Arts in education programs enable students and educators to interact and learn from the professional arts community.
Current research indicates numerous benefits for students engaged in artists in schools programs. These benefits include the development of problem solving and creative skills, increased self-esteem and improved achievement in other learning areas. Arts in education experiences within schools allow students to take risks and try something new within a safe, supportive and familiar environment.
Hosting an artist in a school or visiting an arts and cultural venue gives students the opportunity to engage in high quality arts experiences, and for educators to be able to develop their skills and professional knowledge in different approaches to teaching and learning. Many come out of the experience with increased confidence in their own creative skills and, for educators, the ability to facilitate students’ creative work, not only in the Arts Learning Area, but across the curriculum.
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