Do you use Ken Burns's documentaries in your classroom? Clips, lesson plans and interactives from his most popular films are now available in one PBS LearningMedia collection. pbslearningmedia.org/collection/ken…

LA's #CreativeEconomy makes up 13% of the local workforce and pays its workers 51% more than the county average... just some of the many reasons why we bring #ArtsEd programs to schools.

Thrilled to be honored at the #BRICSummit and spend the day discussing how we support diversity initiatives in media and entertainment. We are doing our part by bringing #artsed programs to schools!

Congrats to the Large Non-Profit BRIC Impact Award Winner, LAPromiseFund! They prepare LA students for success in college, career and life. Not only do they run a portfolio of programs and schools that reach students throughout LA County- their one of our biggest BCA partners.

#LA County employs 258,000 in its entertainment/digital media sector. That’s why we’ve teamed up with Film Independent to equip teachers to bring filmmaking into their classrooms. Last night, #FiFellows led workshops and shared their creative paths with over 30 #SouthLA teachers.

To celebrate #InternationalWomensDay, women from major video game companies (PixelOpus, DevGAMM, Naughty Dog, and more) speak on diversity within games and creators themselves thr.cm/pjOW9f7

Join our Education Artist-in-Residence at Home—Mo Willems—every weekday at 1 p.m. to draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing—together, virtually! Catch the 1st LUNCH DOODLE from yesterday & join in today if you can: ow.ly/3Mi550yNHGg ow.ly/44hz50yNH5g

Amazon is making dozens of kids’ shows, including Arthur, completely free theverge.com/2020/3/23/2119…

To help our amazing teachers keep the learning going, we’ve made our favourite Minecraft Education lessons available for free. Explore exciting topics like the International Space Station, marine biology and renewable energy with these immersive worlds: ↣ redsto.ne/keeplearninggo… ↢

We are excited to partner with Paramount to create a SpongeBob-themed curriculum for students learning at home. Materials being released next month! hollywoodreporter.com/news/paramount… via The Hollywood Reporter

We received FIVE of these grants! CAC funds will support an after-school arts program; in-school arts experiences for students; filmmaker visits to classrooms through a partnership with Film Independent; a study of #MediaArts teaching artist best practices; & program evaluation.

Rest in Power, Beautiful. @BlkLivesMatter honors those we have lost to police violence. #BlackLivesMatter #JusticeforGeorgeFloyd

“Racism is taught. Children aren’t naturally prone to be prejudiced unless they’ve been exposed to it.” -California’s state supt of public schools Tony Thurmond latimes.com/california/sto…

Sesame Street is joining CNN this Saturday for a Town Hall to help kids & families discuss racism & the protests taking place nationwide, build empathy, & embrace diversity. Watch the hour-long special this Saturday June 6 at 10 am ET. m.sesame.org/3cvaAIr #CNNSesameStreet

Inspired by the young men who shared their experiences today in "My Life Matters Too" w/@laschools. These young men, in talking about #GeorgeFloyd, racism, education & their own stories are changing the narrative. "It's time to change the world right now & show our voice."-Pierre

Students from 10 schools across #LosAngeles learned about storytelling and animation with a little help from #SpongeBob and Paramount Pictures. The students shared their original characters and concepts during virtual pitch meetings attended by film creatives and executives!

Gracias Telemundo, for highlighting the inspiring work of our ArtsMatter program. With Paramount Pictures, 200 LAPF students learned about the worlds of entertainment and SpongeBob, and even pitched their animation concepts to Paramount!📽️ telemundo52.com/fotosyvideos/p…

Meet one of the faces of the ArtsMatter team on the blog today, with an interview with Director of Arts Programs, Alex Karas. artsmatter.org/news/jALsmF9ML…

Check out today’s #AEPVirtualGathering’s asynchronous session “Media Arts Education in K-12 Schools”: ow.ly/GhhE50Blzzl | ArtsMatter LAPromiseFund

Over the weekend students visited Bikini Bottom while attending the “#SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run” drive-through and drive-in screening.