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Arts Education Curriculum - Grades 1-8 - Ontario - all arts programs for Grades 1 to 8 will be based on the expectations outlined in this document Grades 9-12 - Arts Curriculum Arts Education Curriculum - Grades 1-12 - Saskatchewan Arts Education Home page - Government of Saskatchewan - provides access to the provincial curriculum guides Arts Education Standard Course of Study and Grade Level Competencies B.C. Ministry of Education - Skills and Training Virtual Curriculum - Elementary Art Education - designed to aid teachers in the art education of elementary ages children.
Arts Education Curriculum - Grades 1-8 - Ontario - all arts programs for Grades 1 to 8 will be based on the expectations outlined in this document Grades 9-12 - Arts Curriculum
Arts Education Curriculum - Grades 1-12 - Saskatchewan
Arts Education Home page - Government of Saskatchewan - provides access to the provincial curriculum guides
Arts Education Standard Course of Study and Grade Level Competencies
B.C. Ministry of Education - Skills and Training
Virtual Curriculum - Elementary Art Education - designed to aid teachers in the art education of elementary ages children.
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Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television - to undertake educational activities to encourage professional development - workshops, seminars and conferences examine business issues in the industries as well as professional development in the craft area - National Apprenticeship Program - reference library, a script collection and a video library - serves as an information centre - administers apprenticeship programs and scholarships. Alliance for Children and Television, The - to enrich the home viewing experience of Canadian children with more and better Canadian children's television, guided by more knowledgeable parents. e-mail: acttv@interlog.com American Alliance for Theatre and Education - to promote standards of excellence in theatre and drama/theatre education by providing the theatre artist and the theatre educator a network of resources and support, a base for advocacy, and access to programs and projects that focus on the importance of drama in the human experience. American Orff-Schulwerk Association - The American Orff-Schulwerk Association is a professional organization of music and movement educators dedicated to the creative teaching approach developed by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman. We are joined by our belief that learning about music - learning to sing and play, to hear and understand, to move and create - should be an active and joyful experience. American String Teachers Association - The American String Teachers Association with National School Orchestra Association is a membership committed to advancing string education and performance. Art Starts in Schools - providing programs and services to educators and artists for the benefit of British Columbia's young people Arts Education Partnership - Goals 2000 Arts for a Complete Education - Florida Alliance for Arts Education Arts Horizons - full service arts in education serving New York, New Jersey and Connecticut Arts in Basic Curriculum - purpose of CABC is to engage teachers, administrators, and the public in dialogue about the power of the arts to educate all children, and the changes in curriculum, teaching strategies, and classroom structure necessary to access that power ArtsEdge - at the Kennedy Center - sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and Department of Education - designed to help artists, teachers, and students gain access to and/or share information, resources, and ideas that support the arts as a core subject area in the K-12 curriculum ArtsEdNet - Getty Education Institute for the Arts ARTSgenesis - ignites creativity and accelerates learning in students, educators, and parents - multiple intelligences and the arts, engages participants of all abilities in the creative process ArtsSmarts - a national program of The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, delivered throught the Canadian Conference of the Arts and 10 Partners across the country. It is designed to use the power of the arts to release the creative potential of young people to positively shape their intellectual and emotional development. Artsvision - North America's leader in arts and arts education planning, design, and program implementation. Dedicated to excellence in the presentation of arts for diverse communities across the continent, Artsvision serves music, theater and dance providers, universities and schools systems, government agencies, foundations and cultural institutions. Association for the Advancement of Arts Education - A resource for classroom teachers and also those interested in research on how the arts contribute to education. The bibliography includes over 300 research studies and program evaluation (pre-K and early childhood info) Association for Tele-Education in Canada - e-mail: m_de kerckhove@tvo.org Association of Theater Movement Educators - shaping the future of kinesthetic and aesthetic education Back to Organizations Top of Page California Arts Project, The (TCAP) is the state’s subject matter project in Visual and Performing Arts. TCAP’s central mission is to deepen teachers’ knowledge of dance, music, theatre, and visual art, to enhance student success pre-kindergarten through post-secondary, and develop instructional strategies to support the Visual & Performing Arts Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre - To arrange visits by filmmakers to screen and talk about their work and to conduct workshops. Canadian Magazine Publishers Association (CMPA) - For teachers and school libraries, the Association offers a subscription service and a catalogue of member magazines. Canadian Music Educators' Association (CMEA) - Promotes Canadian music in schools; promotes research in music education; studies the needs, concerns and objectives in music teacher preparation. Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP) To promote the growth of children's culture by establishing rapport with teachers, libraries and children; provides consulting services to various institutions for children's cultural festivals and workshops; consultation for PA and PD days, seminars, enrichment programs. Coalition for Music Education in Canada - To raise the awareness and understanding of the role that music plays in Canadian culture, and to advocate the contribution that Music Education makes in the lives of all Canadians. Council of Drama in Education (CODE) - promote the advancement of drama in education, provide a forum for the exchange of ideas among those involved in drama in education through study committees, area symposia and an annual conference. - e-mail: rdodson@orc.ca Back to Organizations Top of Page DramaWest - Perth - West Austrailia - The Association of Drama Educators (WA) loaded with drama sites, lessons etc. Subscribe to their discussion list to communicte with drama teachers from around the world Back to Organizations Top of Page Educational Theater Association - a professional organization for teachers of theatre and theatre professionals at all levels - offers direct services to teachers and spearheads many national and state-level advocacy and awareness efforts Back to Organizations Top of Page Florida Alliance for Arts Education Back to Organizations Top of Page Global SchoolNet - Linking Kids Around the World - mission is to harness the power of the Internet to provide ongoing opportunities to support learners both in and outside the school environment Back to Organizations Top of Page International Child Art Foundation (ICAF): ICAF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the premise that the innate creativity of every child on the planet needs to be nurtured, celebrated and supported. International Society for Music Education - includes information on Conferences, Publications, Directories, News and Events Back to Organizations Top of Page Manitoba Music Educators Association Minnesota Center for Arts Education Missouri Alliance for Arts Education Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation: The Mr. Hollands Opus Foundation is dedicated to promoting instrumental music education nationwide by partnering with businesses, schools, and communities to provide new and refurbished musical instruments to qualified schools and individual students. Music Educators National Conference Back to Organizations Top of Page National Arts Centre Orchestra - resident orchestra in Canada's National Arts Centre - sponsors educational program National Arts Education Association - to promote art education through Professional Development - Publications National Arts & Learning Collaborative (NALC) The National Arts & Learning Collaborative (NALC) is a non profit organization that develops, implements, and evaluates model programs that incorporate the arts into the core curriculum of urban schools, and forges networks to support those activities among schools, arts/cultural organizations, businesses, and institutions of higher education. National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) National Association for Music Education National Ballet School - one of the world's finest professional ballet academies. National Coalition for Music Education (NCME) c/o American Music Conference National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA): NFAA's mission is to identify emerging artists and assist them at critical junctures in their educational and professional developments, and to raise appreciation for, and support of, the arts in American society. National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts National Ice Theatre of Canada - e-mail: shewchuk@concentric.net National Network for Folk Arts in Education: Information about the National Network for Folk Arts in Education is currently available on the CARTS website (Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers and Students). National Standards for Arts Education National Symposium on Arts Education - an association of individuals and groups who share common goals for strenghtening the arts in Canadian schools and communities. The participants continue to build a partnership that addresses issues affecting the delivery of quality arts education so that all students in Canada can benefit from learning in, through and about the arts. New Mexico Music Educators Association, The - to promote the advancement of music education through public, private, and parochial schools and other education institutions Nova Scotia Education and Culture - responsible for ensuring that the educational, vocational and technical training services are provided Back to Organizations Top of Page Playwrights Union of Canada - sponsors playwrights to do public readings and lead workshops in everything from creative drama to puppetry, anywhere in Canada, through the Canada Reading Tours and the Playwrights-in-the-Schools Tours. Back to Organizations Top of Page Royal Architecture Institute of Canada - Fosters public awareness and appreciation of architecture and creating necessary dialogue between the public and the profession through public forums, discussions, lectures, exhibits and information programs. Royal Canadian Academy of Arts - To encourage, improve and cultivate the arts of painting, sculpture, architecture, and of design in graphic, decorative and industrial arts. - e-mail: rcaarts@interlog.com Royal Conservatory of Music Back to Organizations Top of Page Saskatchewan Music Educators Association School for Studies in Art and Culture SchoolNet - electronically networking Canadian schools
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television - to undertake educational activities to encourage professional development - workshops, seminars and conferences examine business issues in the industries as well as professional development in the craft area - National Apprenticeship Program - reference library, a script collection and a video library - serves as an information centre - administers apprenticeship programs and scholarships.
