Teaching Artist Faye Dupras Named Seven Hills/VSA Mass. Employee of the Quarter

Faye Dupras recently joined the COOL Schools team as a Teaching Artist, sharing her exceptional skills as a puppeteer and educator.  She has shown commitment, professionalism and passion from the start.  Her partner teachers have unanimously reported seeing tremendous growth…

2015 VSA Intersections: Arts and Special Education Conference

Intersections provides professionals in the intersecting fields of arts education and special education the opportunity to share current information in research, practice, programs, and policy, and serve as a leading catalyst for change.  This conference brings together educators, administrators, researchers,…

Accolades for Our Embodying Literacy Professional Learning Community

The VSA MA Embodying Literacy professional learning community enabled 11 Boston Public Schools Arts Teachers to explore arts integration strategies to support literacy and inclusion of students with and without disabilities.  Through discussions with fellow participants and coaching from the…

2015 Kennedy Center National Seminar for Teaching Artists

The Kennedy Center National Seminar for Teaching Artists is designed to strengthen the quality and impact of teaching artists’ work.  To do so, this intensive, multi-day Seminar leverages the Kennedy Center’s decades of experience in professional learning for artists. The…