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Sugar Creek Arts Academy outlines arts‑integration program, partnerships and after‑school offerings
Summary
School leaders described curriculum changes, partnerships with Crystal Bridges and Disney Theatricals, an arts‑infused curriculum crosswalk, and plans for after‑school programming including a no‑cost Aladdin Kids production with 49 students signed up.
Sugar Creek Arts Academy leaders updated the Bentonville School District board on a year of arts integration at the downtown elementary school, describing classroom changes, outside partnerships and new after‑school offerings.
Doctor Summerford and Kenny Timbrell, the school’s arts integration specialist, said the academy has integrated visual, performing, culinary and STEAM strands into classroom lessons and is building partnerships with Crystal Bridges and local performing arts groups.
Timbrell described professional development for teachers that ties art‑making to core curriculum and cited a crosswalk aligning CQLA and Eureka math standards with…
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