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This post features teaching artist Maia Morgan’s 2nd grade class at Sherman School of Excellence. During this literary/theater residency, students read ocean poetry and wrote their own “Ocean Lullaby”, below. …

After reading this article in the New York Times, I was amazed to see how effective engagement of troubled youth in dancing can be. A dance program called “Dance United” …

We post thousands of pictures featuring students creating art, but it’s a special treat when we can show you photos actually taken BY students. Below, digital photography by Alejandra, a …

Karen Light and her students at Woodson Charter School have had a busy, rewarding year; starting last August and ending in June, Karen worked with approximately four hundred 6th through …

Picasso once said: “There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who…transform a yellow spot into the sun.” Many artists and psychologists debate …

Remember Kim Schomburg? We recently posted this about the awesome spectrum of her dance residencies in Chicago schools, which cover everything from hip hop to ballet. She shared with us …

I signed up for a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program last week. This year, a local farm will deliver a box of fresh seasonal produce to my home in Miami …

Hailee Moore contributed to this story. “I learned that everybody can help improve [this community] in their own way.” –Nicholas, 16, Imagine Main Street student Two weeks ago, intern Carrie …

What’s better than a poetry book? A poetry book with pictures, of course! Fourth and fifth graders at Glen Flora Elementary showed off their skills in the written AND visual …

Ever wonder how freelance artists are paid? Alexis Clements of Hyperallergic fills us in on this blog post. We’ve been hearing a lot of coverage on the recognition of arts …