- Target:
- Oneonta City Schools
- Region:
- United States of America
Involvement in the arts is associated with gains in math, reading, cognitive ability, critical thinking, and verbal skill. Arts learning can also improve motivation, concentration, confidence, and teamwork.
A 2005 report by the Rand Corporation about the visual arts argues that the intrinsic pleasures and stimulation of the art experience do more than sweeten an individual's life -- according to the report, they "can connect people more deeply to the world and open them to new ways of seeing," creating the foundation to forge social bonds and community cohesion.
And strong arts programming in schools helps close a gap that has left many a child behind:
Taken from:http://www.edutopia.org/arts-music-curriculum-child-development
We, the undersigned, call on Oneonta City Schools to bring Art Education back to the classroom.
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The Bring Art back to Oneonta City Schools petition to Oneonta City Schools was written by Stacy Brown and is in the category Youth at GoPetition.