BPS launches free admission program to major cultural institutions

Boston Public School students and their families got free admission to several of Boston’s cultural institutions on Sunday, Feb. 4. It marked the launch of a, which will run on the first two Sundays of each month through August. BPS and the city of Boston partnered with the Museum of Fine Arts, the Institute of Contemporary Art, the Boston Children’s Museum, the Museum of Science, the Franklin Park Zoo and the New England Aquarium, along with private funders.

The more the merrier, according to Anne Clark, partnership liaison for BPS. She emphasized the importance of family support in a child’s education. “One of the goals of this program is connecting to families as fellow partners in their students’ education,” she said. “We always say that the schools work in partnership with BPS families, and we hope that families taking advantage of this opportunity and in being part of students’ learning will enhance that partnership as we move forward.

Louis Fichera, his wife and two children visited the ICA for the first time on Sunday. “We've been living in Boston for a while,” he said. “We have wanted to see the ICA forever. I guess we never had the chance because it's always busy with kids and everything. Then we learned about the BPS program, and we were like, ‘Hey, we were waiting for a sign and probably this is the sign. Let's go. Let's check it out.

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