The Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program (BTS Arts) provides arts-integrated instruction to elementary students, effectively increasing student performance in every subject—from language arts and social studies to math and science. The program is currently in 400 Utah elementary schools in 36 districts, including over 30 charter schools, and is serving over 300,000 students.

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Data Portrait

Drawing a portrait of yourself using data.

Ancient Egypt

Students use pantomime and role-playing to understand the roles in ancient EgyptStudents use pantomime and role-playing to understand the roles in ancient Egypt

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Explore rain forests, coral reefs, tropical islands and volcanoes through role play.
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Creativity Unbound: K-8 Student Art Exhibition

Arts Are Core hosted the 3rd annual Creativity Unbound K-8 Student Annual Art Exhibition.  in the Lyndsley Wilkerson Gallery at the Sorenson Center for Clinical Excellence, Creativity Unbound is a collection of over 170 works of art by student artists from Logan, Cache County and Box Elder School Districts. This exhibition provides students and teachers…

Art In Transit

In the spring of 2020 Brooke Smart, a visual artist was brought to Logan as a resident artist with both Cache County School District and Logan City School District. Brooke Smart is a visual artist collaborating with Better Days, a Utah organization celebrating both Utah and national suffrage by honoring women throughout history. Though Brooke…

Community Engaged Faculty Award Goes To....

Aurora Hughes Villa, BTS Endowed Chair at USU was recognized with the Community Engaged Faculty Award.  Aurora does an excellent job of incorporating a community-based style into her teacher as shown in the Art in Transit and Community Unbound Exhibit on display in the Lyndsley Wilkerson Gallery at USU. Read more about the 2022 USU…
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