Partnerships are vital to many National Blue Ribbon Schools’ success. Schools may partner with businesses, volunteer organizations, colleges and universities, social service organizations, and arts organizations, among others. Drawn from 2015 NBRS applications and edited for space, are seven school approaches to tapping the expertise of arts organizations.The samples were selected for variety and do not represent the whole spectrum of arts education practices described in the 2015 applications.
P.S. 244 The Active Learning Elementary School
Artists residencies, afterschool violin classes
Blackshear Elementary
Fine Arts Academy
Ballet, theater, orchestra, photography
Scott Altman Primary School
Musical instruments, performances
Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences
Orchestra, string ensembles
Esther F. Garrison School of Visual and Performing Arts
Choir, choral workshops, art exhibitions
Hahaione Elementary School
Teaching artists, museum education