A teacher, smiling as he walks down the hallway, holds his hand up for high fives. A line of students are walking on the opposite side with hands up and ready.

SALA: It Starts with Squad

It’s hot. It’s most definitely summer. But classrooms at 13 school sites around Baltimore City are full of students who could be doing anything from practicing multiplication tables through rap, to learning sign language and singing, or creating art that…

Michelle Minnick–wearing a red and black layered, loose fitting dress and stockings–stands on one leg as if frozen in an exaggerated march with one arm stretched high. She is on a school stage with a hula hoop criss-crossing her torso.

Teaching Artist Profile: Michele Minnick

Arts-integrated learning is incredibly moving for students. In theatre artist Michele Minnick’s programs, we mean that literally! As an Arts for Learning teaching artist for more than six years, Michele provides arts-integrated experiences in a variety of subjects through a…

Arts for Learning Maryland Receives $3.9 Million Grant from the U.S. Department of Education

Arts for Learning Maryland Receives $3.9 Million Grant from the U.S. Department of Education

(BALTIMORE, MD) February 09, 2022 – Arts for Learning Maryland (formerly Young Audiences of Maryland) announced that it has been awarded a nearly $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to demonstrate arts-integrated school programs that improve academic…

The Inclusive Classroom: Speaking With Our Bodies

Skher Brown teaches world cultural awareness, body coordination and interpersonal skills through the basics of Capoeira Angola, an African-Brazilian martial art form that is a blend between a dance, game, and self-defense. In his new residency, Capoeira Speaks: Dancing for…

Model the Way

If you were a school teacher and had just spent the last ten months in the classroom, where would you be on the 7th morning of your vacation? In bed? In your PJs…