In 1995, the Kenan Institute for the Arts, in Winston-Salem, launched a program to integrate the arts in every aspect of instruction in 25 urban, suburban, and rural pre-kindergarten through twelfth-grade schools. Immediately, the results were profoundly positive.
The long days of summer are here, which means that many teachers and students are enjoying a slower pace to relax and recharge.
Header image: Dare Coulter. Photo by Lauren Lindley Photography, courtesy of Dare Coulter.
Header photo credit: Atlantic Dance Theatre and Black Box Dance Theatre.
A revolutionary way of approaching education started in North Carolina nearly 30 years ago, and it has been transforming the lives of students and teachers ever since. A+ Schools of North Carolina is a whole-school transformation model that views the arts as fundamental to teaching and learning.