Young Audiences Partners With Area Schools, Empowers Students With Onsite Arts Programming
Originally posted by Melissa Greiner, Executive Editor of Philadelphia Family Magazine on August 10. 2015 When we send our children to school, we want them to get an education. We want them to be prepared for the real world, to thrive in impactful careers, to give back to the community. We worry about reading, math,...
A Parent’s Perspective: Woodrow Wilson Elementary School’s Dance Residency
Updated with video from Wilson School rehearsals and performance at Dazzle Mad Hot Ballroom III: Strictly Swing on July 8, 2015. Originally posted by Momma Lew on April 9, 2015 after attending a dance residency program at YA Adopt-A-School, Woodrow Wilson Elementary in Trenton, NJ. See original post here. Re-posted with permission. As a mother,...
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Artists-in-Education Residency Grant Program Allows Students in 3 New Jersey Schools to Create 3-D Sculptures and Original Theatrical Productions
Originally posted by National Young Audiences. See original post here. Re-posted with permission. During the past three months, students at the Montclair Cooperative, a middle school in Montclair, NJ, have fastidiously worked on their 3-D digital designs that will soon be transformed into kinetic sculptures, some using a 3-D printer. 3-D printing technology has recently...
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21st Century Skills for a Globalized World
Today’s global economy is more markedly different from that of any other in history to date. With the advent of innovations such as high speed internet, video chat, and social media, and the stressed importance of the customer experience, businesses have had to adapt their business strategies in order to compete in a more thorough...
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Art Does Make you Smarter – Newly Published Research
The New York Times and Education Week have both recently published articles presenting comprehensive new research which suggests that the interaction with art such as classes, residency programs and Museum visits does make kids smarter. This may not be breaking news, but these thorough investigations into the positive effects of the arts on students are exciting for the arts...
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