Immerse yourself in the arts at the McCallum for an unforgettable week of collaborative learning focused on imagination and creativity! This in-depth workshop experience is specifically designed for K through grade 12 teachers, but is also open to and suitable for school or arts administrators, teaching artists, curriculum developers, college or university professors, art docents and others interested in discovering how to unlock imaginative learning through engaging with works of art.  Introductory Course serves as the entry-point to MTI’s Aesthetic Education Program — a dynamic approach to teaching and learning in the arts - and can also be taken as an independent professional development (college credit available).

“Well, the McCallum Theater’s Institute for Aesthetic Education did it exactly right.  I’ve been waiting for this type of training all my life… Each day, I engaged in something new.  It was inspirational, real, and relevant.”
- Loralee Stolzoff, Amelia Earhart Elementary School, Introductory Course Participant 2012

“The spark of inquiry had been ignited inside of me, and I wanted to share it with everyone around me. So I did. When I would go home for lunch I would share with my family all the things we had been doing during our morning sessions. While the boys were waiting for their dinner, I would conduct mini-workshops with them. Sometimes I would even continue them at the table. By the third day of the week my boys were noticing things everywhere we went.”
- Vince Munksgard, Franklin Elementary, Introductory Course Participant 2012

Aesthetic Education Introductory Course
June 17-21, 2013
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Introductory Online Registration

Aesthetic Education Advanced Workshops
June 17-21, 2013
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Advanced Online Registration

With the Field Trip Series the Institute offers high quality performances in music, dance, and theatre to the youth of the region. The Series is based on the premise that the arts are important and necessary to the learning process and provide students with unique possibilities for growth and development.

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Sometimes schools offer correspondence following student performances.

Music: J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations



Sleeping Beauty artwork and thank you letters to McCallum teaching artist Mark Almy from Ms. Mattison’s 4th grade students at Bubbling Wells Elementary School in Desert Hot Springs. Responses to New York Storyteller David Gonzalez putting his spin on Charles Perrault’s The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood.

Slideshow Music: Island Groove by Taikoproject

This Valley-wide talent competition is a perfect opportunity to showcase your talent! If you sing, dance, play an instrument, juggle, do magic, comedy, or another self-contained novelty act, here's your chance to perform at the McCallum.