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Arts Central's Philosophy:
What human capacities are both highly valued in an advanced society and easily supported or required through the arts? How can we strengthen lessons so we intentionally emphasize and observe these higher order thinking, creating and pro-social skills?

Our Teaching and Learning Process Involves:
(depending on time with students and lesson objectives)

• Critical thinking skills: Students critique based on criteria, for example.
• Problem solving skills
• Specific technical and artistic skills and knowledge
• Pro-social behaviors (needed throughout our culture in every aspect of life):
  • Respect for tools, materials, spaces, self and each other
  • Self-awareness, responsibility
  • Generosity, support for others
  • Cultural sensitivity, artistic/historical perspective
  • Collaboration, ability to share/teach others 

Our Student Products:
(depending on time with students and lesson objectives)

• May be highly experimental and exploratory when goal is discovery and spontaneity
• Will include, unique, skillful work (at every age) that shows creative higher level thinking and expertise
• Show that students have applied skills, ideas and techniques learned in our workshops and classes 

 For a history of our Arts Education Program CLICK HERE