Tonto Community Concert Association Encourages Creativity

Tonto Community Concert Association Encourages Creativity
Our friends at Tonto Community Concert Association, 2011 Governor's Arts Award organizational winner in Arts Education, encourage creativity in Arizona's youth regularly. For last season's finale, they went out with a bang, leaving us in anticipation for the upcoming season, starting September 21st. #EncourageCreativity #TeachTheArts In a treat for the ears, eyes and mind, the Tonto Community Concert Association […] This post is only available to members.
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Arizona School for the Arts – Encouraging Creative Thinking

Arizona School for the Arts – Encouraging Creative Thinking
Arizona School for the Arts (ASA), 2012 Governor's Arts Award organizational winner in Arts Education, provides innovative concentration in college preparation informed by the performing arts, capitalizing on the unique ability arts learning has to encourage creative thinking.   We're so happy to have ASA share their perspective and participate in National Arts in Education Week with us.   At […] This post is only available to members.
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Dr. Robert Benson on the future of teaching the arts

Dr. Robert Benson on the future of teaching the arts
Dr. Robert Benson, Principal of Foothills Fine Arts Academy and 2014 Governor's Arts Award individual winner in Arts Education, has been on the forefront of arts education for years.   We're so happy to have him share his outlook on the bright future of arts education in Arizona and participate in National Arts in Education Week with us. #EncourageCreativity        […] This post is only available to members.
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Rosie’s House Encourages Creating Music, Changing Lives

Rosie’s House Encourages Creating Music, Changing Lives
Rosie's House – A Music Academy for Children, 2014 Governor's Arts Award organizational winner in Arts Education, provides a completely FREE after school music program for economically disadvantaged children. They have been recognized as a community change agent by a number of local and national organizations including PBS and National Society of Arts & Letters.  We're so happy […] This post is only available to members.
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Dr. Margaret Schmidt, a poetic voice in arts education

Dr. Margaret Schmidt, a poetic voice in arts education
Dr. Margaret Schmidt of Arizona State University and 2015 Governor's Arts Award individual winner in Arts Education, embodies the quintessential arts educator.     We're so happy to have her share her poetic thoughts on arts education in Arizona and participate in National Arts in Education Week with us.   #EncourageCreativity                  #TeachTheArts Much […] This post is only available to members.
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Phoenix Conservatory of Music – Encouraging Creativity and Dreams

Phoenix Conservatory of Music – Encouraging Creativity and Dreams
Phoenix Conservatory of Music (PCM), 2015 Governor's Arts Award organizational winner in Arts Education, provides remarkable music education to children of all ages, many of whom go on to earn scholarships to study at some of the country's most prestigious universities in the music sector. We're so happy to have PCM share a moving testimonial from Adrienne Johnson, Keirnan Johnson's […] This post is only available to members.
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Our Goal: more arts in schools

Our Goal: more arts in schools
Arizona Citizens for the Arts took up the challenge this year of revitalizing support for K-12 arts education after Americans for the Arts chose Arizona as one of 10 states for a national three-year pilot to revitalize arts education advocacy. In partnership with the Arizona Department of Education and the Arizona Commission on the Arts, […] This post is only available to members.
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Help Save Arts in Our Schools

Help Save Arts in Our Schools
The results are in! Study after expert study concludes arts education is the special ingredient helping our young people learn better in school. Do better at math. Perform better at complex, higher-order thinking tasks. Achieve better reading and language skills. Yet more than 115,000 students in Arizona attend schools without any arts instruction in their […] This post is only available to members.
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