Alliance for Children and Television, The - to enrich the home viewing experience of Canadian children with more and better Canadian children's television, guided by more knowledgeable parents. e-mail: acttv@interlog.com
American Alliance for Theatre and Education - to promote standards of excellence in theatre and drama/theatre education by providing the theatre artist and the theatre educator a network of resources and support, a base for advocacy, and access to programs and projects that focus on the importance of drama in the human experience.
American Orff-Schulwerk Association - The American Orff-Schulwerk Association is a professional organization of music and movement educators dedicated to the creative teaching approach developed by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman. We are joined by our belief that learning about music - learning to sing and play, to hear and understand, to move and create - should be an active and joyful experience.
American String Teachers Association - The American String Teachers Association with National School Orchestra Association is a membership committed to advancing string education and performance.
Art Starts in Schools - providing programs and services to educators and artists for the benefit of British Columbia's young people
Arts Education Partnership - Goals 2000
Arts for a Complete Education - Florida Alliance for Arts Education
Arts Horizons - full service arts in education serving New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
Arts in Basic Curriculum - purpose of CABC is to engage teachers, administrators, and the public in dialogue about the power of the arts to educate all children, and the changes in curriculum, teaching strategies, and classroom structure necessary to access that power
ArtsEdge - at the Kennedy Center - sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and Department of Education - designed to help artists, teachers, and students gain access to and/or share information, resources, and ideas that support the arts as a core subject area in the K-12 curriculum
ArtsEdNet - Getty Education Institute for the Arts
ARTSgenesis - ignites creativity and accelerates learning in students, educators, and parents - multiple intelligences and the arts, engages participants of all abilities in the creative process
ArtsSmarts - a national program of The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, delivered throught the Canadian Conference of the Arts and 10 Partners across the country. It is designed to use the power of the arts to release the creative potential of young people to positively shape their intellectual and emotional development.
Artsvision - North America's leader in arts and arts education planning, design, and program implementation. Dedicated to excellence in the presentation of arts for diverse communities across the continent, Artsvision serves music, theater and dance providers, universities and schools systems, government agencies, foundations and cultural institutions.
Association for the Advancement of Arts Education - A resource for classroom teachers and also those interested in research on how the arts contribute to education. The bibliography includes over 300 research studies and program evaluation (pre-K and early childhood info)
Association for Tele-Education in Canada - e-mail: m_de kerckhove@tvo.org
Association of Theater Movement Educators - shaping the future of kinesthetic and aesthetic education
Back to Organizations Top of Page
California Arts Project, The (TCAP) is the state’s subject matter project in Visual and Performing Arts. TCAP’s central mission is to deepen teachers’ knowledge of dance, music, theatre, and visual art, to enhance student success pre-kindergarten through post-secondary, and develop instructional strategies to support the Visual & Performing Arts
Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre - To arrange visits by filmmakers to screen and talk about their work and to conduct workshops.
Canadian Magazine Publishers Association (CMPA) - For teachers and school libraries, the Association offers a subscription service and a catalogue of member magazines.
Canadian Music Educators' Association (CMEA) - Promotes Canadian music in schools; promotes research in music education; studies the needs, concerns and objectives in music teacher preparation.
Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP) To promote the growth of children's culture by establishing rapport with teachers, libraries and children; provides consulting services to various institutions for children's cultural festivals and workshops; consultation for PA and PD days, seminars, enrichment programs.
Coalition for Music Education in Canada - To raise the awareness and understanding of the role that music plays in Canadian culture, and to advocate the contribution that Music Education makes in the lives of all Canadians.
