SoundThinking NYC (STNYC) was launched in 2018 by CAT, CUNY, and the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) to address gender and racial equity in the music industry. STNYC is creating ...

A vital part of CAT’s mission is to share the interactive, student-centered teaching methods that impact young people, ensuring that our work doesn’t end when our teaching artists leave the classroom.

Theatre for Learning (TFL) is one of CAT’s Theatre-Making Programs. TFL brings a youth-driven, student-centered approach to arts learning to hundreds of students in dozens of schools each year.

Founded in 1995, CAT Youth Theatre is a program that invests in young people and inspires them to thrive—on stage and in life. Members create original shows from their own ideas and present socially ...

The Social Emotional Educational Drama (SEED) Program uses the power of applied theater to impact and address topics on social and academic challenges that affect young people and adult populations.

Learning Through Drama (LTD) partners with high schools around the city using drama to nurture the social and emotional wellbeing of young people. While we use drama as a teaching strategy and as a ...

Founded in 1993 by the Creative Arts Team and NYC public school teachers, the CAT New York City Student Shakespeare Festival (NYCSSF) is based on the belief that Shakespeare is best learned through ...

The Creative Arts Team (CAT) uses theatre as a catalyst to activate social and academic skills, foster creativity, and critically engage with the world. CAT educators and teaching artists support ...

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Ten CUNY schools have been recognized by the U.S. Department of State as 2024 Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution Leaders, the most of any university system in the nation and the only schools to ...