Arts-in-Education

Education is a voyage; the arts are our guide.

●   Where is my place in the world?
   ●   When is my time in history?
   ●   How do I reflect on these questions?
   ●   How do I share my reflections with the world?

These essential questions are the foundation of artsVOYAGE, an innovative arts-in-education partnership between Spencertown Academy Arts Center and the Chatham, NY Central School District.

INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP
Conceived as a way to use the arts to enhance and enliven existing classroom social studies curricula, artsVOYAGE has demonstrated the potential of arts integrated learning to deepen and enrich teaching and learning across the curriculum in elementary/middle grades.

A WINDOW INTO HISTORY

Building on the curricular scaffold currently in place for Grades 2-6 in Chatham Schools, artsVOYAGE infuses individual units of study with a range of exposures to visual arts, theater, dance, architecture, music, poetry, and expressive writing.

In each unit, the artwork of a specific time and place becomes a window into history. The creative process becomes a mirror to the individual and to society. At the core of this project is the belief that the arts —painting,

poetry, literature, architecture, dance, music, theatre— inspire a richer and more nuanced understanding of history and society

EXPLORE AND DEVELOP CREATIVITY

The program weaves rich artistic experiences into the school day and help students develop and explore their own creativity in a variety of art-making projects from portrait painting to choreography.

Engaging in the same creative processes as people of other times and other places, students develop an empathy with the unfamiliar. Reflecting on these processes, students gain not only a set of tools for lifelong investigation, but also new means of self-expression.

HIGH STANDARDS

Students are exposed to excellence in all aspects of the arts, and exposure to excellence encourages excellent work in response. artsVOYAGE equates the creative process with academic rigor. In learning, as in creating, the

student/artist constantly synthesizes new learning, applying the discoveries made in one area to an increased understanding of another.

	Education is a voyage; the arts are our guide. ● Where is my place in the world? ● When is my time in history? ● How do I reflect on these questions? ● How do I share my reflections with the world?
	These essential questions are the foundation of artsVOYAGE, an innovative arts-in-education partnership between Spencertown Academy Arts Center and the Chatham, NY Central School District. INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP Conceived as a way to use the arts to enhance and enliven existing classroom social studies curricula, artsVOYAGE has demonstrated the potential of arts integrated learning to deepen and enrich teaching and learning across the curriculum in elementary/middle grades.
	A WINDOW INTO HISTORY Building on the curricular scaffold currently in place for Grades 2-6 in Chatham Schools, artsVOYAGE infuses individual units of study with a range of exposures to visual arts, theater, dance, architecture, music, poetry, and expressive writing. In each unit, the artwork of a specific time and place becomes a window into history. The creative process becomes a mirror to the individual and to society. At the core of this project is the belief that the arts —painting,
	poetry, literature, architecture, dance, music, theatre— inspire a richer and more nuanced understanding of history and society EXPLORE AND DEVELOP CREATIVITY The program weaves rich artistic experiences into the school day and help students develop and explore their own creativity in a variety of art-making projects from portrait painting to choreography.
	Engaging in the same creative processes as people of other times and other places, students develop an empathy with the unfamiliar. Reflecting on these processes, students gain not only a set of tools for lifelong investigation, but also new means of self-expression. HIGH STANDARDS Students are exposed to excellence in all aspects of the arts, and exposure to excellence encourages excellent work in response. artsVOYAGE equates the creative process with academic rigor. In learning, as in creating, the
	student/artist constantly synthesizes new learning, applying the discoveries made in one area to an increased understanding of another.