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Arts Smart Part 5. A Fight for the Arts Budget? Not again!

Janice KirkOctober 12th, 2019|Categories: Arts Smart, Blog|Tags: achievement tests, art, art education, Art Smart, Arts Budget, music, music education, school board, school superintendent|

Milton the Mouse came to live with the Stewart family, a musical household. He increased [...]

Arts Smart Pt. 4: Expressive Arts and Mental Health

Janice KirkOctober 5th, 2019|Categories: Arts Smart, Blog|Tags: accomplishment, art, Arts Smart, big picture, clay, concrete learning, contentment, dance, depression, drama, drums, Expressive Arts, expressive outlet, frill, holistic, insight, intuitive thinking, mental health, metaphor, music, perception, Peter Drucker, reflection, right brain, School budget, spatial thinking, success, suicidal thoughts, synthesis|

Milton the Mouse became a very smart mouse in the Stewart household. He even found [...]

Arts Smart Part 2: What Makes It Work?

Janice KirkSeptember 21st, 2019|Categories: Arts Smart, Blog|Tags: art, artist, Arts Educaton. Art Smart, beauty, brain development, cultural bridges, history, input, Language Arts, literature, meaning, music, musician, output, sensory perception, singer, traditional art forms, writer|

Milton the Mouse learns to love Beethoven and quote John Milton's poetry Milton is a [...]

Want to Make Your Kids Smarter? Give them Art and Music

Janice KirkSeptember 14th, 2019|Categories: Arts Smart|Tags: academic discipline, achievement tests, art, art education, beauty, brain function, discipline, expressive outlet, fun, language, music, music education, performance discipline, poetry|

Milton the Mouse loves Beethoven and quotes John Milton. He is a very smart mouse. [...]