This study examines the impact of ArtsSmarts over a three year period at Caslan School, a small K-9 school 200 kilometres northeast of Edmonton attended by 130 students from the Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement. With a history of poor achievement, attendance, behaviour, parental involvement and high staff turn-over, the school applied to ArtsSmarts for support. In all, 70 collaborative projects were undertaken, involving all grades and many curricular areas, with the highest number being related to science or social studies. The school became a showplace of Métis art and culture, students had hands-on exposure to multiple art forms, and their displays and performances generated new pride and engagement on the part of students and parents. With respect to Caslan's five objectives for the introduction of ArtsSmarts, the findings were mixed.
Title: Arts Smarts at Caslan School: A Longitudinal Case Study
Publication date 2007-01-15
Publication Year 2007
Authors
Yvette Stack
Copyright holder(s)
Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education
Geographical Focus
North America / Canada (Western) / Alberta
Keywords
teachers
, students
, arts
, school
, school implementing
Document type
CaseStudy
Language
English
URL: https://artsed.issuelab.org/resource/arts-smarts-at-caslan-school-a-longitudinal-case-study.html
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