BCOE offers free Teaching Artist residencies at Paradise area schools funded by a grant from the Northern California Community foundation. Residencies at other Butte County Schools are also available on a fee basis. The placements provide access to creative activities for students to share in empowering artistic experiences that build resilience and encourage empathy. The arts have many benefits in a learning environment and create unique, hands-on opportunities to increase self-esteem, decrease depression, and reduce stress. The experiences encourage students to think, consider, collaborate and problem-solve creatively. These 21st century skills have been demonstrated to contribute to success, in school and in life.

 

 

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