VERMONT COUNCIL ON THE ARTS INC

See schedule oarts education programs provide grants and services to promote high quality arts education and lifelong learning in and through the arts. 29 grants were awarded to schools and non-profit organizations, including 6 head start partnership grants to bring arts-integrated learning to vermont's most vulnerable students. Operating grants awarded in the community development program (see 4a) also serve students by supporting arts education in their communities. The council awarded 17 grants to organizations providing arts programming to older adults through the new creative aging initiative. More than 2,900 students participated in a statewide poetry recitation contest for high-school students. Arts education programs include outreach to rural, underserved schools, and support provided to teaching artists, including maintenance of a statewide teaching artist roster and professional development workshops.