Council of Drama in Education (CODE) - promote the advancement of drama in education, provide a forum for the exchange of ideas among those involved in drama in education through study committees, area symposia and an annual conference. - e-mail: rdodson@orc.ca
DramaWest - Perth - West Austrailia - The Association of Drama Educators (WA) loaded with drama sites, lessons etc. Subscribe to their discussion list to communicte with drama teachers from around the world
Educational Theater Association - a professional organization for teachers of theatre and theatre professionals at all levels - offers direct services to teachers and spearheads many national and state-level advocacy and awareness efforts
Florida Alliance for Arts Education
Global SchoolNet - Linking Kids Around the World - mission is to harness the power of the Internet to provide ongoing opportunities to support learners both in and outside the school environment
International Child Art Foundation (ICAF): ICAF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the premise that the innate creativity of every child on the planet needs to be nurtured, celebrated and supported.
International Society for Music Education - includes information on Conferences, Publications, Directories, News and Events
Manitoba Music Educators Association
Minnesota Center for Arts Education
Missouri Alliance for Arts Education
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation: The Mr. Hollands Opus Foundation is dedicated to promoting instrumental music education nationwide by partnering with businesses, schools, and communities to provide new and refurbished musical instruments to qualified schools and individual students.
Music Educators National Conference
National Arts Centre Orchestra - resident orchestra in Canada's National Arts Centre - sponsors educational program
National Arts Education Association - to promote art education through Professional Development - Publications
National Arts & Learning Collaborative (NALC) The National Arts & Learning Collaborative (NALC) is a non profit organization that develops, implements, and evaluates model programs that incorporate the arts into the core curriculum of urban schools, and forges networks to support those activities among schools, arts/cultural organizations, businesses, and institutions of higher education.
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA)
National Association for Music Education
National Ballet School - one of the world's finest professional ballet academies.
National Coalition for Music Education (NCME) c/o American Music Conference
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA): NFAA's mission is to identify emerging artists and assist them at critical junctures in their educational and professional developments, and to raise appreciation for, and support of, the arts in American society.
National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
National Ice Theatre of Canada - e-mail: shewchuk@concentric.net
National Network for Folk Arts in Education: Information about the National Network for Folk Arts in Education is currently available on the CARTS website (Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers and Students).
National Standards for Arts Education
National Symposium on Arts Education - an association of individuals and groups who share common goals for strenghtening the arts in Canadian schools and communities. The participants continue to build a partnership that addresses issues affecting the delivery of quality arts education so that all students in Canada can benefit from learning in, through and about the arts.
New Mexico Music Educators Association, The - to promote the advancement of music education through public, private, and parochial schools and other education institutions
Nova Scotia Education and Culture - responsible for ensuring that the educational, vocational and technical training services are provided
Playwrights Union of Canada - sponsors playwrights to do public readings and lead workshops in everything from creative drama to puppetry, anywhere in Canada, through the Canada Reading Tours and the Playwrights-in-the-Schools Tours.
Royal Architecture Institute of Canada - Fosters public awareness and appreciation of architecture and creating necessary dialogue between the public and the profession through public forums, discussions, lectures, exhibits and information programs.
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts - To encourage, improve and cultivate the arts of painting, sculpture, architecture, and of design in graphic, decorative and industrial arts. - e-mail: rcaarts@interlog.com
Royal Conservatory of Music
Saskatchewan Music Educators Association
School for Studies in Art and Culture
SchoolNet - electronically networking Canadian schools
Americans for the Arts - a host of information - arts education/community development cultural diversity etc. etc. Arts and Education Network Arts Education Publications - various articles from the National Endowment for the Arts Arts Education Research References - This page, from Public Television offers a nice bibliography of books dealing with research on the value of arts education. Arts Online Educational Database - Online access to Performing Arts Schools and Training Programs in North America Authentic Connections - Interdisciplinary Work in the Arts - The purpose of this document is to assist and support educators in interdisciplinary work and to clarify how the arts can be taught with integrity through interdisciplinary content standards. It has been prepared for teachers in all disciplines, teaching artists, administrators, teacher educators at the college level, and parents. Back to Resource Pages Top of Page Cable in the Classroom - provides copy-right-cleared, commercial-free, educationally relevant television programming for Canadian Schools http://www.cableducation.ca/english/default.asp Calgary Arts Partners in Education Society (C.A.P.E.S.) - a partnership between leading Calgary arts organizations, both Calgary Schools Board and community volunteers - a program bringing artists and teachers together as partners in learning through the arts California Arts Project, The - TCAP’s central mission is to deepen teachhers’ knowledge of dance, music, theatre, and visual art, to enhance student success pre-kindergarten through post-secondary, and