Community Colors spreads art in Boston’s South End

The Summer Arts Program at the Children’s Art Centre is off to a great start! Check out what our budding artists have been learning. Children have the opportunity to explore nature in our very own Sensory Garden. Time spent in natural environments has a range of health benefits and makes a great impact on emotional […]

Congratulations to our Learn at Work participants! This past week marked the end of our first year of Learn at Work, a program that provides English classes to employees at the South End Community Health Center (SECHC). Classes are designed to help non-native English speakers improve their  workplace communication skills so that they can grow within the organization […]

Can art be used in a way that teaches students about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)?  Arts educators at United South End Settlements (USES) Children’s Art Centre believe wholeheartedly that art can be used to increase academic achievement across the STEM spectrum. “The arts represent the most inclusive, engaging, and powerful tool early educators […]

Spring ArtWeek  April 29 – May 4, 2014 — A Celebration of the Art, Culture, and Creativity in Greater Boston — Art is important to youth development from the time they are born. One might ask themselves: How do the arts impact play? What difference do the arts make in the community? How do the […]

On March 20, 2014, Transitions to College, GED, ABE, and ESOL students attended the Adult Literacy Awareness Day at the State House. This was a very inspiring event for them, as they got to see first-hand how educators and students can come together to ask for more funding for adult education. Students prepared for this […]

The Children’s Art Centre’s April Vacation Arts Program engages children ages 4.5 – 12 years old in a variety of arts projects. From learning technical skills in painting, printmaking and sculpture – to working collaboratively with their peers on projects to solve problems, this full day program engages all the senses. The Calder Kids visited […]