ArtsBuild is making field trips easy for teachers through its “Imagine!” program, bringing opportunities for Hamilton County elementary schools to explore the arts outside the classrooms for free, with transportation covered.
Reservations are now open for teachers to bring their students to these local spots:
Kindergarten
Creative Discovery Museum | Available Tuesdays-Thursdays, Sept. 3 through May 22 | Three educational opportunities — the ArtSpace, STEM programming (energy, robotics, make it + build and test), and early childhood learning
Contact Sheila Woody via email or call 423-648-6040.
First grade
Chattanooga Theatre Centre | Select days from Dec. 10 through May 16 | Choose a production from the company’s regular and youth theater groups, “Willy Wonka,” “The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs,” + “Disney’s 101 Dalmations Kids.”
Contact Justin Gass via email or call 423-654-7232.
Second grade
Chattanooga Ballet | Dec. 11-13 | See a matinee showing of a holiday favorite, “The Nutcracker,” performed by the city’s only professional ballet company that seeks to make its work “accessible and inspiring.”
Contact Aly Haugland via email or call 423-265-0617.
Third grade
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera | Feb. 5 + Feb. 6 | Join this musical group, who has brought classical music to the area since 1933, for a special performance + get inspired and engaged through music education.
Contact Candice Ortenzo via email or reserve online.
Fourth grade
SoLit Theatre Express | Feb. 11 + Feb. 12 | Watch Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga transform a children’s book into a play with accompanied lesson plans.
Contact Chelsea Risley via email.
Fifth grade
Hunter Museum of American Art + Sculpture Fields at Montague Park | September through May | Explore the traveling and permanent collections at the Hunter or take the trip to the fields of the outdoor sculpture gardens at Montague Park that features international works.
Contact Adera Causey of the Hunter Museum via email + Lynn Brown of Sculpture Fields via email or call 423-266-7288.
Not a teacher but know one? Make sure you share this opportunity with them.
