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Arts Program

LAUSD'S Nationally Recognized Elementary Arts Program
Creative Network 2024-2025
 
The Los Angeles Unified School District recognizes
that education in the arts makes unique and vital
contributions to a child’s cognitive development.
 
The Los Angeles Unified School District recognizes that education in the arts makes unique and vital contributions to a child's cognitive development. Elementary Arts Teachers provide direct, standards based, core arts instruction to students and strategically support classroom teachers in growing their capacity to teach foundational skills in all arts disciplines. This cultivates integration of arts strategies across the curriculum that fundamentally improves student achievement in literacy and numeracy.
 
Wilshire Park’s Arts Programs
 
Theater  
Visual Arts
Music
Dance
 

Creative Network 2024-2025

Rotation 1: August 12-October 11, 2024

Rotation 2: October 14-December 13, 2024

Rotation 3: January 6-March 21, 2025

Rotation 4: March 24-June 10, 2025


Rotation 1: August 12-October 11, 2024


TEAM: WEST

DISCIPLINE

TEACHER

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

DANCE

Nune Mc Combs

RAMONA

RAMONA

SATURN

SATURN

MARLTON

MUSIC

Viva Vinson

KINGSLEY

KINGSLEY

HARVARD

HARVARD

HARVARD

VISUAL ART

Robin Frazier

VINE

VINE

VINE

RAMONA

RAMONA

THEATRE

Evangelina Estrada

WILSHIRE PARK

WILSHIRE PARK

WILSHIRE PARK

KINGSLEY

KINGSLEY


Rotation 2: October 14-December 13, 2024


TEAM: WEST

DISCIPLINE

TEACHER

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

DANCE

Nune Mc Combs

WILSHIRE PARK

WILSHIRE PARK

WILSHIRE PARK

KINGSLEY

KINGSLEY

MUSIC

Viva Vinson

RAMONA

RAMONA

SATURN

SATURN

MARLTON

VISUAL ART

Robin Frazier

KINGSLEY

KINGSLEY

HARVARD

HARVARD

HARVARD

THEATRE

Evangelina Estrada

VINE

VINE

VINE

RAMONA

RAMONA

 

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The Creative Network program shatters the traditional arts education model by using innovation to empower arts resources that create consistent, full-scale, equitable arts education opportunities for every student. Each Creative Network school receives one to five days of arts per week depending on their student enrollment. All grades K-6 receive nine-weeks of discrete arts instruction in dance, music, theatre and visual arts. 

This comprehensive program began in the 2014-15 school year with 17 schools in Local District (LD) East and 14 schools in LD North, and 10 arts teachers. In 2015-16 the program expanded to 23 schools in the LD East and LD Central and to 18 in LD Northwest and Northeast and the number of arts teachers doubled to 20. In the spring of 2016, a comprehensive assessment in the arts was given to all students in grades 3 and above. The results showed that the majority of the students were retaining the information taught. In the fall of 2017, the Creative Network was expanded to serve schools in LD South, with 30 teachers serving 53 schools District-wide. 

 

Resources

Wishire Park Elementary Students Share Their Artwork With the World!

Los Angeles, CA -- Move Over Famous Artists! Wilshire Park Elementary artists are taking over the spotlight!  Kathleen Chenu, the school's Art Teacher, has teamed up with Artsonia, www.artsonia.com -- the world's largest online kid's art museum -- to display the students' artwork.

Anyone can view the school gallery online at: www.artsonia.com/schools/Wilshire122. Visitors can browse the artwork in the school gallery by grade level, or by specific exhibits. Wilshire Park Elementary students join thousands of students from over 130 countries whose artwork is showcased on Artsonia. "This program is a wonderful way to get parents and family members more involved in Art Education," said Kathleen Chenu.

All of Artsonia's artwork (12 million and counting!) are viewable online, and any teacher or parent can create an online art gallery for their child or school. Artsonia provides several online features such as fan clubs and personal guestbooks, as a way for families to encourage the creativity and imaginations of their young artists. In addition, family members can purchase keepsakes imprinted with the child's artwork, with Artsonia donating 15 percent of their annual product revenue back to school art programs.

Headquartered in Gurnee, Ill., Artsonia was established in 2000 as an online kid's art museum providing free, educational resources for kids, families and schools to create art projects. Since its inception, Artsonia continues to integrate technology in the classroom, develop multi-cultural understanding through art and increase family involvement in children's education. To find out more, visit www.artsonia.com.