A4L Lessons Teachers Presenting at Beyond School Hours Conference

Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center and DeKalb's Glen Haven Elementary School

Present at National Conference



Francine Goodman, Kimberli Maxwell, Vera McKenzie

Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center introduced the Arts for Learning Lessons Program to Georgia in Spring, 2011.  DeKalb County's Glen Haven Elementary School was one of the original 7 school sites for the extended day collaboration around this Arts & Literacy curriculum based program know as Arts for Learning Lessons.

The 3 Glen Haven teachers and Arts for Learning Lessons Program Director, Barbara O'Brien, decided to tell the story of the collaboration, teacher team building, and student achievement in the context of arts & literacy curriculum activities. They submitted a proposal to the Beyond School Hours XIV when this national conference convenienes in Atlanta, February 23-26, 2011.



Barbara O'Brien



Barbara is pleased to announce that the conference proposal has been accepted. Look for the A4L team at 2 sessions of the conference. The topic: Inspiring Everyday Heroes: A Partnership Model for Student Success Through Literacy and the Arts.