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The Trifecta
The Trifecta

According to a study by the Wallace Foundation, middle school students say they want three things from an art program: they want to learn real skills from real teaching artists in a real art space. Last fall, Creative Art Works hit the trifecta at two after-school programs in The Bronx. Students at MS 45 created their own comic book characters in the Cartooning and Anatomy class, while students at IS 254 explored a variety of techniques in a formal drawing class. Both these semester-long programs were taught by CAW Teaching Artists and offered a deep dive into a single subject.

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Developing Character(s)
Developing Character(s)

“Kids at this age are perfectly ready to create stories. Characters spill from their brains. These characters might be the product of an active imagination, or a response to something they read in books or saw on TV, or they may possibly be a way of processing their own personal development.”

— CAW Teaching Artist Ayla Rexroth on student-created cartoon characters in the Cartoon and Anatomy program at Hamilton Grange Middle School.

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after-school, cartooning, cartoons, middle school, out-of-school time, Programming, public speaking, self-portraitDaniel Bergman, Program DirectorHamilton Grange Middle Schoolart education, arts, design, drawing, East Harlem, Harlem, Hamilton Grange, middle school, MS45, self-portrait, cartooning, cartoons, painting
Atticus Finch, Superman, and Me
Atticus Finch, Superman, and Me

How can a social media post help students better understand the motivations of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird? What qualities do Greek gods share with everyday heroes? These are questions that students in Creative Art Works' integrated arts programs are contemplating with this fall.

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Small Stories about Big Changes
Small Stories about Big Changes

“Kids at this age want to tell their own stories. The cartooning class gives them the skills and the opportunity to do that.”

CAW Teaching Artist Tom Palmer

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middle school, OST, out-of-school time, Programming, after-school, empowerment, public speaking, cartoons, cartooningScott Lucas, Marketing & Communications ManagerIsaac Newton Middle Schoolcartoons, cartooning, art, education, art education, art ed, middle school, 6th grade, story, story-telling