In their book, Art as Therapy, Alain De Botton and John Armstrong identify seven functions of art.

The main difference between STEM vs STEAM is that STEM focuses explicitly on teaching scientific concepts. STEAM on the other hand investigates these same concepts, although it does so through inquiry and creative problem-solving.

There are so many natural connections between the MI theory and Arts Integration.  Some of them are obvious when you consider some of the Smarts that are identified: music, kinesthetic, visual/spacial, linguistic.

Our world is an exciting place, and we are one of the luckiest species who can perceive such a vast spectrum of colors. The things and commodities that we utilize in our daily lives and our surroundings are composed of several colors.

The top ten ways that the arts help kids learn and develop important characteristics they will need as adults.