Fine art encompasses the studio art, theater, choir, band, music, and dance classes. These classes are usually taken as electives and are not usually considered to be as important as the core classes.
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| Students rehearsing in a Theater Arts Class |
Until advanced classes like
AP fine art courses, there are not standardized tests for them. This means that there has not been a good way to measure importance or achievement in the courses that are useable for getting funding. Federal grants and other funding typically uses the school's test scores to give out monetary awards, so when it comes to schools having budgeting issues the arts are the first to go.
Fine arts are very important, though. They provide students with a creative outlet and a reprieve during the school day to learn in a different ways.
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| Students dancing in a Comtemporary Dance class |
It provides a space and tools for self expression that is not usually available in general education.
A recent study has shown that access to artistic programs have led to positive impacts on student's academic, social and emotional outcomes. There are so many other benefits to taking art courses beyond that, though. Students develop fine motor skills in a studio art setting and exercise in dance and band classes. They get the kids out from behind a desk taking notes and get them creating.
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