1. Nikki Draper Steven Hoke Lara Seagle Angelee Deardorff
Start with Art
Nikki Draper
Steven Hoke
Lara Seagle
Angelee Deardorff

2. “It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.”
- Picasso

3. ART LITERACY Understanding the elements and principles of design.
Speaking intelligently about art, art history, as well as terms and concepts.
Creating an art object using previous knowledge and personal creativity.

4. Academics -Howard Gardner
“Much of what is said in the arts cannot be said in another way. To withhold artistic means of understanding is as much of a malpractice as to withhold mathematics.”
-Howard Gardner

5. Academic Improvements
Standardized Test Scores
Critical Thinking
Lower Drop Out Rates

6. Divergent vs Convergent thinking
Creativity
Joaquin, age 2
Rachel, age 8
Divergent vs Convergent thinking

7. Emotional Improvement
Catharsis
Improved Communication
Confidence & Self Esteem

8. Conclusions
Art challenges children to think creatively and critically about their world while providing an outlet for emotional needs. The arts enhance awareness and comprehension while affirming the interconnectedness of the curriculum. Education without the arts is an incomplete education

9. SOURCES www.aaae.org www.freearts.org www.artsed.net/Getty