Venture for Alaska’s Youth: Arts Education in Alaska
GENERAL
The Alaska State Council on the Arts works to enrich the cultural life of Alaskans by encouraging and supporting excellence in the arts, providing opportunities for every Alaskan to experience the arts, promoting the practice and enjoyment of the arts in Alaska, and guiding the development of the arts throughout the state. This report is the five-year follow-up to the On Thin Ice report. It details the changes and advancement of arts education in Alaska schools. Data from the report show that (1) The number of districts with a written, board-adopted arts curriculum almost doubled in the last five years, (2) Visual Arts curricula existed in 20 of the 40 districts, and (3) Theater/Drama curricula is implemented in 15 districts, 10 reported that they offered Theater courses in 2014 and 11 reported that certified teachers taught a Theater course last year. In addition, thirty districts reported that teachers designed and administered arts assessments.
This report is the five-year follow-up to the On Thin Ice report. It details the changes and advancement of arts education in Alaska schools.