The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center team led a post-show Q&A, with questions generated by students, and created instructional resources for teachers.

Our tremendous gratitude to district, city, & cultural leaders for your support & investment in arts education and access.

Thanks to AISD Multilingual Ed for teaming up with us to cover up to 3 buses per attending campus. To Fine Arts for helping us identify grades best served by the opportunity. To teachers, account technicians, administrators, food service staff, and Transportation for ensuring a safe, successful day.

5th-12th graders in attendance included dual language, ESL, & LOTE classes, culture clubs, ballet folklórico, & mariachi! Reactions after this world-class, Spanish-language event: Outstanding. Phenomenal. I cried! A long-awaited cultural opportunity. Making a real difference for my students.

Then we jumped into instructional strategies with Barrington, T. A. Brown, Graham, Hart, Pickle, and Walnut Creek, P.E. & Music teachers from across Austin ISD, & Central Texas arts educators.
📸 #1: TFW the room simultaneously says a photo reminds them of JAWS! (apologies to the gentle ray 🙂)

Here's a sampling of contributions to our community art installation & playlists! We also visited Blackshear Elementary for Little East, an out-of-this-world display of the power of arts ed, showcasing the myriad arts opportunities students receive due to committed staff, the PTA, & arts partners.