Every year, P.S. ARTS Programs staff and faculty develop a theme and select instructional “anchorworks” in each arts discipline to unify programs and provide curricular inspiration and focus. The annual Theme & Anchorworks selection is developed with the objective of inspiring students to explore the human experience and their own cultural and personal identities through artistic inquiry and expression.
P.S. ARTS has chosen the theme “Come As You Are: The Art of Belonging” to amplify our commitment to fostering a culture of inclusion, community, and individual creative expression in our classrooms, community programs and professional development workshops.
Belonging is a big concept. We began our theme building process with equally big questions: Can diversity, equity and inclusion exist if there is no sense of belonging? And what does it mean to belong in terms of arts education? How is belonging intrinsically tied to our values and mission? These are questions that we will address in our classrooms and through our programs through the following anchorworks.
Visit the following links for previous Theme & Anchorworks from P.S. ARTS:
2022-23: Community Garden: Yours, Mine, Ours
2021-22: Weaving the Threads, Reconnecting Our Stories
2020-21: Weaving the Thread, Connecting Our Stories
2018-19: The Light of Discovery
2015-16: All the Colors I Am Inside!
