Family Pass Registration
Sign up for our Cultural Access Program through your child’s school or child care center to see all that a Cool Culture partnership offers to families.
School Eligibility and Family Registration
Signing up for Family Pass registration is through your child’s school or child care center, not directly through Cool Culture.
We partner with early childhood centers and grades Pre-K and Kindergarten in public elementary schools.
- Your school or center has to first enroll with Cool Culture. Eligibility for schools and centers and the application process is managed between the educators and our team.
- Once enrolled, the school or center receives information so families like yours can sign up. There are three rounds of Family Registration from October through February.
- Depending on when your family filled out the registration form, you will receive your Family Pass from November through March. Newsletters and invitations to Cool Culture events happen year-round.
Timeline
School/Center Enrollment: Your school or child care center enrolls with Cool Culture by November 22nd, 2024.
Family Registration: Families at enrolled schools and centers will be able to register for the Family Pass from September 9th to January 31st, 2025.
Family Pass: Family Passes are distributed to your school or center from early/mid November through late February/ early March, depending on when you filled out the registration form. The pass is valid at nearly 90 cultural partners through October 31, 2025.
Please note: For the 2024-2025 program year, we are implementing a new system to make it easier for educators to register families. This has created unexpected shifts in our timeline. Please refer to this timeline often as deadlines may change, and thank you for your patience as we build a better system.
2024
July 31st 2024 – November 2024 | Centers and Schools apply to enroll with Cool Culture. New Partners begin enrollment at the conclusion of August 2024. |
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September 9 | Family Registration Opens The family Registration Period is on a rolling basis and passes are printed based on application submission date. Each Family must complete the Family Registration Form in order to receive a family pass. Each pass is printed and customized based on the information received on the Family Registration Form. |
September 9 – October 4 | 1st Round of Family Registration at Your Center or School (ONLY centers and schools enrolled by August 31 can sign up families; Family Passes will be distributed by late October) |
Late October | Family Passes are distributed to your center or school from the 1st Registration Round Family Passes from the 1st Registration round are printed and distributed to partners through mailing. Only applications submitted and approved between Sept 9th – Oct 4th will be distributed. |
October 5 – November 4 | 2nd Round of Family Registration (All enrolled centers and schools can sign up families; Family Passes will be distributed in Late November) |
Late November | Family Passes are distributed to your center or school from the 2nd Registration Round Family Passes from the 2nd Registration round are printed and distributed to partners through mailing. Only applications submitted and approved between Oct 5th – Nov 4th will be distributed. |
November 5 – January 3 | 3rd Round of Family Registration (All enrolled centers and schools can sign up their families; Family Passes will be distributed in Late January) |
2025
Late January | Family Passes are distributed to your center or school from the 3rd Registration Round Family Passes from the 3rd Registration round are printed and distributed to partners through mailing. Only applications submitted and approved between Nov 5th – Jan 3rd will be distributed. |
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January 4 – 31 | 4th (FINAL) Round of Family Registration (All enrolled centers and schools can sign up their families; Family Passes will be distributed in Late February) |
Late February | Family Passes are distributed to your center or school from the 4th Registration Round Family Passes from the 4th and FINAL Registration round are printed and distributed to partners through mailing. Only applications submitted and approved between Jan 4th – Jan 31st will be distributed. |
July 2025 | Early enrollment for centers and schools open to secure their place in the next academic year |
October 31, 2025 | Current Family Passes expire |
