My reply is that they match the excellence of our arts offerings, since we view the arts themselves as academic. At Northwest, the arts and academics are given equal value. At Northwest, the arts ARE academic. In the future, employees will compete for a creative workforce. Arts education fosters creativity better than any other discipline.
Arts education is necessary for students entering the job market of the twenty-first century.
The arts serve as the core of the curriculum, which allows for varied learning strategies to be utilized and for all students to succeed. The student's intellectual and aesthetic capabilities are fostered both by teaching the arts and teaching through the arts.