SmartARTS

Faces of Promise

SmartARTS is a partnership between Greenville County Schools and the Metropolitan Arts Council that connects students, artists and teachers to deeper learning and self-awareness through integrating the arts with all areas of education.

SmartARTS provides training and support for teachers and artists in the use of successful arts integration methods. The partnership is built on the collaboration between teacher and artist and is focused on becoming a model and resource for this innovative work that has brought academic and behaviorial success for many undeserved students. SmartARTS began in Title 1 schools and now offers its programs to interested Elementary and Middle school teachers in Greenville County.

SmartARTS programs focus on standards–based arts integration and are designed to meet the objectives of the No Child Left Behind Act and the school district’s Arts Education Plan.

SmartARTS began in one Title 1 school and now serves 27 schools in Greenville County. The partnership has provided training for over 200 Title 1 teachers and over 100 local artists as well as funded over 300 arts-integrated units at Tanglewood Middle School, Grove Elementary and other participating schools.

"Arts integration is the collaboration between the arts and other content areas resulting in a richer, more complete whole that fosters deep, connected, personal learning in both areas simultaneously." - Greenville County Schools’ definition