Every Child is an Artist at MAE!Arts Education at Madison Avenue K-2
MAE K-2 is a member of the Mississippi Arts Commission’s
Whole Schools Initiative. The Whole Schools Initiative,
Mississippi’s first comprehensive statewide arts education
program, uses the arts as a vehicle for promoting high-quality
instruction and learning for students in all disciplines. This
unique program goes far beyond “art for art’s sake” and applies
the learning power of the arts across the entire curriculum.
Visual
Arts
 All students spend 30 minutes a week
experiencing the visual arts. Students have fun learning to
creatively express themselves in a variety of media, including
painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, and printmaking.
Subject matter draws on each student's observation and
imagination. Using basic elements and principles of design, many
lessons are
 integrated with science,
language and social studies
concepts to create a lively, interactive learning environment.
Art from various cultures throughout time is also introduced
through class and parent volunteers in the Meet the Masters
Program.
Throughout the school year, student artwork is displayed in our
brand new
WHAT DO YOU SEE ? ART MUSEUM. We also
have many arts related events/projects including our annual Arts
on the Avenue.—check the arts
 calendar to make sure you don't
miss the next exhibit or event.
In addition, classroom teachers at Madison Avenue K-2 are
committed to reaching every student by infusing the arts into
their standard curriculum, teaching all subjects with and
through the arts. Research shows that students taught through
the arts learn to develop creative ways to approach problems;
critical thinking skills; confidence and self-esteem; and a
deeper understanding of themselves, their own culture, and the
cultures of others.
~ PROJECTS ~
- ARTS-INFUSED INSTRUCTION
- MEET THE MASTERS
- ARTIST OF THE MONTH
- COMPOSER OF THE MONTH
- HOLIDAY HEIRLOOMS
- ARTS ON THE AVENUE ~ FAMILY ARTS FESTIVAL
- FACE TO FACE ARTIST SERIES
- MONEY FOR MASTERPIECES
- PTO PERFORMANCES
- GUEST ARTISTS
- ARTISTS OF MAE ~ POSTER PROJECT
- MADISON STRINGS
- ART INSTALLATION
- WHAT DO YOU SEE ? ART MUSEUM
TO HELP SUPPORT THE ARTS AT MAE...E-MAIL JEANNE HENDRICKS
jhendricks@madison-schools.com
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Madison Avenue Elementary K-2 became a Whole School in
August 2005. We received grant funds to successfully use the
arts as an avenue for promoting high quality instruction in all
subject areas. The arts…drama, music, dance and visual arts…art
used as a springboard to tap into each child’s multiple
intelligence. The initiative is helping us infuse the arts at
MAE K-2. Through training, our teachers will continue to gain
valuable knowledge in arts-infused instruction and artistic
awareness. The process of implementing the Whole Schools
Initiative is evident throughout our campus inside and
outside our classrooms.
