The application of culture for youngsters improvement in Austria
Engaging with art is essential to the human experience. The art challenges us with different points of view, compel us to emphasize with “others” and give us the opportunity to reflect of the human condition.
The value of Arts and Culture
YOUTH EVENT: X-VENTURE
Purpose of the X-Venture Youth event organised by Weener XL (‘s-Hertogenbosch)
This event was organised for young people with all kinds of fun workshops. For some young people this was a chance to taste workshops in which they may never be able to participate for various ( social or financial) reasons.
In addition, the youth event was a 'playful and interactive assessment in which we wanted to challenge young people to look for (hidden) talents and soft skills. That idea arose from our international ESF project MOVE in which we were looking for alternative and innovative pathways in addition to the regular education and reintegration pathways.
This youth event was a foretaste for the training modules in MOVE BEYOND.
Changing education paradigms
Ken Robinson was a British author, speaker and consultant on art education for governments, non-profit organisations, educational and cultural institutions. He is best known as an international expert and champion of creativity and innovation in education and business.
In this video, Sir Ken Robinson lays out the link between 3 troubling trends: rising drop-out rates, schools' dwindling stake in the arts, and ADHD. An important, timely talk for parents and teachers.
We all know that there isn't enough art being offered in schools, if any at all, but what are we going to do about it?
Laura Mack is an artist, educator, and art education advocate. She makes mixed media collages and drawings, teaches art and creativity at Chemeketa Community College in Salem Oregon, and coordinates the volunteer-driven Art Literacy program at Salem Heights Elementary School
THE KULTUUR-FABRIEK (Maastricht/The Netherlands)
The Kultuur-Fabriek wants to make a changing contribution by offering artistic experience and training that allows reintegration on another level, and allows people to find a differentiated and meaningful spending in their search for work.
Why is arts integration so important:
Working in the arts helps learners to develop creative problem-solving skills.
Teaching through the arts can present difficult concepts visually, making them more easy to understand.
Art instruction helps youngsters with the development of motor skills, language skills, social skills, decision-making, risk-taking, and inventiveness.
Visual arts teach learners about color, layout, perspective, and balance: all techniques that are necessary in presentations (visual, digital) of academic work.
Integrating art with other disciplines reaches students who might not otherwise be engaged in classwork.
Arts experiences boost critical thinking, teaching students to take the time to be more careful and thorough in how they observe the world.
The arts provide challenges for learners at all levels.
Art education connects youngsters with their own culture as well as with the wider world.
A report by Americans for the Arts states that young people who participate regularly in the arts (three hours a day on three days each week through one full year) are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement, to participate in a math and science fair, or to win an award for writing an essay or poem than children who do not participate.
A study of Missouri public schools in 2010 found that greater arts education led to fewer disciplinary infractions and higher attendance, graduation rates, and test scores.
Arts Integration In School: 10 Reasons Why It's Important - Seneca Academy