How arts education made an impact at two alternative high schools serving BIPOC unstably housed youth in Southeast Seattle 2018-2020

In The CYD Secondary Arts Project, a two year pilot program, Seattle Public Schools and The Creative Advantage specifically designed arts programming to reach and engage high school communities who were unstably housed or unsheltered. In 2018, the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) received funding through the Human Services Department (and the endorsement of the Mayor’s Innovation Team) to provide high quality and culturally-relevant arts to chronicle the role of arts and creative youth development approaches to boost school attendance, classroom engagement, and matriculation.

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How Have You and Your Community Preserved Arts Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

This International Arts Education Week, we’re seeking out stories of teachers, artists, parents, students, teaching artists, and community members that are supporting arts education in the COVID-19 Pandemic.

We want to hear about how arts and cultural education kept young people connected to each other and their communities.

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