education Centerpiece that tabulates the results from this year’s surveys into an easy-to-read document. “Education is a social process; education is growth; education is not a preparation for life but is life itself.” – John Dewey

Education Centerpieces

Once a year the TCG Centerpiece, which offers in-depth analyses, case studies and resource tools on specific management issues, focuses on education. As mentioned above, the information from the Education Survey is tabulated and reported as the Education Centerpiece. An archive of previous Education Centerpieces focused on particular issues within the field, such as assessment trends, federal funding opportunities, distance learning and teacher training, is also available here.

Professional Development

Education Teleconferences: Offered year-round, education teleconferences provide education staff at member theatres an opportunity to share information, ideas, problems and solutions with peers throughout the country. Topics have included partnerships and working alliances, building stronger student matinee and touring programs, integrated approaches to education through the arts in public schools, internal and external advocacy, assessment and artist training. Teleconference rounds typically run from May through September, September through January, and January through May.

For more information about Education Programs at TCG please contact Laurie Baskin, Director of Government and Education Programs at lbaskin@tcg.org.