National Institute ProgramsWolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts

Many Institute programs can be arranged anywhere in the world! To find out how the Institute can serve your community, contact the national office at (703) 937-6306, 1(800) 404-8461 (toll free), or email education@wolftrap.org.

Professional Development Workshops 

Wolf Trap Professional Development Workshops train early childhood educators in the use of performing arts techniques and strategies that help young children acquire basic emergent literacy and other learning and developmental skills. Sponsors can choose from a variety of expertly developed workshops centered around multidisciplinary arts, drama, puppetry, music, dance, and more.
Learn more about local and national Professional Development Workshops
See a list of available Workshops 

Residencies in Preschool Classrooms

1-week residencies based on the Wolf Trap Institute model can be scheduled anywhere in the world. A Wolf Trap Institute Artist works for 5 consecutive days (in 30-45 minute sessions) with up to 3 or 4 preschool or Kindergarten classes of not more than 20 children in each class, and conducts 1 or 2 professional development and/or family workshops for up to 60 participants per workshop. Classroom lessons reflect strategies presented in the artist's professional development workshop and support the individual school's curricular goals. Each classroom served receives curriculum materials consisting of the handbook, Stages for Learning: Performing Arts Activities for Preschool Children with songs and musical accompaniment on tape. The sponsoring organization is responsible for securing the classrooms and teachers to be served.
Learn more about the local, regional, and national classroom Residencies

Instructional Material

Stages for Learning: Performing Arts Activities for Preschool Children is a collection of performing arts-based curriculum strategies. Published by the Institute, Stages for Learning is available to early childhood educators who complete Wolf Trap residency training.

Customized Clinics

Clinics for early childhood educators can be custom designed to meet specific goals and objectives.

Family Workshops

These popular interactive sessions (lasting approximately 45 minutes) bring young children and their parents together through a shared experience in the arts, and introduce parents to a variety of activities that can be employed at home, in the car, and even in line at the grocery store. The number of participants varies with each presenting artist.
Learn more about Family Workshops

National Program Contact Information

To arrange a Wolf Trap Institute program in your community or to find out more about what programs are available, contact the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts.

1645 Trap Road, Vienna, Virginia 22182
(703) 937-6306 | 1 (800) 404-8461
Email: education@wolftrap.org