Principal Supplement Sept/Oct 2011: Champion Creatively Alive Children

Crayola and NAESP are proud to help you “Champion Creatively Alive Children” and support arts-infused education.
Arts-infused education teaches children the four C’s—communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity—the skills they need to understand and contribute to a complicated and interconnected world and thrive as individuals and as citizens in the 21st century.
We encourage you to immerse yourself in the articles below to learn more about the best practices your colleagues throughout the country are using and to further explore innovative ways of infusing art into your school.
Art Smart
Higher achievement, engagement, creativity, and self-confidence are all linked to student involvement in the arts.
Vanessa St. Gerard
Turning Ideas Into Practice
Five schools offer five promising practices.
Caralee Adams
Infuse Creativity in No Time
Whether in four minutes, four weeks, or four years, bring creativity to your school.
Hannah Hudson