There’s no doubt that the arts are fun for kids. But the arts also help kids develop on many fundamental levels. Here are the top ten ways that the arts help kids learn and develop important characteristics they will need as adults:
- Creativity: arts allow kids to express themselves better than math or science.
- Improved academic performance: 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.
- Motor Skills: Simple things like holding a paintbrush and scribbling with a crayon are an important element to developing a child’s fine motor skills.
- Confidence: as they improve and see their own progress, their self-confidence will continue to grow.
- Visual Learning: drawing, painting, and sculpting in art class help develop visual-spatial skills.
- Decision Making: learning how to make choices and decisions will certainly carry over into their education and other parts of life.
- Perseverance
- Focus: focus is vital for studying and learning in class as well as doing a job later in life.
- Collaboration: kids work together and they must share responsibility and compromise to achieve their common goal.
- Accountability: just like collaboration, kids in the arts learn that they are accountable for their contributions to the group.
Here you have some pictures about our students practicing and enjoying some different activities about art.
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