Summer school is changing its image from a rigorous exercise in catch-up for under performing students to an enriching experience for kids at every level of success. This great article […]
Not surprisingly, arts education is changing in the midst of today’s technology. This blog post in the Chronicle of Higher Education makes the pros and cons of these technologies very
Two residencies, two genres of dance, one teaching artist: Kim Schomburg has been busy the past several months teaching students at Caldwell Elementary School and Buckingham Special Education Center how
Maurice Elias, a professor at the Rutger’s Psychology department, reflects on the growing concerns involved with teaching at-risk youth and preparing teachers for urban schools. Of course, issues surrounding this
I came across a thought piece in the Atlantic this morning asking this very question. I may be biased because I intend to become a musician, but I feel that
It’s July (already? Seriously?), the sun is shining and class is out, but, as always, our UG staff is hard at work developing inspirational and meaningful arts programs for schools
After participating all year in an after-school music production program, these students were ready to rock and roll when Tribeca Flashpoint Academy offered them a recording session at their downtown
It’s no secret that rhythmic talent abounds at one of our awesome community schools, Whittier Elementary on the Lower West Side, and this video definitely proves it! Students there got
That’s correct. It happened with teaching artist Ewa Bloch at South Shore Fine Arts Academy! Ewa worked with 15 kindergarten students to expand on their in-class discussions about DNA…by making
Over the last 30 years, and particularly in the last decade after the passing of “No Child Left Behind”, many schools turned their focuses to reading and math proficiency. As