PHILOSOPHY The Arts have the power to engage and motivate students, whether they are struggling low achievers or bored high achievers, because they involve personal experience. The Arts lend themselves to high-quality learning experiences. Consider what students do when they are challenged to create an original painting, musical piece, dramatic character, or dance. In the beginning, they struggle with their ideas and the materials. As they continue, they judge their work against their own developing standards for what is "good." They take risks, make changes, evaluate the results, and decide when the work is finished. Finally, they have a product that can be communicated to others through an exhibit or performance. For all these reasons, students who spend more time engaged in Arts education are more likely to achive in other subjects, especially reading, and math. (Arts Education Collaborative: wwwartsedcollabrative.org.)
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Visual Arts, Music, Drama, Dance and Related Disciplines
* Schools that have music programs have significantly higher graduation rates than those without music programs (90.2 percent compared to 72.9 percent).
* On average, students in music performance scored 57 points higher on the verbal and 41 points higher on the math section of the SAT than did students with no music participation. (See School Board Resources at www.menc.org/schoolboardbrochure).
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RIGOR - RELEVANCE - RELATIONSHIPS FRAMEWORK
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THE ARTS AND MATH: Music Is Math - Art Is Math - Theatre Is Math - Dance Is Math - Media is Math. Educating the Whole Child is what it's all about! Hurray for Growth!
