El Fundación NTC announced the expansion of its Liberty School program to include Cabrillo Elementary and High Tech Elementary Explorer. Founded by the NTC Foundation in 2007, Liberty School uses the arts to help underserved TK-fifth-grade students explore new art formats with possibilities for the future.

Thanks to support from the Point Loma Assembly and Point Loma Rotary Club, Cabrillo Elementary can join Washington Elementary and Dewey Elementary in the Liberty School program along with High Tech Elementary Explorer.

“We are so excited to expand our Liberty School program and invest in the next generation of young artists,” said Lisa Johnson, president and CEO of the NTC Foundation. “Through Liberty School, underserved students from all over San Diego are allowed to take classes from the creatives at Arts District Liberty Station and integrate what they are learning in the classroom into their arts education. This year, we are thrilled to double our program and offer a series of classes to students from Cabrillo Elementary and High Tech Elementary Explorer.”

Through the program, the NTC Foundation is not only supporting its future generation of artists but also its working professional artists. Each of Liberty School’s classes is taught by Arts District Liberty Station artists and creatives including Malashock Dance, Apt 4 Music, San Diego Craft Collective, Songbirds Music, and many more.

Elementary students are then able to learn different facets of an arts education including, dance, art, music, writing, quilting, ceramics, woodworking, and more from experts in each field. By exposing underserved children to the arts, Liberty School helps to promote student’s positive attitude toward learning and opens up new avenues for personal and academic growth.

“Liberty School has already proven its positive impact on the lives of young students across San Diego,” said Sally Bixler, president of the Point Loma Assembly. “We could not be happier to support Liberty School in its 17th year and aid in the expansion of the program to include Cabrillo Elementary. Students receive an invaluable arts education through the classes from experienced Arts District tenants and we hope that more local organizations might join us in supporting this exceptional program.”

By focusing on underserved students, Liberty School addresses different educational inequalities and helps to level the playing field for students who face socio-economic challenges. Thanks to funding from generous donors, Liberty School will be offered to Cabrillo Elementary at no charge to the students or their school. Through the classes, underserved students are equipped with the tools they need to explore their creative abilities and enhance their ability to learn both inside and outside of the classroom.

Cabrillo Elementary students began classes on Oct.16 and were in session every Monday through Nov. 6. High Tech Elementary Explorer students were in session every Wednesday, Oct. 25, and finished Nov. 8. For more information about Liberty School, visit www.ntcfoundation.org/community-impact/liberty-school/.