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Generously sponsored through the Department of Cultural Resources and approved by the North Carolina Legislature in July 2006, cARTwheels, formally named Caring & Sharing, is a vibrant touring program designed to enhance student learning in the arts. Third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students experienced free professionally-staged opera, dance, theater, and music performances at venues throughout North Carolina. cARTwheels stimulates thinking and learning through early exposure to the performing arts. Performance Guides and Teacher Workshops help teachers prepare students for the performance; they align with N.C. Standard Course of Study and connect the performance and schoolwork. The performances and accompanying materials enhance learning in all academic subjects and promote essential 21st-century learning skills: global awareness, creativity, critical thinking, and communication skills, as well as social and cross-cultural skills. Since its inception in 2006, cARTwheels has toured with premier arts organizations including Carolina Ballet's productions of Swan Lake and Peter and the Wolf. This allowed the ballet to further its mission of performing world-class ballet, as well as educating current and future audiences. To date, Carolina Ballet has visited 33 counties reaching 32,300 students across North Carolina, assisting communities in their efforts to develop "whole" children who will eventually become thoughtful, contributing members of society, and future patrons of the arts. • Productions were free of charge for students and visited rural areas of North Carolina |
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“ I am positive that the opportunity for our students to attend this spectacular performance provided a positive impact on or students and I am sure that for many in our audience it will help set the tone for a lifetime appreciation of the arts.” Ray Jordan, Sampson County Expo Center ARTS AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS Studies have found that early exposure to the arts provides critical benefits that help students achieve success.* • Arts involvement shows a consistent and significant correlation with higher SAT test scores • Students in the arts scored an average of 82 points higher every year than their non-arts counterparts • Arts learning experiences contribute to the development of critical thinking, social and motivational skills that are considered basic for success in school, work and life • cARTwheels increases opportunities for students in rural school systems to have arts experiences *Research facts from The College Board, Profile of College-Bound Seniors National Report (2002) and National Assembly of State Art Agencies, Critical Evidence: How the ARTS Benefit Student Achievement (2006) “An education in the arts benefits society because students of the arts gain powerful tools for understanding human experiences, both past and present. They learn to respect the often very different ways others have of thinking, working, and expressing themselves. They learn to make decisions in situations where there are no standard answers.” Kent Seidel, PhD Commissioned by the Association for the Advancement of Arts Education (© 1996 AAAE) |
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Resources cARTwheels Student Activity Book |
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