During spring, 2005 The University of Montana, Department of Drama/Dance successfully piloted a small ArtsBridge Program through a new service-learning course for advanced dance and drama students. This article describes the process of setting up the university-public school partnership; describes challenges to faculty, staff, scholars and host…

This document presents materials related to the Framework for Aesthetic Literacy, which provides a model for integrating the study of the arts and English/language arts in kindergarten through high school. The instructional guide included in the document describes the philosophy, purposes, and curriculum design of the framework, suggests ways the…

Explains the Artists-in-Education program in Butte, Montana, which exposes students to practicing professional artists. Artists demonstrate and discuss their work, and involve students in projects in their medium. Both students and teachers are exposed to new equipment, materials, and ideas. (LS)