The Wolf Trap Institute trains early childhood professionals in the use of performing arts techniques that help young children learn basic academic concepts (colors, shapes and numbers, for example) as well as life skills such as hand-washing, sharing and problem-solving. Parents and preschool children may also participate. Get connected with regional Wolf Trap programs.

See what youth have created through Space One Eleven's City Center Art Program in Birmingham.

Looking for curriculum ideas for an arts program? ArtsEdge links you to hundreds of model curricula from around the country.

The arts help kids develop discipline, cooperation, concentration, and problem-solving skills. That's why a growing number of states treat the arts as a "basic" subject and include it in schools' core curriculum. Find out how your state integrates the arts into education and who to contact through the Information Clearinghouse of State Legislation and Policies.

Chicago's Street-Level Youth Media offers a twist on traditional after-school programs: they teach media literacy and production skills to kids. Learn more about this program in an article by journalist Susan Kellam.

Read these steps for starting an arts program for at-risk youth from Americans for the Arts.

Youth arts programs are powerful crime prevention tools, argues Americans for the Arts. Learn how communities are realizing that art programs for at-risk youth offer an effective and more affordable alternative to detention and police-centered crime prevention.

The federal government offers many funding opportunities for
arts education. This guide helps arts educators and parents communicate with local and state decision makers.

Over 100 national organizations committed to promoting arts education in elementary and secondary schools have joined the Arts Education Partnership. This partnership helps states and local school districts tap the resources available through the Goals 2000 legislation. Find resources, advocacy information, news sources and contacts.

ArtsEdge supports the place of arts education at the center of the curriculum through the creative and appropriate uses of technology.