Frank P. Long Intermediate School
Art Page

Art is Transforming

• Arts education has the potential to transform education in ways that no other discipline can.  Studies have shown that the arts develop the critical thinking skills of problem posing, analysis, evaluation, and decision making. 

• Arts education develops the ability to interpret and understand complex symbols in the same manner as language and mathematics. 

• Arts education plays a central role in fostering creativity, developing imagination, and enabling students to envision alternative possibilities. 

• Because an arts education develops a diverse range of cognitive abilities, it helps teachers promote achievement across disciplines, fostering the development of spatial, mathematical, logical, and physical abilities.