Hawai'i '95 Team

Susana Browne, Education Director, Maui Arts & Cultural Center; Bruce Anderson, DOE Complex Area Superintendent for Maui District; and Rae Takemoto, Arts Integration Coordinator, Pomaika’i School..

Welcome
Fifteen years of a successful partnership says a lot about the partners. Maui Arts & Cultural Center and Department of Education, Maui District, have much to be proud of as we move into the second decade of the 21st century. Our participation in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts program, Partners in Education, is the glue that holds our commitment together.

This message from Kennedy Center’s vice president for education, Darrell Ayers, encourages us to keep up the good work:

“We are honored to be associated with this remarkable partnership. They [MACC and DOE] are national leaders in the field of arts in education, and we have watched their programs grow through initiatives in arts education research, in whole school arts integration and teaching-artist training.”

We are successful because of you—our dedicated Maui teachers. Whether you are a veteran of our arts education programs or a newcomer, we welcome you to sign up for educator workshops, school performances and CanDo! Days.

Please email or call our Education Director, if you have any questions about how your school can take advantage of the MACC’s programs:

Susana Browne
Education Director
808-243-4234
susana@mauiarts.org

 

 

Arts in Education

Can Do! Days

(Arts immersion field trips for students held regularly throughout the school year)

Artists in the Community performances for schools, Teachers’ professional development courses, and Gallery art exhibits/tours are a cornerstone of the MACC’s programs.

Research

Research Projects Pōmaika‘i Elementary Kihei Elementary Kula Elementary


Arts Education Links

National:
Kennedy Center Arts Edge Arts Education Partnership
Statewide:
Hawai`i Alliance for Arts Education Hawai`i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

 

What is
ARTS-INTEGRATED
EDUCATION?

Simply put: arts-integrated education uses lesson plans which match up a fine art with another area of study such as:

geometry + 3-D sculpture ...
reading skills + dramatization...
science + illustration ....


There are 'rules of engagement':
] • The two content areas should make natural connections
• There must be a clear understanding of how hands-on activities connect to the learning process
• Students should reflect on their learning in both content areas
• Students are assessed in both areas


Arts-integrated education
helps provide important skills for the future citizens and workers
of the 21st century:

• Critical thinking
• Creativity
• Collaboration


Arts Integration...
the great equalizer!
. . . .


 

 

Arts in Education








Save the Date!

2012 Summer Institute for Educators
June 12-15
“Connecting Culture, the Arts and 21st Century Learning” Presenters:  Mauli Ola Cook and Jamie Simpson Steele
Download a PDF version of the brochure


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