The School Engagement Initiative (SEI2007-08) places community artists at local schools towards the creation of Arts Integrated curriculum-based projects that address the learning needs of students as well as issues of community development. SEI supports student academic achievement in the following ways:

	By reflecting Puerto Rican/Latino and African-American cultures of the neighborhood
	By creating connections between students and their communities
	By exploring young people’s ideas on community development
	By exploring young people’s ideas about the arts
	By creating service-learning projects for young people to contribute directly to community development

SEI2007-08 places 8 community artists at 4 Humboldt Park schools:

	Lowell Elementary - 3320 W. Hirsch, Chicago, IL
	Stowe Fine Arts Elementary - 3444 W. Wabansia, Chicago, IL
	Cuarto Año High School - 1116 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL
	Pedro Albizu Campos High School - 2739 W. Division, Chicago, IL

Check out last year's documentation of SEI2006-07 here.

The School Engagement Initiative (SEI) is an educational/outreach program supported by Building Community through the Arts (BCA). SEI receives financial support from LISC-Chicago, City of Chicago Cultural Outreach Programs and National Endowment for the Arts.

Bring a blanket, folding chairs and your picnic basket and enjoy a film under the stars. Free movie, popcorn, raffles and children’s entertainment. 

Admission is Free

Humboldt Park Boat House (handicap accessible)
1359 N. Sacramento (Humboldt Blvd), Chicago, IL 60622

The Puerto Rican Film Series is an outdoor film educational festival featuring Puerto Rican films/videos by new and established Puerto Rican filmmakers. Visitors bring their blankets, folding chairs and picnic baskets and enjoy an evening under the stars at the beautiful grounds of the Humboldt Park Boathouse. The film series is a FREE community event for the entire family.

Puerto Rican Film Series is presented by the Institute of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture (IPRAC) in collaboration with the Chicago Park District and the Division Street Business Development Association (DSBDA) with the support of the City of Chicago Cultural Outreach Program.

Call for Film/Video Submissions!
Download Film SUBMISSION DETAILS and INSTRUCTIONS!

To inquire about IPRAC’s programs visit, call or email
the program office:

Office hours: Mon - Thur - 10:00am to 5:30pm
Program office address: 2459 West Division St, Chicago, IL 60622
Phone: (773) 486-8345
Fax: (773) 782-1499
E-mail: jorgefelix@iprac.org
Web site: www.iprac.org