Teaching

Ann O'Lear works with a student at Alyce Taylor Elementary

A national arts study published by the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies has shown a positive relationship between standardized test scores, English grades, and other educational methods.

An elementary student puts the final touches on his work

The study revealed that students in eighth and tenth grade who had “high involvement in the arts in and out of class consistently outscored those with low exposure to the arts. Students with high arts exposure were also less likely to drop out of school.

Our Arts in Education program aims to provide similar results for students in Washoe County. This program places a professional teaching artist in the classroom to provide arts based instruction that includes all five art disciples and satisfies Washoe County Curriculum Standards.

By encouraging the students to dedicate themselves to the arts, we aim to have the child engage and dedicate themselves to the rest of their education as well.

Emily Oreana, National Poetry Out Loud finalist from Reno, NV

SierraArts provides programs that support at-risk schools (Arts Infusion), one on one music instruction (Music 1.2.1), recovery programs for at-risk youth (Arts Alternatives), and unique ways to incorporate the arts into core curriculum subjects such as math, science, or history (ArtBoxes).

In addition to our in-house programs, Sierra Arts participates in providing a number of national programs to our school district, including Poetry Out Loud and the Scholastic Awards.

Nevada currently faces an education crisis, ranking 50th in the nation in a survey on the quality of our public K-12 education due to the poor potential for student success and K-12 achievement. With your help we can work together to improve the quality of education in our region, ensure students are engaged in their studies, and poised for graduation and success in the future.

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