Arts Integration Plus + Core Classes = Engaged Learners

  • Arts Integration in the EM3 Core Classroom

    Arts Integrated Strategies use creativity to deepen core learning and arts learning simultaneously. For example, while students are learning about Ancient Egyptian Culture in 6th Grade Social Studies, they may learn how to paint Egyptian societal values in paintings. Students are not only learning about culture, but will learn spatial design, sketching techniques and storytelling through visual imagery at the same time.

    Arts Integration benefits students in the following ways:

    • Increased Student Engagement - Adding the Arts to subjects like Math or Science makes them more fun and exciting. When students are interested in what they're learning, it's easier to pay attention.
    • Increased Understanding of Content -The Arts help students understand hard topics by letting them draw, act, or create solutions that show what they’ve learned. This can make tricky ideas easier to grasp.
    • Increased Retention of Information - When students learn by doing something creative, they are more likely to remember it. Hands-on activities help learners keep information in their heads. The Arts make you think outside the box and come up with creative solutions to problems. This kind of thinking helps in all subjects and in life.
    • Increased Collaboration Skills - Working on arts projects often means working with others. This helps learners share ideas, listen, and work together to finish a project.
    • Increased Ability to Express Feelings and Better Well-being - The Arts give people a way to express their feelings. This can help students deal with stress and feel better overall, a key benefit for the social and emotional health.
    • Increased Cultural Understanding - The Arts introduces you to different cultures and ways of thinking. This helps you understand and appreciate people who are different from you.
    • Inclusive of Different Learning Styles - Everyone learns differently. The Arts can help visual learners, hands-on learners, and others understand subjects in ways that work best for them.
    • Provides Future Ready Skills - Using the arts helps you develop important skills like creativity, problem-solving, and thinking critically. These skills are super important for future jobs and everyday life.

    By mixing the arts with regular school subjects, teachers can make learning more fun and effective, helping students get ready for the future.

     

  • Artistic training provides your student with the skills needed on and off the stage!

     

    Arts + Information Synthesis - Our young artists can synthesize information in new and compelling ways.  Students learn further information using an art form or demonstrate their understanding of information using the arts.

     

    Arts + Visualization/Innovation - The East Millbrook young artist learns how to visualize a problem and will use creativity to innovate the solution. The ability to visualize ideas and then bring those ideas to fruition is a critical 21st Century Skill.

     

    Arts + Focus - Working creatively builds student focus, persistence, and endurance. At the Academy, we ask students to examine their work, reflect on their product, revise where necessary, and present a finished product. These work habits are critical to success in all areas of study.

     

    Arts + Detail - Attention to detail is an essential skill for any young learner. At the Academy, we teach students to look at the big picture, identify a specific problem, and correct it on a finite scale.

    Questions? Please get in touch with our Magnet Coordinator Joanna Caves at acaves@wcpss.net.