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 under served students, as well as increasing engagement and achivement for students from a wide variety of demographics. 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 33 schools in Greenville County. The partnership has provided training for over 300 Title 1 teachers and over 170 local artists as well as funded over 500 arts-integrated units across Greenville County.

"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