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Pathways for direct student programming
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Paul Thompson introduces the new arts pathway pilot initiative and other direct student programming efforts to ensure consistent access to arts education from early childhood through high school.
- The initiative aims to align arts programs across school levels and remove barriers to access
- New programs include an all-Bronx strings program, a dance bridge program in East Flatbush, and an early childhood strings program
- Launched work-based learning at the Arts Hub, offering high school students project-based arts experience and mentorship
- Plans to expand programs to sites in East Williamsburg and Far Rockaway
Paul Thompson
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Pathways, direct student programming.
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The arts office's new arts pathway pilot initiative aims ensure that students and families have consistent, meaningful access to arts education from early childhood through high school.
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This work focuses on aligning arts programs across school levels, early childhood to elementary, elementary to middle, and middle to high school by identifying gaps and collaborating with school and district leaders to create entry points for students all along the way.
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The goal is to remove barriers such as inconsistent programming, lack of multilingual information, graphical geographic challenges, and high material costs.
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While long standing summer programs like Middle School Arts Boot Camp and Summer Arts Institute remain key to this framework, we've launched several new initiatives to expand access.
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In the February, district and borough based programs brought arts instruction directly to communities with limited access, like an all Bronx strings program for middle and high school students and a dance bridge program in East Flatbush connecting elementary and middle schools.
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We launched we also launched an early childhood springs program in three schools serving three k and pre k, providing free in school violin instruction comparable to private offerings, including both group and individual lessons.
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In the spring two thousand twenty four, we piloted work based learning at the Arts Hub, offering high school students project based arts experience, mentorship from educators and artists, and stipends.
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Following its success, the program will expand in the spring to sites in East Williamsburg and Far Rockaway.