Students in Atlanta Public Schools are not the only ones studying the arts; their teachers are getting into the act as well. Thanks to a successful partnership with ArtsNOW, a professional development program offered by Creating Pride, Inc., more than 250 APS teachers have received training that helps them integrate the arts into their lessons in all subjects.
“We are able to embrace fine arts by sending teachers every year to ArtsNOW workshops that APS supports,” said Dr. Brian Mitchell, principal of Mary Lin Elementary. Over the past three years, 14 Mary Lin teachers have received ArtsNOW training.