Sponsored by
The Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education
in partnership with
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The video above is courtesy of Bill Edwards who
documented the entire event--Thank you Bill!
Consider this
. . .
What will the future
require of our children?
Creativity, Innovation, Imagination . . . and More
Are we ready?
Forum Audience:
K-12 Superintendents and school administrators, K-12
teachers, higher education faculty and administrators,
K-12 students, arts and education employees from state
agencies, arts education professional organization
leaders, community arts organization and cultural
institution leaders, arts presenting organizations,
teaching artists, parent organization leaders,
community and business partners
Forum Goal:
To consider the challenges and
embark upon creative and innovative solutions in
education that will support our mission to RISE ABOVE
the dropping test scores, funds, and attitudes; to
commit to RISE ABOVE the problems by lifting our
children’s lives both IN the arts and THROUGH the arts
as they learn to fly and soar… to RISE ABOVE.
Forum Purpose:
To recognize that tough times call
for action… to recognize the importance of
rejuvenating our schools, our communities, our lives,
as we strive to RISE ABOVE and offer solutions to
place considerable emphasis on informing
administrators, funders, parents, and the general
public as to the many outcomes and value of arts in
education.
Forum
Objectives:
1. Raise awareness and appreciation of
the impact of an arts education on a child’s life.
2. Gain new insights and understanding how schools can
become more involved in arts education.
3. Broaden parent and community understanding and
involvement, investment, and support for arts in
education.
4. Recognize and honor teachers, students, parents,
administrators, and community for their contribution
to the education and advocacy support of the arts
across Mississippi.
The Age of Creative Solutions
"We have an
historic opportunity to drive change and lift
education to a new level. For the first time in
decades, we have the funding to achieve our goals and
committed leadership in Washington and in the broader
education community. The question is whether we have
the courage to face the truths about our current state
of education and to pursue fundamental change. ...By
working together and staying focused on children, we
can create an education system that instead of leaving
too many children behind, takes all children forward.
Let's get to work."
— U.S.
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan CNN: 4/30/2009
Keynote Speaker and
Presenter:
John Abodeely
Program Manager, National Partnerships
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The Arts Front and Center Forum is
partially funded by a grant from the Kennedy Center
Alliance for Arts Education Network
The
Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education is funded in
part by The Mississippi Arts Commission and The
Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network.
