Summer Arts Education Institute
May 24, 2024
Educators are invited to join an in-depth learning experience in the arts to promote equity, social-emotional learning, and academic achievement at the 2024 Summer Arts ...
FashionTeens 2024
April 26, 2024
Catch up on all the sustainable, student-created fashion on display at FashionTeens 2024, held April 19 at the Rio Theatre! A program of the Santa ...
Celebrating Young Talent: Santa Cruz County’s 2024 Youth Art Exhibit
March 28, 2024
Santa Cruz County is alive with creativity as more than 400 works of art by talented students adorn the halls of the Santa Cruz County ...
Exciting Poetry Opportunities for Students in Santa Cruz County!
September 21, 2023
We have two amazing poetry opportunities for students this year. We have POETRY OUT LOUD, where students participate in a classroom, school, or poetry club ...
Now that Proposition 28 Passed, Here is What We Know.
May 11, 2023
Highlights quoted from EdSource: On Nov. 8, Californians overwhelmingly passed Proposition 28, which will bring a windfall of arts education funding to California schools. In ...
FashionTeens 2023 Show Highlights Upcycled, Wearable Art
March 31, 2023
Tarps, tomato cages, plastic bags, newspaper, old books… You may be wondering what they have in common. They were all destined for the dump. Our ...
Educational Services Update – November 2022
November 17, 2022
The Educational Services department has been busy for the past month. We have been supporting quite a few schools and districts with professional learning opportunities, ...
Arts Plan for Equity 2022-2027 Released
May 9, 2022
The Santa Cruz COE is proud to announce the release of the Arts Plan for Equity 2022-2027, a 5-year road map for arts education in ...
Students Paint Murals at the COE to Promote Ocean Care
April 29, 2022
Youth Artist Taking Action painted both a mural and storm drain at the County Office of Education. Students met to discuss what and where they ...
FashionTeens 2020 Virtually
June 1, 2020
Due to Covid 19 and the continuing Shelter In Place order, FashionTeens is being presented virtually this year.
The Orchestra Sings
April 21, 2020
In collaboration with the Santa Cruz Symphony, for the third year, the Santa Cruz County Office of Education supported approximately 3800 students in participating in ...
Almost 4000 4th and 5th Grade Students Participate in Link Up Youth Concerts
March 22, 2019
Almost 4000 4th and 5th grade students attended this year’s Santa Cruz Symphony and Carnegie Hall Link Up Youth Concert at the Mello Center and ...