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Pop Culture Classroom is a Denver-based nonprofit education and arts organization that works to help inspire, educate, and connect kids and teens in Colorado and across the U.S. using the tools of creative self-expression and comics, gaming, and other popular culture.Â
 Our team of professional educators and artists offers:Â
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"My class were really engaged and enjoyed drawing their own manga! It was very meaningful and allowed for students to relate to the world and to one another." Â Â Â â Teacher, Independence Elementary |
âMy experience is that I feel safe and treated with kindness and that I belong here!â Â â Student, Florida Pitt Waller K-8 |
"I'm so happy to have content available to my kids that they will actually read. Graphic novels/comics are so helpful to kids like mine that have dyslexia but are still interested in historical and educational content." Â Â â Colorful History Fan |
Pop Culture Classroom was founded in 2010 as Comic Book Classroom (CBC) in order to create comics-based lessons and workshops that could improve literacy outcomes and ignite the creative spark that lives within each of us. The organization began developing additional programming with the goals of promoting literacy and arts education, introducing youth to diverse voices, encouraging creative self-expression, and building community. Â In 2014, the organization was renamed Pop Culture Classroom (PCC), reflecting a broader vision for building on the success of comics-based programs by incorporating other pop culture tools into our work.
We develop innovative tools and experiences that increase literacy using age-appropriate comic books and graphic novels, gaming, and other pop culture. We encourage critical-thinking through costume design, game development, and other related pop culture media. Amd we create unique opportunities for learning, creativity, and connection at events like Lafayette Mini-Con, Aurora Mini-Con, Cherry Creek Steam-a-Palooza, FAN EXPO Denver, and our PopUPs in Parker and Denver.
Pop Culture Classroom inspires a love of learning, increases literacy, celebrates diversity and builds community through the tools of popular culture and the power of self-expression.
Pop Culture Classroom envisions individuals transformed by the educational power of popular culture who create diverse, inclusive, and engaged communities. We believe that literacy, creativity, and creative thinking are essential abilities for our children as they prepare to navigate both the successes and challenges of life.
Organization name
Pop Culture Classroom
other names
Pop Culture Classroom, PCC, Denver Comic Con, Comic Book Classroom
2012
Tax id (EIN)
45-4798723
Category
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities, Youth Development, Public & Societal Benefit
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
1420 Ogden St, Suite 1-ADenver County, CO, US