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 The Leonard Bernstein School of the Arts
Harmony Leland has adopted the Artful Learning Model as
it’s school reform model. Artful Learning offers a
school improvement plan supported by professional
development, action research, and scholarly reflection.
The model is concept based and interdisciplinary. The
Leonard Bernstein model is inspired by the artistic
process. It embraces what good teachers already know
about teaching:
· Learning
springs from engaging experiences.
· Children
inquire when they are interested.
· Students
start to love learning when they create
something.
· Children
begin to master subjects when they reflect on
what they understand.
What is Artful Learning?
Artful Learning is an arts-based, K-12
comprehensive school reform model inspired
by the vision of the great American composer
Leonard Bernstein. Throughout his life as an
artist, teacher, and scholar, Bernstein was
committed to communicating what he learned
through his scholarship and artistic work.
He observed that the artistic process of
creating and experiencing art is a
fundamental way of learning, and one
transferable to any discipline.
Artful Learning Model Components
Building on its tenet that the arts provide
a fundamental model for lifelong learning,
Artful Learning offers a school improvement
plan supported by professional development,
action research, and scholarly reflection.
The model is concept-based and
interdisciplinary, with teaching and
learning centered on the exploration of
Masterworks, the asking of Significant
Questions, rigorous scholarship, active
creation, and deep reflection. Using this
sequence and incorporating the mandated
content standards, teachers design what is
referred to as the Bernstein Unit of Study. |
More information can be obtained at
artfullearning.com |
