October 2007 Newsletter

SMARTS: BRING BACK THE ARTS

CALIFORNIA STATE PTA ONLINE NEWSLETTER

October 2007

SMARTS is California State PTAs program to encourage arts education. We hope you will spread the word about the benefits of arts education. Please e-mail this newsletter to PTA district, council and unit members.

In this issue:

1) Advocacy for the Arts

SMARTS: Bring Back the Arts Advocacy Page.
National PTA Arts Advocacy Page

2) Arts Websites for Parents, Teachers, and Students

Poetry Out Loud
The Presidential Timeline
Art & Ecology

3) Announcements

Namm Foundation Grants
VSA Arts International Young Soloists Award
Critical Evidence: How the Arts Benefit Student Achievement

1) Advocacy for the Arts

SMARTS: Bring Back the Arts Advocacy Page.
The California PTA wants to bring the arts back into our schools and back into the lives of our children.
http://www.capta.org/sections/programs-smarts/resources.cfm#advocacy

National PTA Arts Advocacy Page
Parents play a vital role in the survival of sufficient arts education in schools.
http://www.pta.org/archive_article_details_1186085453453.html

2) Arts Websites for Parents, Teachers, and Students

Poetry Out Loud
Poetry Out Loud is a national recitation contest aimed to encourage memorization and performance of great poems.
http://www.poetryoutloud.org/

The Presidential Timeline
The Presidential Timeline provides access to digitized assets from the collections of the twelve Presidential Libraries of the National Archives.
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/

Art & Ecology
Teachers can use this lesson to examine the interrelationship of geography, natural resources, and climate and their effects on daily life.
http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/art_and_ecology/

3) Announcements

Namm Foundation Grants
The Foundation seeks to fund proposals for projects that further NAMM's mission of creating more active music makers of all ages. New program designed to support music in schools and help fund school theater productions of 'High School Musical.' Deadline: November 30, 2007
http://www.nammfoundation.org/Grants/guidelines.html

VSA Arts International Young Soloists Award
Applications must be received by November 15 for United States musicians.
http://www.vsarts.org/x22.xml

Critical Evidence: How the Arts Benefit Student Achievement
Why is it so important to keep the arts strong in our schools? How does the study of the arts contribute to student achievement and success?
http://www.nasaa-arts.org/publications/critical-evidence.shtml

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