I can only imagine the impact an arts-centered education would have had on me in my formative years.

#Atlantaschoolforthearts #arts #education #artseducation #atlanta #chooseatl #spelman #spelhouse On any given day as a faculty member of Spelman College’s Department of Dance Performance & Choreography, I might be moving and sweating with my students as we propel ourselves across the dance floor, or sitting in a circle discussing the role of black women’s embodiment in civic engagement and social justice movements, facilitating critical reflection as students craft and analyz

Atlanta School for the Arts is coming together. The vision of a handful of local artists, educators, and parents, is officially incorporated with non-profit status, meeting with developers to identify possibilities for a facility, and advocating for support from local decision-makers. But what does it take to get a school like this open? Charter schools, which have become a prevalent way for school founders to offer unique options like an arts-focused public school, have a cl