Read the research, news, and policy in our arts education RECAP for September 2024.
How Mozart and the arts can help students feel less awkward, “What do students gain from these exercises? Participants reported heightened awareness in relation to others, an ability to see themselves from a distance during moments of awkwardness or tension.” Times Higher Ed
Is creativity a superpower in early education? “Arts and crafts not only help nurture a child’s natural imagination, they also boost small motor skills, sharpen hand-eye coordination and feed the insatiable need to play.” EdSource
Music Partnership Program Celebrates 30 Years, “It’s amazing to see young students learn so quickly, and the opportunities that UCLA musicians gain from mentoring younger students.” UCLA School of Music
Our main work is about dialogue, which is not always comfortable, “I really believe in play. Play is when certain guards are taken down, and you are able to talk with something without judgment. It enables information to flow during and as a result of a relationship with materiality or with a medium.” UCLA Newsroom
