CALLING ALL EDUCATORS:

Boca Museum Awarding Field Trip Grants for 2012-2013 School Year

Boca Raton, FL – The Boca Raton Museum of Art is awarding a sixth round of Field Trip Grants to educators in the Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.

The Field Trip Grant Program funds educational classroom visits to the Boca Raton Museum of Art between September 2012 and May 2013. Awardees for this school year include teachers at Addison Mizner, Bethune Elementary, Deerfield Park Elementary, Hammock Pointe Elementary, J C Mitchell Elementary, Lighthouse Elementary, Loggers Run Middle School, Orchard View Elementary, Plumosa School of the Arts, Polo Park Middle School, and Seminole Ridge High School.

The Boca Raton Museum of Art is still accepting Field Trip Grant Program applications for the 2012-2013 school year. Grant applications can be found at www.bocamuseum.org/fieldtripgrant.

Accredited K-12 public, private, or charter schools that maintain a 501(c)(3) or a 509(a)(1) tax-exempt status are eligible to apply. Educators, teachers, principals, or classified staff must be willing to plan and execute a field trip that will provide a demonstrable learning experience for students.

Boca Raton Museum of Art

The Boca Raton Museum of Art is one of the leading cultural institutions in South Florida, achieving international recognition as a world-class visual arts institution for its dynamic, changing exhibitions from acclaimed artists and distinguished permanent collection. The Museum’s many public programs include artist presentations, family activities, art films, the Annual Art Festival, and more than 100 classes per week at its studio Art School. Museum Auxiliaries include The Artists’ Guild, Friends Auxiliary, and Collectors’ Forum. For more information call 561.392.2500 or visit www.bocamuseum.org.