The big story here is that the arts—drawing, music, dance—are rich, elaborative forms of sense-making. Not merely 'entertainment,' but keys to unlock the learnable world. A piece I edited for @edutopia. #ArtMakesSense
Children need to have many opportunities to explore and express their creativity and voice. Thank you Van Deene Elementary School for nurturing the love of arts in all our wonderful Vikings. @LASchools @LDSuperSouth @VanDeeneAve@LAUSDArts
Lenin Ramirez sings a few notes with Abigail, from Mariachi Olimpico at Belvedere MS. Thank you Lenin for sharing your time and offering your support to our future songbirds.
Students in Mrs. Ramirez’s and Mrs. Lara’s classes won last month’s attendance awards for having the highest percentage of students coming to school every day. We celebrated their success with an art class! #attendancematters#bandinibears @LDSuperSouth @LASchools
Los Angeles Elementary’s scholarship-winning flutist Daniel Guzman calms a gathering of LAUSD music teachers with Bach’s Arioso. Its soul-nurturing tones are an antidote to our loud, frenetic lifestyles. Slow down, listen and be enchanted. @lausd_ldc @LAUSDArts
Congratulations to Legacy VAPA’s Corazón Hispano and Director Juan Cuevas for hosting the 1st Annual Mariachi Festival at Legacy yesterday! The event featured several groups from all over Los Angeles including a… https://t.co/auvp9PJ43k… @LASchools@LAUSDArts @lausdLDE
Clarinets, Trumpets, Flutes, Cellos, and Violins, oh my! Students in orchestra performed for families and classes today as their culminating @LAUSDArts performance. They did such a wonderful job! Thank you Ms.Ojeda for all of your musical guidance this year! 🎵🎻🎷🎼🎶
Come out and support our VAPA Mariachi Ensemble at our first annual Mariachi Fest! Day two of SpringFest 2019! Thursday at 6 PM. @lausdLDE @LASchools@LAUSDArts
We’re on the cusp the biggest academic mural festival ever attempted...anywhere. Tonight the gala art exhibit at Dr Maya Angelou HS. Art from 140 student artists as well art from the muralists.The school is abuzz. Can’t wait. @lausd_ldc @LAUSDArts
Could the arts be a driver of school reform instead of a victim? Could arts help close the achievement gap? I think #ArtsEd could be one answer. We can have all students learn at high levels & be excited about learning, & arts do that https://t.co/ZuoyMSvZio