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How Can The Arts Save our Students?
In the February 24, 2013 issue of the Washington Post magazine,
the cover read “Can the Art Save Students?” If you missed it, and you are in arts education you must read it online or order a
copy. The focus article, written by Anne Midgette, discuss the
arts programs in the elementary school in Anacostia, one of the eight schools
in the country earmarked by the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities
as a “turnaround” school. With three
years of extra funding and the school being adopted by a well-known artist,
Kerry Washington, it is believed that the power of the arts can motivate and
engage the students, teach them skills in teamwork, innovative thinking, and
generally raise their level of education
and test scores in these schools. In this article, the school and students
are awaiting the arrival of Yo-Yo Ma for an arts workshop (some of them will
get to play with him!)
The Cultural Alliance is presenting Dr. Barbara Laws, the
Art Coordinator for the Norfolk Public Schools as a speaker for the Alliance
Membership Breakfast on May 29, 2013. She
believes that the arts can save our students and will discuss some of the
changes being made statewide and locally
to enhance the art programs in our schools.
Hampton Roads has numerous programs that offer arts and cultural
opportunities to children of all ages and in a future blog, I will talk about
the numerous summer arts camps that are available for parents to send their
kids. You can see information about
these camps on our website, www.culturalli.org.
Many of us do believe that the youth of today will be the
arts leaders of tomorrow!
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