Connect for Kids / Child Advocacy 360 / Youth Policy Action Center - Arts

PTA Urges Support for Arts and Parent Centers in Schools

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:03:55 -0500

The President's budget and the House Committee on Appropriations have no more federal funding for Parent Information Resource Centers (PIRCs) and Arts in Education programs (AIE). The National PTA urg

Using the Arts to Tame Katrina�s Emotional Force

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:21:43 -0500

Building kites, drawing, creating an on-line community � these are some of the ways that young survivors of Hurricane Katrina are expressing themselves as part of their healing process. Martha Pitts reports on art therapy programs that are helping kids rebound.

Third Space: Arts in Education

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:20:24 -0600

There�s new evidence that when arts are nurtured in schools, learning thrives as well. This three-year study, published by the Arts Education Partnership, looks at 10 elementary, middle, and high schools serving economically disadvantaged students in urban and rural that have used the arts to effectively transform their curriculum and culture. The term "Third Space" describes the positive and supportive relationships that develop among students, educators, and the community when they are involved in creating, performing, or responding to works of art.

The Fine Art of Helping At-Risk Kids

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:37:10 -0600

Powerful emotions like anger can become a major roadblock to learning. Art therapy is one approach to helping kids manage those feelings and be successful. Letitia Star reports on an art therapy program in Chicago.

Picture This: Capturing a Special Beauty

Mon, 11 Jul 2005 08:56:25 -0500

Karen Dorame has spent the past few years teaching professional photographers something about seeing � how to see the beauty in every child. She includes some helpful tips for taking pictures of children with special needs. David Wilkening reports on Dorame�s foundation, Special Kids Photography.

Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Inc.

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 13:29:14 -0600

The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers provides inspiration and validation for the next generation of artists and writers.

Working on the Radio Road

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:55:22 -0500

Educators at the Bluffview Montessori School in Minnesota are using an old medium � radio � to teach modern day lessons about working and thinking creatively. Rob Capriccioso reports on this and other audio-focused programs that are gaining steam across the country.

More than Just a Pretty Picture

Mon, 31 Jan 2005 09:15:43 -0600

Art and Education School funding cuts often hit arts particularly hard
-- but a new book warns that arts are not just a luxury to jettison when
times get tough. Putting the Arts in the Picture finds that integrating
arts into mainstream curriculum has quantifiable cognitive and academic
benefits. A study of 23 arts-integrated schools in Chicago showed test
scores rising up to two times faster there than in demographically

Cartoon Politics

Fri, 25 May 2007 09:44:15 -0500

In election years, a common lament is that young people aren't engaged by politics. But some educators are finding creative ways to get kids thinking, through the art and humor of political cartooning. Rob Capriccioso reports.

Every Picture Tells Your Story

Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:09:03 -0600

For the young photographers in Lynne Bernay-Roman's classes, image-making becomes an inward voyage of discovery?one their teachers say helps them be more successful in school. Letitia Monaco looks at how Bernay-Roman's Finding Focus Through Photography curriculum is working in some Palm Beach County schools.

Hip-Hop Power

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:37:14 -0600

Rap-inspired math, spelling and science lessons are fast becoming music to the ears of kids in both urban and suburban settings. Superheroes like Grammar Man and CDs like De-U Records' "Multiplication Hip-Hop" aim to be the Schoolhouse Rock for a new generation. Join Rob Capriccioso as he takes a look behind the music.

Peace of Art

Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:56:35 -0600

At 70, artist Lloyd Kleine Harvey is hard at work helping young children tap into their artistic side. His work is based on the premise that there is a deep connection between creativity and the ability to solve problems without violence. Loriee Evans reports on Harvey�s Peace Project.

Opening Young Eyes to Art

Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:45:26 -0600

By bringing artworks and artists into elementary schools, the Chicago-based group Art Encounter teaches kids to respond to visual art in a lively way that encourages their own creativity. Victor M. Cassidy takes a close look at how it works.

The Art of Learning

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 18:28:55 -0600

A gleaming new facility caps three decades of success for the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts, an intensive program for high school students pursuing dreams of achievement in the arts. Connect for Kids' Althea Izawa-Hayden reports on this latest move for a long-running success story in arts education.

National Young Audiences

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:24:41 -0600

This website is dedicated to working with schools, communities and the private and public sectors to make arts an integral part of youth education.