Deanne Hupfield, Fancy Shawl Dancer. CNAL/RCAA Conference 2015.
The 'Changing Education Through the Arts' (CETA) program provides arts-integrated professional learning opportunities to elementary and middle school teachers in selected school districts across the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Music education for children in England is to receive an £18m boost in funding, the Department for Education says.
The extra money will be allocated to music education, including to the national network of 123 music education hubs established in 2012.
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WOOD BUFFALO, ALTA – First Nations, Métis, and Inuit (FNMI) students in Northern Alberta’s Wood Buffalo region logged test results above provincial averages for students of all backgrounds following enrollment in a breakthrough program, The Royal Conservatory of Music announced today.
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"I’m not saying that any 'one' form of arts education is better than the other – they all hold value and power. But if combined together, in a meaningful and purposeful way, we can create an extremely powerful experience for students that can be life changing."
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"My point is that the arts are capable of truly linking people across time, space and history in ways that are essential as humanity grapples with the collective shoulders that humanity now stands on."
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Ed Hand speaks with Dr. Peter Simon of the Royal Conservatory of Music about a new study done for the Conservatory that shows a direct connection between music study and cognitive growth.