develop instructional strategies to support the Visual & Performing Arts Content Standards For California Public Schools, and the state VAPA Framework. http://csmp.ucop.edu/tcap/ Canadian Film and Media Resources - list of Canadian film and media sites on the WWW. Includes a list of Web sites for film and communications studies programs in Canada. Compiled and maintained by the Queen's University Department of Film Studies. Canadian Writing Links - pointers to Canadian literature/writing resources on the Internet, with an emphasis on children's literature Center for Liberal Arts - a huge site that catalogs online teaching resources for Art, Music, Classics - has an e-library with full texts of African-American literature, women's literature, Shakespeare and hundreds of other resources Children's Literature Site - Carol Otis Hurst and Rebecca Otis - a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas on ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics Children's Literature Web Guide - an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults Community Learning Network (CLN) - Although CLN focuses its efforts on the needs of BC's educational community, its success in delivering quality resources is being noticed by teachers across the country who access the network through the SchoolNet home page Crayola Art Education - a great place to share ideas, news on arts advocacy, and arts education and technology Creative Drama & Theatre Education Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers & Students Back to Resource Pages Top of Page Discovery Channel, The - information - information and more information Drama in the Middle School - Designed for the middle school drama teacher. Includes evaluation forms, projects, terms, games and activities, grade level syllabus, and lesson plans. Back to Resource Pages Top of Page Film and Communication Studies Programs In Canada - listing of programs in film and communication studies at Canadian universities and colleges, plus links to programs that are on the Internet. First Nations (SchoolNet) Back to Resource Pages Top of Page History Alive - high quality educational software products History Link 10: Art History - Lessons and links organized by culture. Back to Resource Pages Top of Page International Journal of Education in the Arts Internet School Library Media Center (ISLMC) Art Education page - a meta-site for teachers, librarians, parents and students to preview selected links. Back to Resource Pages Top of Page K-12 Resources for Music Educators - a comprehensive list of resources for band, classroom, orchestra, choral and vocal educators Kathy's Music Box - Nanaimo's Premier Children's Music School Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network (KCAAEN) - Links to the Arts Education Network Kenneth Taylor's Drama in Education - This site has been developed to support teachers who use Drama in their classrooms Kids 4 Broadway - Children's theatre organization offering schools and arts councils up to eleven original one-act plays written specifically for students ages 7-14 to perform. No royalty fees are required and included is an Operations and Procedures Guide to make these very user-friendly programs for any teacher who loves theatre and teaching/directing children. Kinder Art - art lesson plans for K-12. For teachers, parents, homeschoolers and kids. Features kid's gallery, art trivia, teacher exchange and art supply recipes. Knowledge Network Back to Resource Pages Top of Page LibraryNet (SchoolNet) - Canadian public libraries have been providing information, education and recreation to Canadian for over a century and a half. Today they are defining new roles - LibraryNet is to encourage the growth of these new roles and to help Canadian libraries connect to the information highway and to one another Back to Resource Pages Top of Page Music Education Launch Site - for music educators who want K-12 resources and music lesson plans Music Education Online - A guide to music education for Grades K through 12 Music Education and Arts Education Resources - various listing and connections Music Education Directory Music Education Resource Links Music Education Search System Musica - The Music & Science Information Computer Archive - Data Base Contents: Scientific research (refrences & abstracts) on music as related to behaviour, the brain and allied fields - Updated Sundays Back to Resource Pages Top of Page New Horizons - hop the elevator in this exciting building devoted to arts in education Back to Resource Pages Top of Page Preschool Education - has many ideas to help with your Winter time theme planning. Whether it is for your kids at home or for your classroom, we can help. Back to Resource Pages Top of Page Resolving Conflict Creatively Program - began in 1985 as a collaboration between Educators for Social Responsibility Metropolitan Area and the New York City Board of Education - provides teachers with in-depth training, curricula, and extensive staff development support; establishes student peer mediation programs; offers parent workshops; and conducts leadership training for school administrators Resources for Integrating The Arts in Education Back to Resource Pages Top of Page SchoolNet's First Nation's Resources Southeast Center for Education in the Arts, The - The Center's mission is to bring about change in education by implementing comprehensive arts education programs through advocacy, curriculum development, and professional training. Start with the Arts - an instructional program for four,five, and six year old that uses the arts to assist young children, including those with disabilities, in exploring themes commonly taught in early childhood classrooms Stem Net's Drama - A useful resource for drama and theatre teachers and students containing lesson plans, links to drama sites, and a question and answer section. Student Connection Program - will help Canadian small businesses get connected to the Information Highway - and become more competitive Back to Resource Pages Top of Page Teachersites.com - formerly Brian Wesson's - with 48 subjects and over 700 sites Back to Resource Pages Top of Page U.S. Education Departments - Links to states education departments Back to Resource Pages Top of Page Very Special Arts YA Arts Ed Links - links to young audiences arts education < Young Audiences, Inc.
