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           Benefits From a Strong Arts Program

           The Arts have the power to transform education.

    • Intensified to student motivation to learn
    • Better attendance for students and teachers
    • Increased graduation rates
    • Improved multicultural understanding
    • More highly engaged students
    • Development of higher order thinking skills and problem solving ability
    • Greater community participation, and support               
           NYSATA report http://www.nysata.org
     
     
     
          Visual Literacy
           Visual literacy being able to understand what images mean.
           In today's world visual literacy is more importnat than ever before.
           Studying art helps students  figure out the world around them with more clarity.