• The art studio and music room are safe environments where students can push themselves, take risks, and explore approaches that stretch beyond mainstream thinking. • As students engage in the arts, they are also learning how to adapt when things do not go as planned, how to manage frustration, and how to persevere even when there is no guarantee of success. These qualities support higher levels of achievement and self - confidence. G. Intellectual Curiosity — The Levine Fine Arts program strives to be a place where students can pursue more complex ways of understanding the world around them. • Students are encouraged to raise questions as they respond to works of music and art. • Through activities that involve analysis and comparison of art or music, students uncover meaning, context, and historical/social relevance, often raising interest in further exploration. • Fine Arts students are expected to push beyond what is already familiar to them, to invent new ways of using art materials and musical instruments. They are given opportunities to experiment, investigate, use trial and error, and pursue things that interest them. Cumulative Impact of Fine Arts programs on Levine Academy’s educational program . Fine Arts programs can impact every facet of a child’s educational experience , but the long- range benefits of continued exposure can easily be overlooked. While Music and Visual Arts experiences at Levine Academy are designed to teach artistic and musical skills, cross- curricular connections reinforce, extend, and enrich other areas of instruction. Artistic activity enables students to accumulate self-knowledge and a strong understanding of human cultures. Deliberate, goal-directed practice helps students acquire practical skills, improves recall of new information, and enables them to become confident experts. Hands-on activities not only make learning fun, but also encourage students to explore their curiosities, embrace challenges, and persist when problems arise. Studio experiences at Levine strive to promote mental skills that involve observing, evaluating, connecting, envisioning, analyzing, inventing, reflecting, and decision-making. These skills are not only conducive to meaningful Fine Arts activities, but also impact academic, social, and professional success. More on the outcome and cumulative impact of Arts Education can be found in these documents: Obama, M., Stevens, G., Lion, M., Campbell, M., Goslins, R. (2011). Reinvesting in Arts Education; Winning America’s Future through Creative Schools. Washington, D.C. President’s Committee on The Arts and The Humanities. https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/ReinvestinginArtsEducation.pdf Winner, E. and Hetland, L. (2007). Art for our sake: School arts classes matter more than ever, but not for the reasons you think. Boston, Mass: Boston.com News, The Boston Globe/Globe Newspaper. http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2007/09/02/art_for_our_sake/?page=full
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