TDF’s Education programs introduce the performing arts to students in a meaningful way. Our award-winning offerings facilitate personal connections to shows and to each other.

See how TDF Education programs align with the NYC Department of Education Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts: Theatre K-12. And meet TDF’s amazing Teaching Artists.

The signature Cool Culture Family Access Programpartners with 90 cultural institutions and more than 450 early childhood programs across all New York City’s five boroughs. The Cool Culture Family Pass—distributed through its Family Access Program network of public schools and early childhood centers—opens the door for over 50,000 families to freely explore museums, festivals, and cultural activities without financial barriers.

Since 1992, Lincoln Center Theater's Education department has brought teaching artists to New York City's classrooms and used the power of theater to ignite the imagination.

Make your city your outdoor classroom with the help of the Urban Park Rangers and The Natural Classroom: People, Place, and Parks! This exciting series of hands-on programs lets you explore the natural world of New York City’s parks with your students.

Urban Advantage enhances public school science education through partnerships with schools, teachers, and families. We align with the Next Generation Science Standards, Ambitious Science Teaching, and the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education framework to support participating schools through school community professional learning at our eight partner institutions.