Publications

Arm yourself with Corps materials.

Arts Corps' Annual Report: 2008-2009

Arts Corps @ 10 Years. Read about our local model and how we are leading national change. As we embark on our tenth year, we celebrate our impact with our countless supporters, champions and partners.

Arts Corps' Evaluation Report: 2008-2009

Read all about Arts Corps' impact in our 2008/2009 evaluation report. Program partners, teaching artists and students all site an increase in students' practices of key creative habits: courage & risk-taking, imagining possibilities, and persistence & discipline.

Responding to Your Community Through Haiku

Developed in conjunction with generous support from Sound Transit, Responding to Your Community through Haiku presents community members with a model for exploring their identities and neighborhoods. It offers an introduction to this traditional Japanese art form and corrects misconceptions created by the use of haiku in American education. It also includes prompts and examples to help readers begin to use this poetic form to reflect on their communities in the midst of change.

Arts Corps' Annual Report: 2007-2008

Inspired by the "Powerful Intersections" of art, education and social justice, the 2007-2008 annual report celebrates and examines vital relationships in the community that make up the Corps. Whether it is schools, teaching artists, donors, parents or students, Arts Corps has always brought together the strengths of our community to make powerful learning happen for all young people.

Arts Corps' Evaluation Report: 2007-2008

We are proud to present our 2007-2008 program evaluation report by Mary Murray of MEM Consultants. This year, we reached more students and demonstrated statistically significant gains in students' practice of creative habits of mind, meeting our mission of helping young people reach their full potential.

Arts Corps' Annual Report: 2006-2007

Honing in on creative habits of mind practiced by Arts Corps students in the classroom, the annual report from the 2006-2007 school year illustrates deep, inspired learning through imagining possibilities, critical thinking, persistence & discipline, courage & risk-taking and reflection. It also contains a pullout piece featuring student visual artwork and poetry.

Arts Corps' Evaluation Report: 2006-2007

With the help of outside evaluation consultant Mary Murray of MEMConsultants, Arts Corps' evaluation results reflect insight on program growth and quality, taking into account self-reports from students, parents, teaching artists and program partners, as well as classroom observations.

"Assessing Learning through the Arts"

Intended as the written counterpart to the film, "Powerful Learning through the Arts," this summary report offers key findings around goals outlined by the Seattle Arts Education Consortium, a two-year project involving seven local, nonprofit arts education organizations. Findings from 2005-2007 include successes and lessons learned in evaluation planning & implementation, professional development for teaching artists, as well as arts education communications & messaging.

"Powerful Learning through the Arts" DVD and discussion guide

Along with their purchase of "Powerful Learning through the Arts" DVD, the region's most potent arts education advocacy tool to date, passionate viewers can arm themselves with commentary, a film discussion guide and advocacy steps through the special booklet included with the printed DVD. Fitting for any arts education advocate, concerned parent or community member, this publication is relevant to any arts education situation.