March is Arts in Education Month & we’re celebrating by shining a spotlight on the transformative power of the arts in schools. In this episode, we welcome two incredible guests: Lois Hunter, longtime educator & theatre department chair at the nation’s top high school for the arts, LA County High School for the Arts (LACHSA), & Kristin Sakoda, Director of LA County Department of Arts & Culture.
Together, they explore why the arts are often overlooked in education, despite their undeniable impact on student mental health, confidence & academic success. They also share their own journeys in the arts & how their current roles help students see the arts not just as a passion, but as a pathway to lifelong careers.
About Los Angeles Department of Arts & Culture:
LADAC is the local arts agency for the largest county in the U.S., providing leadership, programs & services including grants for nonprofit organizations, arts education initiatives, artist commissions for civic art, creative career pathways programs & more. The Department leads coordination of the Arts Education Collective, the public-private initiative dedicated to making the arts core for all youth in LA County. Resources:
- Arts Education
- School-Based Grants & Resources
- Creative Wellbeing Healing Arts Curriculum Guide
- LA County Arts Internship & Creative Career Pathways
- Creative Careers Online
- LA County Creative Career Program MiniGuide
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About Let Me Add to That: An Education Podcast
Nearly 2 million students and 80 school districts make up the Los Angeles County education system – as you can imagine, the experiences, the success and the challenges vary from district to district as it does student to student. The Let Me Add to That Podcast, presented by the Los Angeles Office of Education will feature education experts including superintendents, administrators, teachers and students themselves who will highlight various hot topics that the county faces on a day-to-day basis. Let Me Add to That is titled and modeled after the inclusion of different perspectives, experiences and challenges. New episodes will be released on the first Wednesday of every month.
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