F E AT U R E S
Art with a Purpose
Art teacher Malia Urie shares award-winning student work and explains the role art has in influencing their world view, and the voice they have in impacting their community.
A
ARTS EDUCATION IS AN IMPORTANT
component of the girl-focused education provided at the Academy. Recent research at the Brookings Institution indicates that arts education impacts students’ academic, social and emotional outcomes in significant ways. For example, students engaged in arts education experience greater compassion for others, as well as greater mutual respect with both peers and teachers. At the elementary school level, their research indicates that arts education helps students to think about things in new ways and contributes to their enjoyment of school. As we strive to provide our students with an unbeatable school experience, arts education is one of the centerpieces of our approach. In this article, art teacher Malia Urie shares how art is woven with study of topics in religion and social studies as students develop art with a message for submission to the Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation’s ‘Inspired in Hawaii’ contest. And you’ll get to see the work of the winners this year from the Academy. “Every year SHA students participate in the annual Clarence T.C. Ching
14
SAC R E D H E A RT S AC A D E M Y
• Miyana Sander (Third Grade) - 2nd Place
