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About CAT
CAT is a nonprofit organization that uses the power of drama to inspire New York City youth to learn more. CAT has served more than a million youth since its founding in 1974. CAT programs apply drama principles, adapted to each classroom's unique environment, to help students discover and foster their ability to learn. |
On the Calendar:
February 20 CAT Advisory Council
Stephen R. Aiello, Ph.D.,
Chair
CAT receives generous support from:Anonymous (3) - Bay and Paul Foundations - BWF Foundation, Inc. - CA, Inc. - Community Service Society - Dana Foundation - Fund for Public Advocacy, Inc. - Heckscher Foundation for Children - Hill & Knowlton - Hyde and Watson Foundation - JPMorgan Chase Foundation - New York Times Company Foundation - Penguin Books - Taproot Foundation - Urbitran, Inc. - New York City Council - NYC Dept. of Correction - NYC Dept. of Education - NYC Dept. of Youth and Community Development - NYS Assembly - NYS Senate - NYS Dept. of Health/AIDS Institute - and many generous individual donors. Special thanks to Doug Wedeck, Michelle Waldgeir, Dan Conroy, Alison Goggin, and Kandace Evelyn; and to the Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation for its generous past funding.
Lynda Zimmerman
CAT is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. |
CAT Students Boost Reading Scores
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CAT Travels the GlobeCAT Youth Theatre to England
The CAT Youth Theatre traveled to Liverpool, England in July, as the first American company ever selected for the Contacting the World Festival. |
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Professional Development in the United Arab Emirates
From October 4-18, CAT Early Childhood Director Helen Wheelock and Senior Actor- Teacher Steve Elm visited United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) in the city of Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, in CAT's first exchange with that institution. Like The City University of New York, UAEU is a top public university in its region. |
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The CATalyst
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CAT has a proven track record of strengthening three key life skills: literacy, critical thinking and social-emotional competency. At the heart of CAT is a commitment to helping youth learn how to learn, which has fueled our mission and the development of our unique CATalyst Method(c)(SM pending).
Students in an intensive in-class CAT partnership with three middle schools have succeeded in raising their standardized test results. Student attendance and participation have also risen.
The 15 teens and young adults who made the trip agree that it was a life-changing experience. Among their most treasured memories are having been "exposed to many different kinds of theatre" and made a new "international group of friends." 
"CAT's presence gave our students a unique academic and artistic experience. They learned to use the arts as a catalyst to learning," said Dr. James Mirrione, an American UAEU faculty member and CAT cofounder who arranged the visit.     | ||
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