Regional Institute ProgramsWolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts

The Wolf Trap Institute has 15 Regional Programs located throughout the country. Through a sponsoring organization, the Wolf Trap Institute is replicated in each region allowing this valuable program to reach many students, parents, and teachers across the country.

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.

Residencies in Preschool Classrooms

Sponsoring organizations in each community administer seven-week residencies using the Institute program model during which an artist comes to the preschool classroom and demonstrates for the teacher how the performing arts can be used to teach curriculum topics. During these residencies, artists and early childhood educators work together to develop, refine, and evaluate new performing arts teaching strategies.

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.

Regional Program Sponsoring Organizations and Contact Information

Each region may be contacted directly. If you prefer, contact the national office at:

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

Arizona Wolf Trap
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Contact: Linda Jane Austen
Phone: (480) 874-4623
http://www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org/

Central Virginia Wolf Trap
Partners in the Arts
Contact: Rebecca E. Jones
Phone: (804) 340-5280
http://www.partnersinthearts.com/

Delta Wolf Trap
Crittenden Arts Council
Contact: Janine Earney
Phone: (870) 732-6260
http://www.crittendenarts.org/

Delaware Wolf Trap
The Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education
Contact: TBD
Phone: (302) 425-4592
http://www.diae.org/dwt.htm

Georgia Wolf Trap
Alliance Theater at the Woodruff
Contact: Carol Jones
Phone: (404) 733-4650
http://www.alliancetheatre.org/education.aspx?id=62

Kansas Wolf Trap
Arts Partners
Contact: Katie S. Lynn
Phone: (316) 262-4771
http://artspartnerswichita.org/search/program.html

Nashville Wolf Trap
Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC)
Contact: Lattie Brown
Phone: (615) 687-4287
http://www.tpac.org/education/wolftrap/index.asp

New Jersey Wolf Trap
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
Contact: Donna Bost-White
Phone: (973) 297-5812
http://www.njpac.org/load_screen.asp?screen=residencies

New York City Wolf Trap
Creative Arts Team, City University of New York (CUNY)
Contact: Helen Wheelock
Phone: (212) 652-2844

North Carolina Wolf Trap
ArtsTeach
Contact: Nancy Beasley
Phone: (704) 333-1059
http://www.artsteach.org/wolftrap.asp

North Texas Wolf Trap
Big Thought
Contact: LeAnn Binford
Phone: (469) 916-9815
http://www.bigthought.org/Default.aspx?tabid=171

Michigan Wolf Trap
Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children (MIAEYC)
Contact: Todd Greenbaurm
Phone: (248) 651-9653I
http://www.miaeyc.org/wolftrap/wt_blocks.html

Rochester Wolf Trap
Nazareth College
Contact: Jack Langerak
Phone: (585) 389-2949
http://www.naz.edu/dept/education/initiatives/index.html

Southern California Wolf Trap
Music Center : Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County
Contact: Leslie Johnson
Phone: (213) 972-3308
http://www.musiccenter.org/education/preschool.html