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Check it out: Op-ed by SALA Educator Illustrates the Impact
We’ve said it for years: the arts-integrated approach found in our Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA) is transformative for student learning and for teachers. But don’t take our word for it—check out this wonderful commentary in the Baltimore Banner…
Resilience
Statistics, English literature, ethics, chemistry, psychology, art history, dance, foreign language, chemistry, graphic design… the combination of coursework for students in their final year of high school runs the gamut. For some of last summer’s Bloomberg Arts Interns, it’s all…
Talbot County fourth and fifth graders-turned-screen-painters thrive with teaching artist John Iampieri
Maryland flags…Black-eyed Susans… blue herons… University of Maryland Terrapin basketballs, and more! In late March at White Marsh Elementary in Talbot County, dozens of students set off on a creative journey with screen painter and Arts for Learning Maryland teaching…
Introducing: Month of the Young Child
Join Arts for Learning Maryland in partnership with Maryland Association for the Education of Young Children for Month of the Young Child–a fun-filled month (April 10 – May 5) of arts-integrated workshops, lessons, and activities for ages 3-6. With interactive,…
Blacktastic Was Fantastic!
What a day! Thank you to everyone for joining us for Blacktastic, the Children’s Festival of Maryland Black History & Culture! For the third year in a row, attendees enjoyed six engaging, arts-infused workshops that celebrated and educated viewers about…
Blacktastic: Children’s Festival of Maryland Black History & Culture returns this February
This Black History Month, tens of thousands of Maryland students will celebrate the joy of Black history and culture through the arts at Blacktastic: A Children’s Festival of Maryland Black History & Culture—a day-long, arts-integrated, performance-packed virtual experience produced by…
Meet a few Early Learning Teaching Artists!
Dance… puppetry… music… theater… no matter the art form, our early learning teaching artists are absolutely incredible–bringing their creativity to the education and development of our youngest learners! In the process, they’re finding inspiration to support their own work and…
Student Artwork on Display at the BMA: Visual Metaphors of the COVID-19 Pandemic
What do you imagine it would be like to be a child in a global pandemic? Would your memories be linear, or would they come to you in no particular order? Would they be made of things you saw with…
Dear Brown Skin Boy, Dear Brown Skin Girl
Middle school students had the opportunity to work with spoken word poet and teaching artist Femi the Drifish at this year’s Summer Arts for Learning at Goodnow. During the six-week-long program at the recently re-opened community center managed by Arts…
Arts for Learning Teaching Artists Engage Educators at UMBC Arts Integration Conference
Earlier this month, two teaching artists went back to school—but they weren’t guiding students through their creative, arts-integrated approach; this time, they were guiding educators! On October 1, the UMBC Arts Integration Conference brought together teachers, principals, district leaders, and…
New Chief of People, Equity, and Culture Joins Arts for Learning Maryland
Arts for Learning Maryland, the Baltimore-based nonprofit that transforms student learning in Maryland through arts integration, announced the hiring of DJ Brooks as its new Chief of People, Equity, and Culture — a new position for the 72-year-old organization. As…
Summer with Arts for Learning Maryland – A Recap
Another A4L amazing summer is in the books… and on easels, and on stage, and in lyrics…! Over the last three months, 2,265 students engaged in Arts for Learning Maryland summer programs. They got creative, explored new art forms, enhanced…