2017-11-15T00:00:00-06:00 2016-12-31 650711139 Mary E Prados CPA PA 8740 NE 2nd Avenue El Portal FL 33138 990 2016-01-01 473387610 Cultural Agents Inc CULT 6172708945 259 Webster Street No 1 East Boston MA 02128 Jose Luis Falconi President 6172708945 2017-11-17 1 MARY E PRADOS P00589103 3057561040 2017-11-17 108.211.18.241 2017-11-17 14:47:42 ES P 6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838 D90C3889E478F74058492B7A672D15A2D010D617 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z Jose Luis Falconi 259 Webster St 1 East Boston MA 02128 326862 0 X culturalagents.org X 2015 MA Educate teachers and others in education and education-related fields how to leverage the arts and humanities as catalysts for social change in order to advance creative solutions to social challenges in the United States and internationally. Along with public events, seminars and conferences to promote art and artful thinking as resources for leadership, provide training for educators at all levels to integrate art activities into academic teaching in order to promote high-order literacy, innovation, and citizenship. 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 263000 0 63862 0 0 0 0 0 326862 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56245 0 56245 0 270617 0 270617 0 0 0 270617 X To promote the divergent thinking of arts and humanities in the service of solutions to real life problems. In courses, conferences and community-based projects, we join a range of creative collaborators to feature art and interpretation as integral to active citizenship. 0 0 31131 63862 The teacher training program is called Pre-Texts. Pre-Texts is a train-the-trainers pedagogy developed by the Cultural Agents Initiative at Harvard University, and available to outside partners through Cultural Agents, Inc. The methodology combines three complementary goals of holistic education: high-order literacy, innovation, and citizenship.The simple protocol of Pre-Texts turns educators into facilitators for student-centered learning. Unlike conventional pedagogy (in which teachers pose questions and know answers), here students formulate their own questions to a text and then speculate about possible responses. They also "go off on tangents" to connect independent reading with classroom texts. The program achieves "close reading" by stimulating a range of interpretations. It fosters autonomy and collaboration by students who re-purpose texts and other materials for participatory, eco-friendly, learning.The approach adjusts to the tastes and talents of participants who explore difficult texts as points of departure, pretexts for making art (painting, music, dance, theater, writing, technology, fashion, photography, cooking etc.). As artists, students become users of challenging vocabulary, grammar and concepts in any field, often exploring their personal feelings and concerns. Original work by other students awakens admiration among classmates and sets the ground for good citizenship. 31131 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 MA X Jose Luis Falconi 6172708945 259 Webster St 1 Boston MA 02128 X Jose Luis Falconi President 30.00 X X 0 0 0 Santiago Montoya Treasurer 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Doris Sommer Director 10.00 X 0 0 0 Gabriela Poma Director 0.00 X 0 0 0 Pedro Alonzo Director 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gediminas Urbonas Director 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marco Abarca Director 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ilma Paixao Director 0.00 X 0 0 0 Javier Parada Director 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eileen De Los Reyes Director 0.00 X 0 0 0 Benjamin Juarez Director 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 263000 263000 Pre-Texts Workshops 611710 63862 63862 63862 326862 63862 0 0 7458 7458 875 875 252 252 3979 3979 1581 1581 Program/Workshop Expens 29550 29550 Administrative 12050 12050 Dues 500 500 56245 31131 25114 0 270617 0 270617 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 270617 0 270617 0 270617 270617 0 X 0 0 0 X 263000 263000 263000 263000 263000 263000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Colombia 0 0 Program Services Pre-Texts Workshop 11740 Chile 0 0 Program Services Pre-Texts Workshop 3550 Peru 0 0 Program Services Pre-Texts Workshop 1235 Ireland 0 0 Program Services Pre-Texts Workshop 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 17025 0 17025 0 0 0 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b A copy of the form 990 was sent to each member of the governing body for review prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Any director, principal officer, or member of a committee with board delegated powers, who has a direct or indirect financial interest must disclose the existence of a financial interest in connection with any actual or possible transaction; After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, he/she shall leave the board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted on. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists; the conflict of interest policy adopted by the board outlines procedures for addressing the conflict of interest and the steps to be taken if there is a violation of the conflict of interest policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST