Artful Learning is an educational philosophy model that is concept-based and interdisciplinary.[1] Artful Learning was initiated by Leonard Bernstein and is rooted in using the arts to enhance all areas of education.
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| Founded | 1992 |
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| Founder | Leonard Bernstein |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Focus | Using Arts and the artistic process in the teaching of all academic subjects |
| Location |
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| Owner | Leonard Bernstein Office |
| Website | http://www.artfullearning.org |
History edit
In 1990, Leonard Bernstein received the Praemium Imperiale, an international prize awarded by the Japan Arts Association for lifetime achievement in the arts. Bernstein used the $100,000 prize to establish The Bernstein Education Through the Arts (BETA) Fund, Inc.[2] Leonard Bernstein provided this grant to develop an arts-based education program. The Leonard Bernstein Center[3] was established in April 1992, and initiated extensive school-based research, resulting in the Bernstein Model.[4] After six years of association with the Grammy Foundation, the Leonard Bernstein Center for Learning moved to Gettysburg College, PA.[5]
Model edit
Artful Learning is based on Bernstein's philosophy that the arts can strengthen learning and be incorporated in all academic subjects.[6] The program is based on "units of study," which each consist of four core elements: experience, inquire, create, and reflect.[7]
Research edit
Research shows that participation in the arts plays a vital role in influencing brain development and performance. Arts, which are considered enrichment in education programs, may in fact be central to the way humans neurologically process and learn.[8][9][10] In 1999, The President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities teamed up with the Arts Education Partnership to publish a comprehensive study on the inclusion of the arts in education.[11]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Evaluation of the Artful Learning Program" (PDF). cse.ucla.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
- ^ "Leonard Bernstein" (PDF).
- ^ "Artful Learning | Leonard Bernstein".
- ^ "History of the Leonard Bernstein Center for Learning". webadrenaline.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "Leonard Bernstein Center for Learning moves to Gettysburg College". gettysburg.edu. Retrieved November 14, 2005.
- ^ "THE LEONARD BERNSTEIN ARTFUL LEARNING MODEL: A CASE STUDY OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL". digitalcommons.nl.edu. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "Leonard Bernstein's Arts-Based Education Revolution". huffingtonpost.com. June 12, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ^ Pool, Jonelle; Dittrich, Charles; Pool, Ken (2011). "Arts Integration in Teacher Preparation: Teaching the Teachers". Journal for Learning Through the Arts. 7. doi:10.21977/D97110004.
- ^ http://www.irma-international.org/chapter/artful-learning/106314/
- ^ The New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning: A Project of the Music Educators National Conference. Oxford University Press, USA. April 18, 2002. ISBN 9780195138849.
- ^ "Artful Learning". indiana.edu. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
Further reading edit
- Artful Learning: Holistic Curriculum Development for Mind, Body, Heart, and Spirit
- Students Make Sure the Cherokees Are Not Removed . . . Again: A Study of Service Learning and Artful Learning in Teaching History
- How singing helped healing: One Napa woman's story
- Artful Learning Gifted & Talented Open House
- Champions of change : the impact of the arts on learning
- These museum tours for kids will engage little ones in artful learning
- Why Our Schools Need the Arts