2011 is the 20th anniversary of the George Lucas Foundation, Edutopia.  Edutopia.org “spreads the word about ideal, interactive learning environments and enables others to adapt these successes locally”.  With art education quickly being diminished from many elementary schools, it is so great to see that on Edutopia.org, they are teaching and inspiring successful art integration within schools.

In their article, “Why Arts Education Must Be Saved”, Edutopia gives us five amazing reports on the success of academically integrated arts curriculum. Read about National Novel Writing Month, coming up in November, or watch a video of students singing Opera, to increase brain-based learning. Click here to find these stories and more.