Bates Middle School

Public, Suburban

Grades 6-8

Annapolis, MD

Since focusing on arts integration, this school has achieved the following:

鈥� English-language learners increased their achievement in math and reading by almost 30 percent.

鈥� Special ed scores jumped higher than hoped.

鈥� The school is developing a body of research data that shows that arts integration can help struggling students learn standard curricula.

Arts Integration
Arts Integration for Deeper Learning in Middle School
Bates Middle school educators report improvements in critical thinking, risk taking, and collaboration.
Arts Integration
Integrate the Arts, Deepen the Learning
Critical thinking, risk taking, and collaboration are just some of the areas where Bates Middle School educators report big improvements since integrating the arts.
Professional Learning
Lesson Plans and Resources for Arts Integration
Educators from Bates Middle School, in Annapolis, Maryland, share arts-integrated lessons and resources that you can use in your school.
Doug Keely
Arts Integration
How the Arts Unlock the Door to Learning
Thanks to a bold strategy -- integrating the arts into curricula -- the faculty, staff, and students of Maryland's Bates Middle School are crafting a whole new vision of school transformation.
Mariko Nobori
Education Trends
The Social and Emotional Benefits of Being Weirdly Creative
Arts integration helps kids connect and feel safe on the bumpy road to learning.
David Markus

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