ETC's award-winning education and engagement programs provide inclusive arts experiences to the community at its Over-the-Rhine location, throughout the region, and nationwide. In-school programming like the Prelude, Hunter Heartbeat, and new At Rise programs, bring arts to the classroom, complementing and integrating with existing curriculum to enhance student learning. Onsite offerings, including the Professional Apprenticeship Program, Fairy Godmother Program, Teen Scene, Summer Camp, ETC Essentials, the ETC Studio Series, Engagement Wall, and Meet-the-Artist discussions invite students and patrons of all ages to join ETC for in-depth experiences which often tie into the themes of main stage productions. Meals 4 Monologues and Expectations of Christmas benefit neighboring nonprofits Freestore Foodbank and Tender Mercies. Education staff participate in and present at national conferences and specific consulting engagements to share ETC’s expertise in the Hunter Heartbeat Method, sensory-friendly programming, and other areas of arts education and audience engagement.