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What We Believe 

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Who Are We?

Community Arts Sustaining Academics(CASA) is an initiative by the National Museum of Mexican Art to promote After School and During School Art programming focusing on engaging students to pursue the Art’s and explore Mexican Identity, through Education.

Our Mission

Our mission is to educate and strengthen the future artists of our communities by providing resources to neighborhood schools that allow them to engage students to pursue the Art’s and explore Mexican Identity. Through the National Museum of Mexican Art, CASA  provides after/ during school programming targeting Diverse Schools and focusing on areas such as Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Digital Arts and Parent Development. CASA continues to work on a road that combines Art, Education and Community; we have been able to provide Community Classes, Events and Workshops to further our mission.  We continue to give students the opportunity to not only grow into artists but also grow into leaders.

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The Vision

CASA will support creative individualism through Classes, Performances, Exhibitions and Public Art. Through these efforts we hope to help students learn about their roots and move past the stereotypes of our society and improve the Social Emotional Learning of our Communities.

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The CASA connection is enthusiastic about providing a variety of programs to help direct students and instructors to connect with their communities and cultures, along with the wealth of educational resources and artifacts from the collection at the National Museum of Mexican Art. It also provides meaningful learning for students by building social and emotional bonds with peers and mentors within our programs, with all learning connected to Illinois State Learning Standards. Our programs also incorporate SEL as a core value, allowing students to share, participate and engage with their peers.

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Visual Arts

Performing Arts

Digital Arts

Painting

Sculpting

Drawing

Murals

Crafts

Mariachi

Folkloric Dance

Latin Dance

Music

Latin Jazz

Photography

Digital Illustration

Videography

Animation

E-Sports

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Parent Engagement

ESL Courses

Art

Technology

Dance

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CASA is currently serving 10 schools across Illinois, providing After School programming for over 600 students year round.

Current Partners:

Eric Solorio Academy High School

Calmeca Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language

Richards Career Academy

Foreman College and Career Academy

Sherlock Elementary School

Columbus West Elementary School

Drexel Elementary School

Lincoln School

Chicago Public Schools

Stevenson Middle School

Washington Dual Language Academy

Cicero

Maywood

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