Center for Education | Live Arts in DC

Lobby of the Center for Education

A center for learning, inspiring, creating

The Center for Education at Wolf Trap houses a wide range of arts and education activities, as well as the administrative offices of the Wolf Trap Foundation.

Visit the Center on any given day and you’re likely to see something different. A group of 3-5 year old children on a field trip to experience the thrill of live performance. Singers from the renowned Wolf Trap Opera company busy in rehearsal. Teachers attending a professional development workshop, learning how to use the arts to enhance education. Or people of any age, from any walk of life, taking a music class or attending a pre-performance lecture.

When not in use for Wolf Trap Foundation activities, several spaces at the Center for Education are available to rent.

A look inside

Education Hall

Suitable for a variety of needs, this space is large enough to accommodate Wolf Trap Opera’s full-scale rehearsals. Moveable walls, designed with sound mitigation in mind, make it easy to subdivide the hall into 4 spaces for rehearsals, workshops, master classes, meetings, training sessions, and more.

Lecture Hall

A 100-seat auditorium complete with multimedia technology and connectivity allows this space to be used for distance-learning programs, pre-performance lectures, master classes, professional workshops, meetings, and more.

Practice Rooms

Three soundproof rooms, each with a piano, provide an excellent environment for individual and small group coaching sessions and practices. Their state-of-the-art acoustical engineering can simulate an array of performance environments.

Multipurpose Rooms

Two multipurpose rooms with connectivity for video and data presentation are conveniently placed next to Wolf Trap Foundation offices. The perfect space for small workshops and meetings, roundtable discussions, and more.

Earle C. Williams Learning Center

A valuable resource to the Wolf Trap community, the learning center is equipped with internet-linked computers, equipment to play back audio/visual recordings, and a repository for books, periodicals, and other materials.