What is arts integration?
Arts integration is a methodology and a philosophical approach to education that creates personal connection and added depth in the classroom through a creative inquiry-based process of teaching and learning. Using the arts can assist students in understanding and applying skills. Through the connection of personal experience with the subject matter, and an emphasis on the process of discovery which allows for unexpected outcomes, teachers help students to develop more complex thinking skills. Educational research supports arts integration. The arts reach students who are not otherwise being reached. The arts reach students in ways that they are not otherwise being reached. The arts connect students to themselves and each other. The arts transform the environment for learning. The arts provide learning opportunities for the adults in the lives of young people. The arts provide new challenges for those students already considered successful. The arts connect learning experiences to the
