Visual Arts Program

"People who can communicate through the subtleties of the arts will have the skills and understanding that our 21st century economy will require." —Thomas Kean, president, Drew University, former governor of New Jersey

About the Visual Arts Program

Eloquent Evidence: Arts at the Core of Learning (PDF)

Studies cited in this publication are showing what some teachers and parents already knew intuitively - that the arts are critical to education and learning. Among the findings:

• The arts are serious and rigorous academic subjects. They are an essential aspect of human knowing.
• The arts have far-reaching potential to help students achieve education goals.
• Reading, writing and math skills can be enhanced through the arts.
• Creativity is naturally developed through the arts.
• Student engagement and persistence improve with an arts-based curriculum.
• High-risk students helped through the arts.
• Understanding of one's self and others expands with arts education.
• The arts prepare students for jobs.
• The $36 billion nonprofie arts industry is a source of future employment for students.

The need for a comprehensive visual arts program

The basics of the curriculum and how it helps our students

Philosophy of the ASD Art Program, K-12

Art instruction is provided in an environment that challenges all students, builds on individual differences and provides a means for students to express themselves and develop a postitive self-confidence.

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