Elementary and Secondary Education

In Holyoke, arts education takes front seat

In Holyoke, arts education takes front seat

Non-profit helps integrate creativity into the regular curriculum

By Sarah Betancourt Arts and Culture, CW in Depth, Elementary and Secondary Education 0 Comments Jul 14, 2019

SIX-YEAR-OLD JUAN patted an inflatable ball as he peered out of his blue-rimmed glasses. Which way to send the ball? What could he knock down? Juan was playing “human bowling” in Kat Lorenzi’s kindergarten class in Holyoke. The objective was to get the ball to bounce off a few of his classmates, and figure out(...)

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