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ARTS FIRST Partners
(Updated August 12, 2009)
In 1999, the Hawai‘i State Legislature initiated ARTS FIRST with ACT 80, naming the Fine Arts as a core subject and calling for a Strategic Plan to implement the revised Fine Arts Standards. In 2001, Act 306 named the ARTS FIRST Partners and mandated implementation of the Strategic Plan.
Hawai‘i Arts Alliance
Hawai‘i Association of Independent Schools
Hawai‘i State Department of Education
Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, College of Arts & Humanities
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, College of Education
Affiliate Partners:
Hawai‘i State PTSA
Honolulu Theatre for Youth
Maui Arts & Cultural Center
As the convening agency of the ARTS FIRST Partners, the HSFCA supports the development and distribution of and training for "An Essential Arts Toolkit for the K-5 Classroom Teacher." To download a copy from the Hawai‘i Arts Alliance website, click on Toolkit; or visit the DOE website and click on The Arts Toolkit, where you will be able to access the various chapters separately. With the ARTS FIRST Partners, the Arts Education Program supports professional development workshops in the fine arts for classroom teachers, and selection and training of teaching artists.
Arts education is improving in Hawai‘i. For the most recent developments, read the ARTS FIRST Progress Report 2007-2008 and the ARTS FIRST Strategic Plan 2006-2010. The progress report has data on strategy, action steps, and accomplishments on the ARTS FIRST Strategic Plan.
Professional Development Workshops
Professional Development Workshop for teachers are scheduled August - October. Presented by Honolulu Theatre for Youth and ARTS FIRST Partners with funding support by the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. For information about these workshops, click here: Professional Development Workshops.
Contact
For more information on the Arts Education program, contact Vivien Lee, Arts Education Coordinator, via email at vivien.lee@hawaii.gov or call (808) 586-0768.
Related Links
Artistic Teaching Partners
Artists in the Schools Program
Arts Resources for School Teachers and Administrators
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