As part of our school improvement efforts, we work to provide the the best instruction possible to ensure success of all students. One of the crucial ways we do this is through infusion of the Arts. The Arts give children a unique means of expression, capturing their passions and emotions, and allowing them to explore new ideas, subject matter, and cultures.
Last summer eight of our teachers participated in a week-long Arts Impact training at the Seattle Art Museum as part of the Arts Consortium Grant that our district elementaries received last spring. Arts Impact empowers K-5 classroom teachers to become competent and confident teachers of visual and performing arts. Teachers learn to successfully guide students in arts learning that meets the Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements in the Arts. Their involvement has continued with classroom visits from mentor artists who are helping teachers infuse visual art and theater into content areas.
Our building Arts Committee is planning an arts event for the spring to highlight the great work that is happening at Stillwater. Our partnership with Arts Impact will continue into next year as our focus on visual and theater arts adds dance.
Last summer eight of our teachers participated in a week-long Arts Impact training at the Seattle Art Museum as part of the Arts Consortium Grant that our district elementaries received last spring. Arts Impact empowers K-5 classroom teachers to become competent and confident teachers of visual and performing arts. Teachers learn to successfully guide students in arts learning that meets the Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements in the Arts. Their involvement has continued with classroom visits from mentor artists who are helping teachers infuse visual art and theater into content areas.
Our building Arts Committee is planning an arts event for the spring to highlight the great work that is happening at Stillwater. Our partnership with Arts Impact will continue into next year as our focus on visual and theater arts adds dance.
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