Americans for the Arts - a host of information - arts education/community development cultural diversity etc. etc.
Arts and Education Network
Arts Education Publications - various articles from the National Endowment for the Arts
Arts Education Research References - This page, from Public Television offers a nice bibliography of books dealing with research on the value of arts education.
Arts Online Educational Database - Online access to Performing Arts Schools and Training Programs in North America
Authentic Connections - Interdisciplinary Work in the Arts - The purpose of this document is to assist and support educators in interdisciplinary work and to clarify how the arts can be taught with integrity through interdisciplinary content standards. It has been prepared for teachers in all disciplines, teaching artists, administrators, teacher educators at the college level, and parents.
Back to Resource Pages Top of Page
Cable in the Classroom - provides copy-right-cleared, commercial-free, educationally relevant television programming for Canadian Schools http://www.cableducation.ca/english/default.asp
Calgary Arts Partners in Education Society (C.A.P.E.S.) - a partnership between leading Calgary arts organizations, both Calgary Schools Board and community volunteers - a program bringing artists and teachers together as partners in learning through the arts
California Arts Project, The - TCAP’s central mission is to deepen teachhers’ knowledge of dance, music, theatre, and visual art, to enhance student success pre-kindergarten through post-secondary, and develop instructional strategies to support the Visual & Performing Arts Content Standards For California Public Schools, and the state VAPA Framework. http://csmp.ucop.edu/tcap/
Canadian Film and Media Resources - list of Canadian film and media sites on the WWW. Includes a list of Web sites for film and communications studies programs in Canada. Compiled and maintained by the Queen's University Department of Film Studies.
Canadian Writing Links - pointers to Canadian literature/writing resources on the Internet, with an emphasis on children's literature
Center for Liberal Arts - a huge site that catalogs online teaching resources for Art, Music, Classics - has an e-library with full texts of African-American literature, women's literature, Shakespeare and hundreds of other resources
Children's Literature Site - Carol Otis Hurst and Rebecca Otis - a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas on ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics
Children's Literature Web Guide - an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults
Community Learning Network (CLN) - Although CLN focuses its efforts on the needs of BC's educational community, its success in delivering quality resources is being noticed by teachers across the country who access the network through the SchoolNet home page
Crayola Art Education - a great place to share ideas, news on arts advocacy, and arts education and technology
Creative Drama & Theatre Education
Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers & Students
Discovery Channel, The - information - information and more information
Drama in the Middle School - Designed for the middle school drama teacher. Includes evaluation forms, projects, terms, games and activities, grade level syllabus, and lesson plans.
Film and Communication Studies Programs In Canada - listing of programs in film and communication studies at Canadian universities and colleges, plus links to programs that are on the Internet.
First Nations (SchoolNet)
History Alive - high quality educational software products
History Link 10: Art History - Lessons and links organized by culture.
International Journal of Education in the Arts
Internet School Library Media Center (ISLMC) Art Education page - a meta-site for teachers, librarians, parents and students to preview selected links.
K-12 Resources for Music Educators - a comprehensive list of resources for band, classroom, orchestra, choral and vocal educators
Kathy's Music Box - Nanaimo's Premier Children's Music School
Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network (KCAAEN) - Links to the Arts Education Network
Kenneth Taylor's Drama in Education - This site has been developed to support teachers who use Drama in their classrooms
Kids 4 Broadway - Children's theatre organization offering schools and arts councils up to eleven original one-act plays written specifically for students ages 7-14 to perform. No royalty fees are required and included is an Operations and Procedures Guide to make these very user-friendly programs for any teacher who loves theatre and teaching/directing children.
