This video was created as part of a Girl Scout Gold Award project and is being shown on the P.S. ARTS channel as part of the P.S. ARTS mission to provide artistic opportunity to all.
P.S. ARTS is dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing arts education to underserved public schools and communities. P.S. ARTS is the only organization in Southern and Central California that provides high quality arts education in dance, music, theater, and visual arts to every child in a school during the regular school day and after-school. Without our programs, children in these underfunded school districts would not have access to the arts. P.S. ARTS also coordinates with school administrators and parent groups to provide community outreach services designed to increase the community’s capacity to advocate for educational equity and to provide critical cultural experiences for the entire family. P.S. ARTS programs help level the educational playing field by teaching creative and cognitive skills to students struggling to overcome economic, ability, or literacy barriers that will better equip them to be competitive and successful people. Studies show the arts keep children motivated and engaged, and with the high school dropout rate in Los Angeles County as high as 50% in recent years, the children in our community need the arts now more than ever.
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http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-lausd-arts-20151102-story.html
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-le-1104-wednesday-lausd-arts-20151104-story.html
https://sites.psu.edu/richmondcivicissue/2014/03/26/why-schools-are-cutting-fine-arts-education/
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/funding-for-arts-education-is-vital-for-students_us_5900a58fe4b06feec8ac9237
