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Fairview Elementary to host Arts Information Night on April 2
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Fairview Elementary will hold an Arts Information Night April 2 for families of students entering kindergarten through sixth grade to learn about the school’s arts-integration program, including a violin project and links to state academic standards.
Fairview Elementary School will host an Arts Information Night on Wednesday, April 2, at 6 p.m. for families with children entering kindergarten through sixth grade, the school announced.
The event will explain Fairview’s arts-integration approach, which merges academic standards from core subjects such as English and language arts, social studies and science with arts standards to support student learning and engagement. "Teachers have seen firsthand how arts integration increases student engagement, improves learning retention, and gives students a strong sense of pride," a staff member said.
Maggie Olivo, arts integration specialist at Fairview Elementary School, described how students develop identity through arts programs. "They start to have this great self identity. So we have a lot of kids that really see themselves as singers and dancers, and they're a regular part of the show choir, others that play violin, and they really identify as a violinist," Olivo said. Olivo also highlighted the Fairview violin project as "a unique aspect of Fairview's arts integration." "Seeing where there are kids that are maybe introverts and we give them the violin, they go through our program and they're standing proud and it's just absolutely beautiful," she added.
The school said the arts-integration model aligns with Indiana academic standards. Families looking for more information or event details can visit the Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) news website; a specific URL was not specified in the announcement.
The program is presented as an informational event for families; no enrollment or attendance requirements were specified.
