by Javier Suarez | Nov 30, 2017 | Articles
As a gift to children in a land far away, students paint gift portraits of Syrian refugee children, and send them to the camps in Syria as a piece of personal history in a world with few happy memories. The students were asked by La Salle High School fine art teacher... by Alison Street | Jul 1, 2017 | Articles
Youngsters are creating a colorful book of history, as they create a coloring book of local history and historic locations in Suffolk, Virginia. The coloring book is a project of the Suffolk-Nansemond Historical Society. The idea is to help everyone learn some of the... by Kate McDonald | Jun 20, 2017 | Articles
A junior high school cafeteria became an art gallery for a weekend, for a program that showed student art illustrating historical “Great Decisions”. The Independent Art Project series created by eighth graders featured art on themes chosen by students,... by Patrick Tegge | Apr 26, 2017 | Articles
American students still score poorly on an arts and music exam that is administered nationally. The exam was part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, often called the Nation’s Report Card. It was last administered to teens in 2008. According to... by James Michael | Apr 24, 2017 | Articles
Kids are learning local history through art, as they visit and illustrate local cemeteries, churches and schoolhouses. Students at Windham Elementary School visited historic sites in Windham and Stratton, as part of a week long artist residency. They made drawings,...
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