Integrated Arts?

The Integrated Arts is a model designed to offer support, extension, and supplementary experiences in content areas through interdisciplinary arts activities. The Common Core Standards' emphasis on developing depth and rigor in thought and the ability to communicate relevant information with increasing skill provides the necessary impetus for this model. Content will be viewed through many lenses, allowing the entirety of relevant ideas to be processed and applied broadly and with added depth. Work with visual arts, music, drama, literature, writing, technology, and design will be incorporated and collaboration with classroom teachers will be ongoing. As Yeats wrote, "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire". The Integrated Arts is an opportunity to light a very purposeful, very directed fire.

Friday, January 31, 2014

World Music Winter Session


 
 
 
Our Winter session of the PTA supported World Music Program began this week with guest musicians Claudia Lyra and Nomsa Burkhardt guiding all of our students through their native music traditions as they lead classes for the next seven weeks. 

Our kindergarten through third grade students will be sharing in percussion, song, and story from South Africa with Nomsa, while our fourth through sixth grade students will be participating in rhythm and movement work with Claudia Lyra. Both instructors are experienced with children and proficient and passionate about their art. Please ask your young musician to tell you a little about their experience with our World Music Program.
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