Second Grade Proportional Portraits

Students in grades 2, 4, and 5 created fanciful portraits to learn the proportions of the face.  Until you actually see the results, it's hard to believe that the eyes belong in the middle of the head.

The Value of Arts Education in Elementary Schools

Harvard Professor Jerome Kagan looks at the pragmatic side of arts education: "If an arts program helped only one half of the 7 million children who are behind in reading and arithmetic by providing them with a sense of price and the belief that they might have some talent, the high school dropout rate would fall." Here's the to the full article is available on the Dana Foundation Website