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CHILDREN'S STUDIO SCHOOL
1987

Children's Studio School continues its commitment to educating young children in
and through the arts. Each day, throughout the year, a multicultural,
multieconomic community of children experience the School's rich curriculum of
visual art, music, dance, drama, creative writing, architecture and mathematics
that is brought to life by a devoted faculty of artists/teachers and interns.

Our tenth year has been one of extensive programatic growth. Internally, we
have expanded our program to include seven year olds and have begun an intensive
accreditation process to further refine the School on every level. The Middle
States Association of Colleges and Schools awarded us membership, citing:

"I came away from CSS impressed with the deep commitment
to an arts-integrated approach to education and with many
vivid impressions of happy, productive youngsters engaged
in an exciting, spirited arts program."

Our outreach efforts included arts workshops for parents and community members;
training workshops for teachers at other schools; and internships. This year
our Internship Program has been strengthened by an increased number of
participants from universities throughout the Northeast.

Working to cultivate our independence as an organization through increased
foundation support, we were awarded a $25,000 challenge grant from the Eugene
Meyer Foundation, $5,000 from the Hattie M. Strong Foundation, and a new grant,
we expect, from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

This year was marked by the launching of the most important endeavor in the
history of the School: the search for a new home. This effort is pressing
because we are in imminent danger of losing a large portion of our space - three
vital teaching studios. In looking for a new building we are addressing our
future space needs to accommodate the School's growth and auxiliary programs.

Because we focused our energies on internal development and the building search
this year, we did not hold our annual benefit. Look forward to our tenth
benefit celebration in 1988!

Our other development goals for the coming year will include: kicking-off our
3-Year Capital Campaign and increasing our annual Giving Program and our
Endowment Fund to support salaries and provide tuition assistance for our poor
families.

We are always eager to spend time with people interested in Children's Studio
School. Please feel free to give us a call to arrange a visit any time.