The Morgan Book Project Application

Arts at the Core of Collaboration and Cross Curricular Skills

Application Deadline: Friday July 5, 2024

The Project includes:

A four-day Summer Institute for Teachers held at the Morgan Library & Museum (August 6–9, 2024)
Two class trips to the Morgan Library & Museum with participating students (October-December 2024)
One Skills Workshop (December 12, 2024)
Class project with Morgan education staff support (October 2024–March 2025)
The Morgan Book Project Awards Ceremony (May 2025)

Teachers must apply as a pair, and each pair must consist of a Visual Arts teacher and a Social Studies, Language Arts, or other classroom teacher of grades 3–12.

Please note:

Due to the volume of applicants, only those who are accepted into the program will be contacted.
Any applications that do not adhere to the guidelines may not be considered.
Even if you have participated in the program previously, you must submit an application to be considered for the 2024–25 school year.
NYC-based Title 1 schools will be given preference.
Schools who have not participated in past years will be given preference.

School Information

School Name *

School Number *

Borough *

Principal

First and Last Name *

E-mail *

Teachers

Visual Arts Teacher

First and Last Name *

Grades *

E-mail *

Classroom Teacher

First and Last Name *

Grades *

E-mail *

Do you need to apply for a teaching artist? *

Yes

The Morgan may be able to supply a teaching artist to participating schools who do not have a Visual Arts teacher.

For information about teaching artists please go to themorgan.org/teachingartist.

How many individual classes are you applying for?

Please note you may not exceed a total of three classes.

How many total students will be participating?

Please note you may not exceed 100 students. This number should be as accurate as possible, as acceptance is partly based upon this number. We may not be able to accommodate any increase in participating students if your school is accepted into the program.

Upload Examples of Student Work

Submit two examples of artwork made by your students within the past three years. Please note that this may only be uploaded as one document in PDF format. Please do not submit more than two examples.

Art Samples *

More information

Files must be less than 3 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf.

Submit two examples of writing samples executed by your students within the past three years. Please note that this may only be uploaded as one document in PDF format. Please do not submit more than two examples.

Writing Samples *

More information

Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf.

Please express how you feel your school will benefit from participating in the Morgan Book Project:

Acknowledgement

If accepted into the Morgan Book Project, I agree to participate fully in all aspects of the program as outlined and which may include some additional directives from the Manager of the Morgan Book Project during the course of the school year. I further agree that I will respond to all correspondence regarding the Project in a timely manner. Please agree by typing in your full name on behalf of yourself, your teaching partner, and principal.

Signature *

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