College & Career Readiness

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Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington Brings The Art of Sound Engineering to Portland Area Students

Jan 29, 2016 | jarred@ya.org

  Think back to the last time you went to see your favorite band perform live. Chances are you remember how the lead guitarist hit the perfect solo in your favorite song and how cool the lights and pyrotechnics were, but there is an element you may not recall that was perhaps just as important to your perfect concert-going experience. What you may have missed was the expert placement of the…

Center for Arts-inspired Learning Helps Cleveland Students Find Their Voice

Jan 15, 2016 | jarred@ya.org

“Be yourself, you don’t have to worry about anything else anyone else says,” says one student at a Cleveland area Middle School. She believes that this is an important message to share to all of her peers and community members. She has had trouble with bullying in the past, often being made fun of for her religion or because she likes girls instead of boys. “They think that girls shouldn’t like…

Young Audiences: 2015 in Review

Dec 30, 2015 | jarred@ya.org

2015 was an exciting year for Young Audiences! Together, the Young Audiences Network has been involved in bringing the arts to over 5 million students in communities around the country in many different ways, from providing programs that enhance students' 21st century skills through STEAM, to organizing advocacy and arts-based community building events. Check out just a few of 2015's highlights…

Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington Celebrates Completion of 5 Year Investing in Innovation Grant

Dec 7, 2015 | jarred@ya.org

  Join Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington on December 7, 2015 for The Beaverton School District Arts for Learning Celebration. This event will serve to highlight the impact and the completion of the five-year Investing in Innovation (i3) phase of the Arts for Learning Lessons Project in Oregon's Beaverton School District.    Arts for Learning (A4L) is an innovative arts-based literacy…

5 Reasons Why the Arts Are Vital to Education

Oct 30, 2015 | jarred@ya.org

  What is Arts integration? Arts integration is a technique for teaching and learning that utilizes arts forms in conjunction with standard subject area curricula in order to facilitate comprehensive and effective learning in both the art form and traditional core subject area. Young Audiences Arts for Learning believes that the demonstrated benefits of implementing arts-…

Unmasking Business Success: Executive Perceptions of Arts Engagement & Workforce Skills

Oct 15, 2015 | marcus@ya.org

  With the rapid development of technology, the jobs that will exist for our next generation haven’t even been invented yet. And this makes it even tougher for today’s students. Along with learning math, science and writing, kids also have to learn how to be inventive, resourceful and imaginative. Our new entrepreneurial economy requires individuals to be both independent workers and successful…

Join Young Audiences to Celebrate National Arts-in-Education Week 2015!

Sep 13, 2015 | jarred@ya.org

Arts-in-Education Week - September 13-19, 2015 In July of 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution #275 designating the second week of September as National Arts in Education Week. Congress designated Arts in Education week  In celebration of this week, Young Audiences Arts for Learning will be…

Bringing the Arts into the Community – Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education’s New Summer Initiative

Sep 3, 2015 | marcus@ya.org

                  A Community Mosaic Project: A collaborative between students, their parents and community members Even though many of the Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) affiliates have started the school year, for many of us, Labor Day signifies the end of summer. Looking back at the YA network’s expansive summer programming, we would like to highlight our…

Missouri Students Learn about STEAM through "The Art of Baseball"

Jul 14, 2015 | jarred@ya.org

  Did you know that the average Major League Baseball player gets up to bat roughly 500 times a season? How about the origins of the design on your favorite team’s uniform? Or the reason home plate faces the direction that it does in your hometown stadium?  As it turns out, there is more to baseball than just what is readily apparent on the field. These topics, in addition to many more, are what…

Young Audiences Western New York Helps Most-at-Risk Through the Arts

May 22, 2015 | jarred@ya.org

  Between 2009 and 2013, Erie County, NY reported having carried out over 6,000 juvenile arrests (www.criminaljustice.ny.gov). In many cases, poverty, insufficient education, and unsupervised time during out-of-school hours have all been identified as contributing factors to increases in high-risk behaviors in young adults. A study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine, the…