Voices From the Field

The arts cut across cultural and language barriers and have developed a sense of inclusivity for all my students, not just those proficient in English. 

Jana Hoberg, ELA/History teacher Washington Middle School

Voices from the Field provides arts experiences for middle school students in Washington State’s Migrant Education programs. The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction’s (OSPI) Migrant Education program partners with Arts Impact to provide culturally grounded, arts-integrated training to middle school classroom teachers in arts foundations lessons and arts-infused ELA and Math lessons. A community-based leadership team of Latinx educators, teaching artists, and community members collaborate on writing lessons that highlight both Latinx arts and cultural ways of teaching and learning. All materials and instruction are offered in both Spanish and English, as many of the youth are transitional English Language Learners.

Voices from the Field Mission: We recognize and lift up the migratory lifestyles and work – work in the fields, orchards, fishing, forestry – work that takes our families across many regions. Voices from the Field is engaged in the on-going work of supporting students whose families pursue these activities for their personal livelihood. Voices from the Field is designed to address the identified needs of our migratory students by providing arts infused pathways to empowering student voice and learning all subjects.

“The TikTok dance had me on my feet moving. Putting a math lesson to dance movements helps me remember math terms,”- Nora Nuñez-Gonzalez. 

“Creating dance from math equations can improve understanding for a kinesthetic learner,”- Charlie Diaz. 

Voices from the Field Arts Academy
Teacher Professional Learning for Middle School Math, ELA, and Social Studies Educators
June 21 – 24 (In-Person) and June 27 – 28 (Online) 

• Develop educator confidence and competence to integrate the arts into Math and ELA content and instruction.
• Increase student achievement and engagement in core content through the arts. 
• Engage families in arts education and cultural connections. 
• 20-hour Academy – June 21-24, 2022 (In-Person) and June 27-28, 2022 (On-Line) 
• Including Meals and Lodging
• 9.5-hour Classroom Mentorship (scheduled throughout the 2022-23 School Year) 
• Free Field Trip to a museum or local performance for you and your students  
• Free Art Supplies for academy and school year mentorship 
• Free Clock & Equity Hours available 
• Paid Training during summer academy (if needed) 

Eligible School Districts (maximum 3-4 teachers per district)

There will be a waitlist for interested teachers.

Reports

2021-2022 Program Report

2021 Summer Academy

2020/21 Mentorships

2020 Summer Academy

For information about upcoming opportunities or to learn more contact: Director of Programs Grace Washington at [email protected], (253) 278-3332.