• Achieve higher academic success.
• Develop critical thinking skills.
• Explore different cultural values and belief systems.
• Develop a greater comprehension of self and compassion for others.
• Improve self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-respect.
• Boost skills of communication, cooperation and collaboration.
• Attain better job opportunities with higher pay, more responsibility, more room for growth, and more employee satisfaction.

BUSINESS LEADERS**

• Say that creativity and collaboration are skills they look for when hiring.
• Affirm that arts education classes help people develop these skills.
• Give millions of dollars annually to fund arts education.

• Reach students who might otherwise slip through the cracks.
• Assist students with different learning styles.
• Create a feeling of connection and cooperation between students.

CREATE SCHOOLS THAT ARE EXCITING PLACES FOR LEARNING AND DISCOVERY.