Make a difference during Teacher Appreciation Week

Did you know that culturally enriching field trips can do everything from boosting grades to decreasing absences and behavioral issues in classrooms? Did you know that nationally, only 54% of schools offer arts-based field trips?

Did you know that Teacher Appreciation Week runs from May 4-8 this year?

Maybe one way to show appreciation for local educators would be to help make those benefits felt at schools across the Cincinnati region. Don’t get us wrong: You should also actually thank your kids’ teachers. Maybe pitch in for a gift card, too. But if you’re here, you’re probably someone who believes in supporting the arts in Cincy anyway, so it could be a great addition.

We can make that easy for you! Right now, thanks to a generous matching grant from Cintas Cares, you can send TWO local students on an arts field trip by pitching in just $20 to ArtsWave’s More Arts, More Kids initiative. That’s right. For price of two Skyline 3-ways or a family size of Graeter’s Ice Cream, you can send two Cincy students on a transformative field trip to the arts.

Since it launched, the More Arts, More Kids program has allowed nearly 20,000 students across the Cincinnati region to experience curriculum-based arts field trips each year at no cost to their schools or families.

Make a teacher’s day, make two students’ days and make an impact on the region’s next generation by pitching in $20 today.

But seriously, you should also say thank you.