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Arts Programs

'Secrets of the Heart': An Arts Residency for Grammar School Children

Paul Katz | Posted 03.13.2013 | Impact
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Paul Katz

The program uses music, dance, theater and visual arts to teach children about "the secrets:" friendship, kindness, imagination and gratitude.

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Paying it Forward By Swiping for Kids

Alexandra Holzer | Posted 10.10.2012 | Arts
Read More: Arts Programs Funding, Music and Arts, Arts Kids Programs, Kids Music and Arts, Arts Creative Funding, Arts Funding, Arts Programs, Arts News
Alexandra Holzer

There is a real growing concern today where there is still a need for sustainable funding sources to ensure that communities enjoy long-term benefits that youth enrichment programs bring. Paying it forward is a big solution.

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Arts Education: Why Is It Important?

Café McMullen | Posted 06.13.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Arts Education, Arts Programming, Community Arts Programs, Community Based Arts Programs, Arts Programs, School Arts Programs, Lausd Arts Education, Los Angeles News
Café McMullen

As the arts are continually cut in schools and communities, the private sector needs to respond and find ways to fund these important programs. The arts serve as a way to both bond and celebrate communities.

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Curriculum for the Ages -- How do you Measure This?

Steve Nelson | Posted 07.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Senior Centers, Community Service, Education, 4th Grade, Arts Programs, Theater, Curriculum, Education Reform, Standards, Accountability, Waiting for Superman, Race to the Top, Teachers, Home News
Steve Nelson

Our students realized that the distance between age 10 and 90 is only an arm's length, if you open your heart and mind.

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First Lady Honors Arts Programs For At-Risk Youth

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama Arts, Community Arts Programs, Arts Programs, At-Risk Youth, Impact News

WASHINGTON — Kids took the stage and celebrities sat in the audience Wednesday as first lady Michelle Obama honored community arts programs that...

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