TSC Art ProgramMission Statement“TSC will strive to educate our students to reach their academic potential in an environment that encourages confidence, competence and a desire for learning."

TSC ElementariesHoward Gardner's multiple intelligence theory stresses teaching to a child's strength or way of  learning. Many

children learn best through visual spatial stimulation and tactile experiences in art.

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By cutting art and the music

programs, you are further hurting your

students. I understand there

are budget cuts and financial debt;

however, I believe there are solutions that do not involve eliminating these

programs all together.”

--Reiss Lueken – TSC alumni

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“The arts must be at the heart of every child's

learning experience if…

they are to have a chance to dream and to create, to have beliefs, to carry a sense of

cultural identity.”

--James D Wolfensohn, former chairman of The

Kennedy Center

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“Please don’t deny my son (who will be a TSC student) the

opportunity to discover the art inside himself. I

can already tell that he is not going be an athlete – he is

going to be an artist.”

--Keyla Corbin, TSC Alumni

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Because art is collaborative, it

develops cooperative

decision-making skills, leadership,

and clear communications that are useful

when working with others. In the art room we regularly integrate the other

core academic areas bringing

those concepts to life.

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Effects of a fully implemented art program:Fewer dropoutsHigher attendanceBetter team playersAn increased love of learningGreater student dignityEnhanced creativityA more prepared citizen for the workplace of tomorrowGreater cultural awareness

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"Learning through the arts

reinforces critical

academic skills in reading,

language arts and math and

provides students with the skills to

creatively solve problems."

--First Lady Michelle Obama

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TSC Middle Schools

Visual art lessons stimulate BOTH sides of the brain at even the earliest age - helping build new brain cells and

make connections between existing ones.

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“The arts are essential to every child's education, which is why the arts are one of the core academic subjects in the No

Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Some schools, facing tight local budgets, are cutting arts programs and blaming the cuts on NCLB. In a letter to state and local superintendents, former Secretary of Education Rod Paige said that cutting arts is

"disturbing and just plain wrong.””

--US Department of Education website

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TSC High Schools“We must include the arts in the education of all students if we want our children to be prepared for the challenges of life and work in our global society. The challenges of

today, and most certainly of tomorrow, require the abilities, skills, habits, and knowledge that education in

the arts is uniquely able to provide.”

--Kent Seidel, PhD Commissioned by the Association for the Advancement of Arts Education

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"Arts education plays an essential part in children's

education. It enriches their

learning experience and builds skills

that they can apply across the

curriculum. The arts can play a

significant role in programs that

extend the school day and the school

year."

--Arne Duncan, US Education Secretary

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“…an education in the arts is not

expendable. It is not extraneous. It's not extracurricular. It is essential. And

without it, a student is not getting a full,

complete, and total education.”

--Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee

TSC Art Program“Every child is instinctively an artist.

The problem is how to remain an artist once they grow up.”

--Pablo Picasso