Celebrating Young Talent: Santa Cruz County’s 2024 Youth Art Exhibit
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!
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.
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
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
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
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
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
Due to Covid 19 and the continuing Shelter In Place order, FashionTeens is being presented virtually this year.
The Orchestra Sings
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
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 ...
Poetry Out Loud 2019
The Santa Cruz County Office of Education has a strong partnership with the Arts Council Santa Cruz to bring the national Poetry Out Loud competition ...
Carnegie Hall Link Up Music Education Program Transforms Elementary Students’ Lives
It was a cold, clear February morning, as we walked into the Kaiser Permanente Arena and beheld the Santa Cruz Symphony and Youth Symphony.