Engage the contemporary through Contemporary Art Start! CAS is MOCA’s yearlong, award-winning partnership program for 3rd-12th grade, connecting students and educators to the power of art through inclusive discussions about the art of our time. Through up to seven practice teaching and supportive follow-up coaching sessions, learn how to use Visual Thinking Strategies, a proven inquiry-based teaching method that can be applied across your curriculum. In fact, 91% of participants say they use VTS to teach in other subject areas, making it a worthwhile investment of increasingly limited time.
CAS is now available for both classroom teachers (see Options A and B below) and to non-classroom-based administrators and educators at schools, museums, and non-profits (Option B).
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Option A–Full program: Interactive professional development (one LAUSD salary point for first year participants), two museum visits (one free bus), classroom curriculum, free family passes and programs, and a MOCA membership.
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Option B–Professional development only: Join us for just the PD portion of CAS!
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Option A and B–choose between In-person or online.
Cost: $25 per teacher, either option, online or in-person.
Registration for the 2025-26 school year is now closed, but more detailed information about the program can be found below:
3rd-5th grade info and registration form
Secondary info and registration form
Want to learn more? Schedule a 30- or 40-minute faculty-wide professional development workshop at your school to sample our inquiry-based discussions and how MOCA can support you, your schools, students, and families.
Please send inquiries to education@moca.org. We hope to see you at MOCA!
Photo by Sean MacGillivray
Photo by Sean MacGillivray
