The Grove Project at Grove Elementary School is funded by a U.S. Department of Education Model Development and Dissemination grant. This project, now in its fourth and final year, has been successful in replicating the model started at Tanglewood Middle School. The arts have been integrated into all 3rd through 5th grade classrooms as well as special education and related-arts classes (visual art, music, and physical education).
Over the course of the grant, parental attendance at school events has increased tremendously, particularly at those that spotlight the arts and arts-integrated units of study. Many teachers report that arts integration has become a permanent staple in their teaching practice.
The Grove Project facts:
- 105 collaborative arts-integrated units as of December 2007
- Over 600 students involved in arts-integrated units as of December 2007
- Over 40 teachers trained as of December 2007
Honors & Awards
- Palmetto Silver Award 2007, recognizing high levels of academic achievement and high rates of student academic improvement.
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