Kinder Art - art lesson plans for K-12. For teachers, parents, homeschoolers and kids. Features kid's gallery, art trivia, teacher exchange and art supply recipes.
Knowledge Network
LibraryNet (SchoolNet) - Canadian public libraries have been providing information, education and recreation to Canadian for over a century and a half. Today they are defining new roles - LibraryNet is to encourage the growth of these new roles and to help Canadian libraries connect to the information highway and to one another
Music Education Launch Site - for music educators who want K-12 resources and music lesson plans
Music Education Online - A guide to music education for Grades K through 12
Music Education and Arts Education Resources - various listing and connections
Music Education Directory
Music Education Resource Links
Music Education Search System
Musica - The Music & Science Information Computer Archive - Data Base Contents: Scientific research (refrences & abstracts) on music as related to behaviour, the brain and allied fields - Updated Sundays
New Horizons - hop the elevator in this exciting building devoted to arts in education
Preschool Education - has many ideas to help with your Winter time theme planning. Whether it is for your kids at home or for your classroom, we can help.
Resolving Conflict Creatively Program - began in 1985 as a collaboration between Educators for Social Responsibility Metropolitan Area and the New York City Board of Education - provides teachers with in-depth training, curricula, and extensive staff development support; establishes student peer mediation programs; offers parent workshops; and conducts leadership training for school administrators
Resources for Integrating The Arts in Education
SchoolNet's First Nation's Resources
Southeast Center for Education in the Arts, The - The Center's mission is to bring about change in education by implementing comprehensive arts education programs through advocacy, curriculum development, and professional training.
Start with the Arts - an instructional program for four,five, and six year old that uses the arts to assist young children, including those with disabilities, in exploring themes commonly taught in early childhood classrooms
Stem Net's Drama - A useful resource for drama and theatre teachers and students containing lesson plans, links to drama sites, and a question and answer section.
Student Connection Program - will help Canadian small businesses get connected to the Information Highway - and become more competitive
Teachersites.com - formerly Brian Wesson's - with 48 subjects and over 700 sites
U.S. Education Departments - Links to states education departments
Very Special Arts
YA Arts Ed Links - links to young audiences arts education <
Young Audiences, Inc.
Alberta College Conservatory of Music Art Department - Acadia University Art Design Schools - an online resource dedicated to helping people further their creative & artistic potential. If you are interested in pursuing an advanced or specialized degree in the field of art & design, then look no further. We've assembled hundreds of schools & programs just for you! Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada -Complete and up-to-date information on Canadian higher education, Universities and Colleges, publications, international activities, scholarships, advocacy, and related information. Back to Schools Top of Page Banff Centre for the Arts Back to Schools Top of Page College of Fine & Applied Arts - University of Illinois - School of Music Department of Drama Department of Dance School of Art & Design Creative Writing, Film and Theatre Department - University of British Columbia Back to Schools Top of Page Department of Arts in Education - University of Victoria Department of Drama and Speech Communication - University of Waterloo Department of Music - Dalhousie University - offers a full range of undergraduate programs Back to Schools Top of Page Faculty of Arts - Acadia University - index page Faculty of Fine Arts - University of Calgary - dedicated to giving the arts a vital, active role in the community Back to Schools Top of Page Grant MacEwan Community College - arts administration - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Back to Schools Top of Page Humber College of Applied Arts - arts department has received great acclaim Back to Schools Top of Page Lakehead University Department of Music - Thunder Bay, On - courses in conducting, aural skills, composition, and orchestration, participation in large and small ensembles, plus elective courses like opera history and Canadian Music Back to Schools Top of Page McGill University of Faculty of Music - music resource site Music - Mount Allison University - Sackville, NB - serves both students who wish to follow a professional career in music, and general arts and science students wishing to study music on an elective basis Back to Schools Top of Page National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts Nova Scotia College of Art and Design National Theatre School Established in Montreal in 1960, the National Theatre School of Canada (NTS) offers professional training in English and French in a setting that unites all the theatre arts: acting, playwriting, directing, set and costume design, and technical production. Back to Schools Top of Page Queen's University Department of Film