Creativity Sparks Success

While state law mandates districts to make arts classes available, public education funding disparities have meant that some schools are still catching up.

A Philly elementary schooler makes a space for her peers to express their feelings through art and writing.

Studies suggest nature can help lower stress and boost attention. Researchers and educators say it can also help kids express creativity.

A culinary program uses adaptive tools and small classes to help students with a range of abilities and needs build confidence, connection and independence.

Black Girls STEAMing Through Dance offers after-school classes, training for teachers, workshops and seasonal camps throughout Philadelphia.

At Washington Avenue Elementary and schools across the region, arts programs are transforming classrooms and young minds through dance, music and visual arts.

The Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School built a musical learning space for kids with autism and other students with a grant from String Theory Schools.

With “You Are Here,” teenagers carve out their own space in West Philly to express themselves freely.

The workshop was one of many such events happening Saturday in recognition of World Kindness Day.

“Hidden Virtuosas” premieres Baroque music by the most downtrodden women of Venice, not heard in three centuries.

Parents at the Music Together Princeton Lab School in Hopewell, New Jersey, say the mixed-age class encourages cooperation and listening.

Natural environments are known to benefit childhood development. The Bristol School District includes a forest in its curriculum.

The four-week program provides interactive learning about the frontiers of biomedical research.

The second annual all-city festival drew performers from a dozen music education organizations across Philly.

Founded in the 1960s, the club is upgrading its facilities and reimagining its education program.