BRANCH OF EDUCATION

Center for Creative Education

The mission of The Foundations School at Center for Creative Education is to transform teaching and learning through creativity and the arts.

Our school serves kindergarten through 5th grade. We aim to have all students our grade-level in reading, science, math, and social studies. Our approach relies on project-based learning, regular assessments, and individualized attention for each student.

Studies have shown that when implemented with integrity, arts integration impacts students on many levels. According to Educational Leadership, American Institutes for Research (AIR) conducted a review of evidence study which “provided evidence that practicing arts integration in a school positively affects students’ outcomes in several academic areas, in addition to improving attendance, behavior, and social skills” (December 2018/January 2019 edition, “Arts and Creativity in Schools”). In her article, “A View Into a Decade of Arts Integration,” Amy Duma cites evidence to support how arts integration enhances student engagement in these ways:

Connects them to authentic learning that matters to them. Provides opportunities for all learners—even struggling learners—to be successful!. The integration develops feelings of self-efficacy, as well as increases intrinsic motivation to learn, and develops students’ abilities to apply learning to new situations and experiences. (Journal for Learning Through the Arts, 2014)

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