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Young artists at the Children’s Art Centre have been busy during our Summer Arts Program. Check out our projects from Session 3: Sewing Shape Monsters Students used their imaginations to create an invented animal and thought about what abilities or qualities it would have. Using fine motor skills, students planned the basic shapes they needed, […]

If you have walked by the Children’s Art Centre this summer, you will notice how busy our young artists have been making and exploring art techniques. Here are a few things we learned over the past two weeks: Paper Construction: Scrap materials are always available for students to experiment with and are a good way […]

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 […]