ARTinEd - A new approach to education using the arts

‘ARTinEd - A new approach to education using the arts’, http://www.artined.eu/index.html is a significant European Union funded education project that is designing innovative methodologies to add the arts and creativity in to primary schools, as a key component of every school subject.

The arts play a fundamental role to support a student’s creative abilities, self-expression and learning abilities. They are a necessary tool especially when not thought as separate subjects but integrated throughout the curriculum. For example, sculpture in mathematics, drawing in history, music in languages etc.

ARTinEd will create:

·    A methodology

·    In-service training course

for teachers and authority curriculum experts to enhance European teachers’ knowledge and confidence in using the arts in their daily teaching in any school subject.

The methodology will be based on piloting a practical example in primary schools across Europe. This will focus on how to teach environmental education..

An example set of activities will be prepared and then piloted by primary school students. They will create art (drawings, paintings, dance, writing, poetry, drama, sculpture, music and singing) in response to lessons on the environment.

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For more information on the ARTinEd project please contact:

Joel Josephson (dissemination partner)

joel.josephson@joel-josephson.org