Arts every day strengthens learning by making arts education and cultural experiences an integral part of classroom instruction for all students in baltimore city public schools. Serving as a catalyst for creative learning, arts every day builds and sustains long-term partnerships with schools, artists, and cultural institutions while working to connect and empower teachers as leaders within their school communities.
Education
Arts every day schools: through partnerships with individual baltimore city schools, arts every day builds creative and connected learning communities by providing teacher professional development in arts integration, funding for student arts programs, and a framework to build connections and collaborations across the curriculum. Partnership services are provided at no cost to the school. In 2015, arts every day partnered with 36 baltimore city public schools reaching over 1,200 teachers and 19,000 students, 89% of whom are eligible for free and reduced lunch. arts and cultural partnerships: arts every day partners with local arts institutions, organizations, and artists and connects them with baltimore city public schools through events, a web-based directory of programs and providers, and matching of schools to free and reduced price arts opportunities. professional development: arts every day supports an active professional learning community of classroom teachers, arts educators, and special educators district wide by offering over 25 hours of professional development annually to partner schools. All training and convening events are offered free of charge to participating teachers with the opportunity to earn continuing education credits recognized as 'achievement units' by the baltimore city public schools district. anniversary