Lincoln Center Education (LCE), is the education division of
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (also simply known as Lincoln Center) is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. It has thirty indoor and outdoor facilities and is host to 5 millio ...
. Founded in 1975 as the Lincoln Center Institute.
In 2013, the former Lincoln Center Institute received a $4 million grant from the
Sherman Fairchild Foundation
The Sherman Fairchild Foundation, founded in 1955, is a charitable foundation of Sherman Fairchild, founder and chairman of the Fairchild Corporations. Sherman Mills Fairchild formed two charitable foundations, the Fairchild Foundation and the S ...
to support a rebranding effort and new programs. The institute was subsequently renamed Lincoln Center Education. It focuses on
K-12
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arts education programs; higher education partnerships to train arts education teachers; family and community outreach programs; a dedicated institute for arts education research and professional development; a consultancy branch; and a season of nine to twelve dance, music, and theatre presentations produced exclusively for young audiences.
Robin Pogrebin
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Biography
Pogrebin was born to a Jew ...
(October 8, 2013)
$4 Million Grant to Help Rebrand Lincoln Center Institute
''New York Times
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''.
Facilities
*Clark Studio Theater
*Samuels Teaching Studio
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Heckscher Foundation
The Heckscher Foundation for Children is a New York City-focused private foundation that provides grants to underserved New York City youth. Often, the foundation's grant-giving takes the form of program support, capacity-building, capital project ...
Resource Center
See also
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John Dewey
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Experiential education
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Lincoln Center
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