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Arts Residency Interventions in Special Education (ARISE) Project

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Description

The goal of the Arts Residency Interventions in Special Education (ARISE) Project is to help "at-risk" youth in San Francisco, CA develop creative expression, critical thinking, and basic learning through the arts.

All teaching artists receive training on the Cycle of Artistic Inquiry, a teaching method that prepares them to help youth gain the most from the experience. During "residency", an artist goes to a classroom (Artists-in-Schools) or a non-school setting (Artists-in-Communities) once or twice a week for a minimum of 10 weeks and a maximum of 30 weeks. Artists work with site staff to set learning goals that go beyond technical training in a particular art form.

Goal / Mission

The goal of the Arts Residency Interventions in Special Education (ARISE) Project is to help youth develop creative expression, critical thinking, and basic learning through the arts.

Results / Accomplishments

Eighty-three percent of the teachers that partnered with the ARISE Project noticed improvements in student learning due to the arts integrated lessons. In the 2009-2010 school year, over 7,000 students participated in the program.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Performing Arts Workshop
Primary Contact
1661 Tennessee Street, Unit 3-O
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 673-2634
info@PerformingArtsWorkshop.org
http://www.performingartsworkshop.org/default.html
Topics
Education / Student Performance K-12
Art & Recreation / Art
Organization(s)
Performing Arts Workshop
Date of implementation
2007
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
San Francisco, CA
Target Audience
Teens