K-12 - Center for Architecture

The Center for Architecture promotes public understanding and appreciation of architecture and design through educational programs for K-12 students and teachers, families, and the general public.

Our programs take place at the Center for Architecture and in schools and community sites throughout the New York metropolitan area.

Sponsors

Thank you to our supporters: Judy T. Hunt, Christina Davis, CNY Group, Levien & Company, John B. Simoni, Loci Architecture, MdAS, Robert A.M. Stern, Roslyn Consultants, Sage and Coombe Architects and Turner Construction.

K-12 educational programs are supported, in part, by grants from Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council, the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, Keith Haring Foundation, New York Building Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts with support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, Bay & Paul Foundations, The Architects Foundation and Armstrong World Industries Foundation, and the Kinder Morgan Foundation; and generous donations from Grassi and Co., Tom Krizmanic, Judith Hunt, Judy and Jan Berman, Christina R. Davis, Steven Holl, Loci Architecture, Robert A.M Stern Architects, Vanguard Construction & Development Co., John Simoni, Jr., Esq., Architecture Research Office, JFK&M Consulting Group, Sharon Liebowitz, and Platt Byard Dovell White Architects.

K-12 Summer Program, 2017. Photo: Erik Bardin.

Fall 2016.

K-12 Student Day, Skyscrapers, 5th Grade. Photo: Center for Architecture.

K-12 Summer Program, 2017. Photo: Erik Bardin.

K-12 Student Day, Green Architecture, 3rd Grade. Photo: Center for Architecture.

K-12 Student Day, Exhibition Program, 5th Grade. Photo: Center for Architecture.

Youth & Family Programs

Family Day weekend programs for kids ages 5-13

Weekend public programs about architecture and design for youth ages 5-13 and their families.

Vacation & Summer Programs for kids grades 3 -12

Three-day school vacation programs and week-long summer programs for students in grades 3-12, exploring topics in architecture and design through art and design activities, walking tours, and site visits.

After-School Programs for kids grades 3-5

Weekly after-school programs for students in grades 3-5, introducing architecture and design through neighborhood exploration, drawing, and hands-on building activities.

K-12 School Programs

Student Day K-12 workshops at the Center for Architecture

K-12 Student Day, Scale Model Building, 7th Grade. Photo: Center for Architecture.

Student Day workshops are two-hour, hands-on programs for school groups interested in enriching their classroom learning through the disciplines of architecture, engineering, urban planning, and design.

Learning By Design:NY K-12 in-school residency program

Learning By Design:NY is a multi-session classroom residency program that weaves architecture and design into the classroom curriculum.

Professional Development design teaching strategies for instructors

Offered to classroom teachers, professional development workshops introduce participants to built environment education teaching strategies, activities, and curricula.

Special Youth Programs

Architecture and Play April 7, 2018

Join us for an exciting collaboration between the Center for Architecture and the Cooper Union School of Architecture! During this workshop, students in grades 4-6 are invited to play with one-of-a-kind architectural toys and inventions

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