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Teaching arts to 28,000 students in Los Angeles

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Summary

Through professional artist/teachers, this project engages kids in intensive, hands-on arts experiences to develop creativity, cultural awareness, self efficacy, and school participation/ completion.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

State and local budget cuts have virtually eliminated arts instruction in LA’s inner city schools where low perforance and high dropouts rates prevail. High quality after school arts instruction re-engages alienated kids and inspires them toward success in school and beyond. “Independent evaluation results demonstrate that our arts program is transforming the lives of children”, said Carla Sanger, LA’s BEST President and CEO.

Activities

For one hour twice weekly for 10 weeks, professional artist/teachers teach intensive, hands-on “residencies” in visual arts, dance, music or theatre to 2 groups of 20 kids in Grades K-2 and Grades 3-5, following a carefully articulated curriculum.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $4,694
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $45,306
Total Funding Goal: $50,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

By using the arts to re-connect alienated, poor kids to their own potential for success and to the importance of school participation and completion, this project empowers them to see and succeed in school and beyond, against enormous odds.

Project Message

“[The After School Arts Program at LA’s BEST is the most valuable program offered.] It opens doors to worlds previously unknown and empowers kids to believe in their own ability to excel.”
- Dean Schramm, Dean Schramm is an LA’s BEST Board Member

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Laura Martinez
Grants Manager
200 N. Spring Street
Suite M120
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States
2139780801
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Project Sponsor

Laura Martinez

Organization

LA's BEST
200 N. Spring St. Suite M-120
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States
213-978-0801
http://www.lasbest.org

Learn more about LA's BEST and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in United StatesUnited States and can also be found under ChildrenChildren.

For more information about United States, read the Human Development Report on United States or the Wikipedia entry for United States.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 28, 2009

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