Engagement -> C.I.S. -> Inspiring Creativity -> Attributes
Attributes of Inspiring Creativity in Response to Historical Commemoration
- Emphasizes arts in the school –embed art in multiple disciplines
- Promotes family involvement through creative opportunities –Plan artmaking events for weekends and evenings to involve families
- Uses neighborhood associations to build a sense of community –instill community pride and stewardship through celebration and artmaking
- Sets a precedent for using creative products for commemoration –involve students in subsequent years in like projects or to add to the existing project
- Ties creative products into community cultural celebrations –Give students and community members an opportunity to make art at historical commemorations
- Includes creative ventures as part of new building projects –use new building projects as opportunities to include public art
- Adopts commemorative events as themes for school years –Select a commemorative event each year as an historical lens accompanied by associated public artmaking
- Provides compensated time for accountable individuals to research events – Provide substitute teachers to allow classroom teachers time to participate in historical commemoration projects
- Includes media support –enlist television, radio and print to note associated art installations that reference historical commemoration.
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