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Happy Campers

July 1, 2020 By Cindy Sherwood

Thanks to a very generous grant by the United Way of South Hampton Roads, we’re pleased to announce we’re providing special performances and literacy-based arts programming to the children of service men and women at the Armed Services YMCA in Virginia Beach.

It feels so good for our artists to be working directly with students again (with all safety protocols being followed, including fewer campers than in years past.) On Mondays, campers can look forward to performances by our artists, with a field trip to WAVE Church’s outdoor picnic area.

Kicking it off last week was musician Gary Garlic with a dynamic steel drums performance.

Tuesdays through Fridays, a rotating group of our teaching artists will work in classrooms with campers  ages five to twelve divided into three age groups. This week, teaching artists Joel Casanova, Jasmine Marshall, and Joppa Whitehead will present Dance for Life workshops. Campers will learn (in an extra fun way!) core literacy concepts they’ll need as school resumes in the fall—our curriculum has been adapted to combat the expected negative effects of learning loss from the “Covid Slide.”

Watch out for many more pictures and stories of summertime fun and success.

Thanks again to the United Way of South Hampton Roads for making this programming possible through its United for Children campaign to expand summer access to learning.

Filed Under: ArtsEd, COVID-19, News Tagged With: 757 nonprofit, 757 United, Armed Services YMCA, Covid Slide, Dance for Life, military kids, summer camp, teaching artists, United for Children, United Way of South Hampton Roads

Arts for Learning and the ‘Covid Slide’

June 17, 2020 By Cindy Sherwood

It’s known as the “summer slide,” the learning setbacks that students often experience during their break from school. This year, some are calling it the “Covid Slide,” and the effects are expected to be much more severe, particularly for vulnerable children.  Researchers project students could lose up to a full year of the academic growth that would normally be expected.In the aftermath of distance learning, students are likely to return to the classroom in the fall with losses of 32-37% in reading and 50-63% in math. 

The losses aren’t spread evenly among all students. Already vulnerable students are expected to suffer the most, with socio-economic achievement gaps widening further due to disparities in access to home internet connections, computers, and direct instruction from teachers.  

Arts for Learning Virginia is dedicated to helping address the Covid Slide.

Our curriculum, both in-person and virtual, is designed to act as a bridge between this spring’s distance learning and fall classroom instruction. As our name implies, we’re not just an arts organization—we’re also an organization devoted to education and to promoting literacy through the arts to help students learn in engaging and creative ways. For example, a dance lesson that includes math concepts about fractions and division, without students even realizing that’s what they’re learning, can be just as effective as a teacher’s lecture. 

We’ve also been deeply affected by Virginia’s stay-at-home order that shut down schools. The cancellations of spring programming were devastating for both our artists and our organization. At a time when we’ve missed out on tens of thousands of revenue, the programming demands of the Covid era are much more intense for our staff.

Will you consider donating so we can keep bringing arts education to all children, including those most in need of our support? Any amount counts in helping us fulfill our mission. Donate here.

Filed Under: ArtsEd, COVID-19, News Tagged With: 757 arts, arts education, arts integration, arts literacy, Covid Slide, donate, pandemic, summer slide

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Phone: 757-466-7555

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Arts for Learning
420 North Center Drive
Suite 239
Norfolk, Virginia 23502
Phone:
757-466-7555

New Artists: Adding Depth, Passion, and Talent to our Roster

We’ve welcomed a number of new teaching and performing artists to our professional roster in recent months—and we wanted to share a brief introduction to each. For more information, click on the artist’s name. Amanda Wallace is a visual artist whose specialty is encaustic painting. She’s taught art throughout Hampton Roads, Washington DC, and Northern […]

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At Arts for Learning Virginia, we’re proud to be part of the Virginia Commission for the Arts’ Passport Program. While Passport holders typically receive free admission and 50% off classes at participating organizations, all our programming is always free—no discount needed. To learn more about our public events, check out our calendar of events page here.

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