'Every school can benefit from not just keeping the arts alive, but allowing the strengths of arts-integrated learning to spread across all content areas,' writes visual arts teacher Georgiana Kennedy Simpson.
Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Beverly Sorenson, philanthropist and benefactor of the Beverly Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program , visits Highland Park Elementary in Salt Lake City, Oct. 30, 2008.I am a visual arts teacher, a trader in and collector of Native Nations art, artist, writer, mother and a fierce advocate for what the arts bring to all of our lives, especially our children.
BTS Arts currently supports 400 schools, including 99 Title I schools across 34 school districts. Remember, however, there are 835 elementary schools in the state of Utah, so great capacity exists for further expansion across the state. It can also be noted that many of the schools and districts not currently represented are in rural and other underserved areas. Support for BTS Arts can change this for the better.
Arts-integrated project-based learning develops habits of hard work, teaches resilience and sets up a habit of lifelong learning and personal growth through the arts. According to the BTS Arts Program, “Not only do the arts help improve academic learning, they also play a huge role in positively affecting students’ overall wellbeing and personal growth.”
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