The children are so eager to learn. But more importantly, they gain more knowledge about their fields. Schweiss, who is 43, returned to college as an adult and is the mother of four. She wants to pursue a master s degree so she can continue to develop a curriculum for teaching literacy through movement. She contends that when children learn gross motor skills, their cognitive development increases.
Little people are kinetic learners still.
Peralez admits she knows nothing about dance movement, but she has taught in the Riverside Unified School District for 20 years and learned a lot about children and their needs. When she heard about ArtsBridge, she applied for anything UCR would send her. The UC Irvine School of the Arts has been chosen to oversee the creation and implementation of a University of California systemwide effort to help restore education in the arts to K-12 public schools throughout the state. Development of the program will be overseen by Jill Beck, dean of UCI's School of the Arts and founder of ArtsBridge. I can't overemphasize the importance of arts education to our youth.