Empowering Student Futures: Kuumba Academy’s Career Exploration Journey with an Artistic Lens

Kuumba Academy Charter School is combining the arts school experience with career exploration though their pilot Career and Technical Education Exploration (CTE)program for all 5th-8th graders. Through a dynamic tapestry of learning that blends arts, CTE, and out-of-school experiences, Kuumba's pilot program cultivates students' artistic voices and equips them to chart fulfilling career paths.
Hear the key takeaways from the pilot program from our Kuumba team guests: Head of School, Sally Maldonado; Theater Teaching Artist and Passages/CAST instructor, Salimata Linguer; ABA Therapist, and CAST instructor Teri Riggs-Lyle; 8th Grade United Way Guide, Kecia Batts; 8th Grade Student, Karen Downing; and 7th Grade Student, Iyon Barber.