The Visual Arts are therefore, essential to education both as independent disciplines and as an integral part of all learning in all areas of the curriculum. The Arts enable students to develop higher order thinking skills, creative problem-solving, self-discipline,and the ability to collaborate with others. Arts education heightens students’ awareness of the aesthetic experiences therefore enriching all aspects of life.
At SES, we loved learning together during our visit to 4th- and 5th-grade classrooms with Mathodology’s Sarah Schaefer! Students were highly engaged, pushing their math thinking and making meaningful choices about how they learned. Teachers walked away energized and excited, with new ideas they could try in their classrooms the very next day. A great reminder of the power of learning side by side!
Our SES Student Leadership Council helped spread holiday cheer by creating hot chocolate kits for our annual ’Tis the Season fundraiser. The fundraiser supports Westport’s Annual Holiday Giving Program, which provides comfort and care items to income-qualified Westport families with school-aged children. This long-standing program allows families to “shop” for gifts and essentials and is made possible entirely through community donations.
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