Art classes aren't guaranteed for New York City students, but the nonprofit ArtsConnection has been working to bring real life artists into the classroom to share their craft. tvjessi has the story:
- Arts classes in public schools no longer come as a guarantee. For more than 40 years, one nonprofit,This week, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the kids of PS 382X in the Bronx performed a classic fan dance from Mexico, home country of guest teacher, professional dancer Alda Reuter.
"Which is different from the art teacher or the dance teacher in the schools," explained executive director Rachel Watts."They're bringing their artistry, their real-life artistry and practice to the classroom, and we think that that's important as well." Lee's second language learners clearly identify with the culturally-relevant classes, which Reuter teaches bilingually.