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15th Annual Institute Online Registration

Posted Apr 10, 01:00 PM

Online registration for the 15th Annual Institute is now open! Join us for Getting to the Core of a 21st Century Education July 15-18 at the Mississippi State University Riley Center for Education and Performing Arts in Meridian.

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What we do:

The Whole Schools Initiative, Mississippi’s first comprehensive statewide arts education program, uses the arts as a vehicle for promoting high-quality instruction and learning for students in all disciplines. This unique program goes far beyond “art for art’s sake” and applies the learning power of the arts across the entire curriculum.

Our Five Goals:

1. To improve student academic achievement through the integration of the arts into the core curriculum.
2. To enrich the lives of students by increasing their skills and knowledge in all arts disciplines.
3. To assist the professional and personal growth of teachers and administrators through the arts.
4. To use the arts to increase parental and community involvement in schools.
5. To build a sustainable system for supporting arts integration in schools.

Would you like to work with the Whole Schools Initiative?

Contact jengle@arts.ms.gov
Jodie Engle, Director