Arts Education
The MAISD maintains the belief that the Arts are essential to life and the learning process.
The arts make a contribution to education that reaches beyond their intrinsic value. Because each arts discipline appeals to different senses and expresses itself through different media, each adds a special richness to the learning environment.
An education in the arts helps students learn to identify, appreciate, and participate in the traditional art form of their own communities. As students imagine, create, and reflect, they are developing both the verbal and nonverbal abilities necessary for school progress.
At the same time, the intellectual demands that the arts place on students help them develop problem-solving abilities and such powerful thinking skills as analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating. Further, numerous studies point toward a consistent and positive correlation between a substantive education in the arts and student achievement in other subjects and on standardized tests.
A comprehensive, articulated arts education program also engages students in a process that helps them develop the self-esteem, self-discipline, cooperation, and self-motivation necessary for success in life. - From National Standards for Arts Education, p.7
The MAISD provides the following services and opportunities:
- Professional Development for Educators
- Programs for Students
- Partnership programs between Schools and Community Organizations
- Arts Education Resources for Educators, Students, and Parents