Studies - offers a comprehensive undergraduate program of practical, historical and critical courses Back to Schools Top of Page School for the Contemporary Arts - Simon Fraser University - committed to the study, production and promotion of contemporary art School of Art, Drama and Music - McMaster University - Hamilton, Ontario School of Music - Acadia University - professional training in music - Bachelor of Music - Bachelor of Arts in Music degrees offeredd School of Music - University of Manitoba School of Music - University of Victoria School of Physical Theatre - London, England Seneca College Sheridan College - their animation program has received world wide recognition Back to Schools Top of Page The Centre for Indigenous Theatre - provide theatrical training informed by traditional artistic expression, teaching and values, while creating an environment that encourages cultural exchange of practices and techniques between Nations and communities. Theatre Department - University of Alberta Theatre Department - University of Victoria - a liberal arts degree designed to prepare the student for professional training in the theatre, or in education, or for post-graduate studies. Theatre Department - University of Winnipeg Back to Schools Top of Page UNB Fine Arts - University of New Brunswick University of Toronto - Cinema Studies - Department of Fine Arts University of Victoria - Faculty of Fine Arts Back to Schools Top of Page Vancouver Film School Vancouver Institute of Media Arts Back to Schools Top of Page Wolf Trap Educational Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts
Alberta College Conservatory of Music
Art Department - Acadia University
Art Design Schools - an online resource dedicated to helping people further their creative & artistic potential. If you are interested in pursuing an advanced or specialized degree in the field of art & design, then look no further. We've assembled hundreds of schools & programs just for you!
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada -Complete and up-to-date information on Canadian higher education, Universities and Colleges, publications, international activities, scholarships, advocacy, and related information.
Back to Schools Top of Page
Banff Centre for the Arts
College of Fine & Applied Arts - University of Illinois - School of Music Department of Drama Department of Dance School of Art & Design
Creative Writing, Film and Theatre Department - University of British Columbia
Department of Arts in Education - University of Victoria
Department of Drama and Speech Communication - University of Waterloo
Department of Music - Dalhousie University - offers a full range of undergraduate programs
Faculty of Arts - Acadia University - index page
Faculty of Fine Arts - University of Calgary - dedicated to giving the arts a vital, active role in the community
Grant MacEwan Community College - arts administration - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Humber College of Applied Arts - arts department has received great acclaim
Lakehead University Department of Music - Thunder Bay, On - courses in conducting, aural skills, composition, and orchestration, participation in large and small ensembles, plus elective courses like opera history and Canadian Music
McGill University of Faculty of Music - music resource site
Music - Mount Allison University - Sackville, NB - serves both students who wish to follow a professional career in music, and general arts and science students wishing to study music on an elective basis
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
National Theatre School Established in Montreal in 1960, the National Theatre School of Canada (NTS) offers professional training in English and French in a setting that unites all the theatre arts: acting, playwriting, directing, set and costume design, and technical production.
Queen's University Department of Film Studies - offers a comprehensive undergraduate program of practical, historical and critical courses
School for the Contemporary Arts - Simon Fraser University - committed to the study, production and promotion of contemporary art
School of Art, Drama and Music - McMaster University - Hamilton, Ontario
School of Music - Acadia University - professional training in music - Bachelor of Music - Bachelor of Arts in Music degrees offeredd
School of Music - University of Manitoba
School of Music - University of Victoria
School of Physical Theatre - London, England
Seneca College
Sheridan College - their animation program has received world wide recognition
The Centre for Indigenous Theatre - provide theatrical training informed by traditional artistic expression, teaching and values, while creating an environment that encourages cultural exchange of practices and techniques between Nations and communities.
Theatre Department - University of Alberta
Theatre Department - University of Victoria - a liberal arts degree designed to prepare the student for professional training in the theatre, or in education, or for post-graduate studies.
Theatre Department - University of Winnipeg
UNB Fine Arts - University of New Brunswick
University of Toronto - Cinema Studies - Department of Fine Arts
University of Victoria - Faculty of Fine Arts
Vancouver Film School
Vancouver Institute of Media Arts
Wolf Trap Educational Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts