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Lincoln Center Institute (LCI), established in 1975 and located in New York City, is the educational cornerstone of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. LCI believes that the arts enrich our schools, enliven our classrooms, and engage our students in exploring wondrous possibilities. LCI is driven by its conviction that the imagination is an essential cognitive skill that can and should be taught. The Institute has applied imaginative learning in classrooms for over 35 years.

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Imagination, Creativity, and Innovation Find a Home in Louisiana

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Scott Noppe-Brandon

On July 9, I wrote about the Imagination, Creativity and Innovation (ICI) Summer Institute, a professional development event for Louisiana teachers that took place in June and was hosted by the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development/Division of the Arts. The state has now announced, to my delight, that it will pilot its ICI Initiative—“developed to [...]

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Notes from an Imagination Advocate, Part Three

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Scott Noppe-Brandon

Coming of age in the ‘60s and ‘70s, I occasionally got the impression that certain members of the anti-establishment community thought that they were the first people ever to protest a government, and that their methods were utterly unique and had no historical precedent. In retrospect, I think some of the radical movements of the [...]

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For a Limited Time Only: “Fleeting Youth, Fading Creativity”

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Linda Miles

During the 19th century, mathematician Adolphe Quetelet documented the waxing and waning of productivity among playwrights. Contemporary research confirms and extends Quetelet’s “inverted U curve” theory. For example, UC-Davis psychologist Dean Simonton argues that, after young professionals—who start out willing and eager for novelty—spend a few years immersed in the conventions of their fields, their [...]

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Create to Graduate

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Scott Noppe-Brandon

For anyone interested in the work of LCI, we present some exciting news: The Center for Arts Education (CAE) has just released “Staying in School,” a groundbreaking report that is the first ever to examine the link between arts education and high school graduation rates in New York City public schools. Data collected by the [...]

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