This year, P.S.ARTS received a generous grant from the Leonard Hill Charitable Trust to provide arts integration services for Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary School starting in the summer of 2020 through 2024. This fall, we have provided a variety of services including teacher & parent engagement events, Family Art Nights, and professional development in arts integration. In addition to these services, we will provide one-on-one coaching for classroom teachers starting in spring 2021.
In light of the transition to distance learning, parents and family engagement opportunities have been adapted to a virtual format and Joyner embraced the opportunity to work with P.S.ARTS as a way to keep parents connected with the school community through the arts. So far this year, we’ve provided virtual Visual Arts and Dance engagement opportunities for parents.
We will continue to provide these services through 2024 and look forward to bringing the arts to all parents at Joyner in the coming years!
