Creativity is alive in the Boston Public Schools. Come take a look! BPS students have access to a wide range of arts opportunities, both in schools and through our arts partners. Together, arts teachers and community artists help Boston youth to think creatively and critically, discover possibilities, and express ideas. The BPS Visual & Performing Arts Department supports this work through district-wide resources, BPS Arts Expansion, and a host of partner programs.
Register for Boston Symphony Orchestra's Days in the Arts at BPS
Access the registration form for Summer 2024 here
Cohort 1: July 15-19 | Cohort 2: July 22-26
Access the registration form for Summer 2024 here
Cohort 1: July 15-19 | Cohort 2: July 22-26
The Days in the Arts (DARTS) free summer day camp has been sponsored by the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1969, and has grown into a vibrant collaboration with Boston Public Schools. Middle school students (entering grades 6 - 8 in the Fall of 2024) experience a weeklong immersion in musical, visual, and theater arts with instruction from BPS educators and local artists from the Greater Boston community. In addition, students take special trips to Symphony Hall in Boston and Tanglewood, the BSO’s summer home in the Berkshires, to visit the renowned Tanglewood Music Center.
The Arts Advantage: Impacts of Arts Education on Boston Students
Released in May 2021, this research study highlights the role that increased access to arts education has on student engagement as measured by reductions in absenteeism; increases in parent engagement; and the strengthening of school climate. Read the report here.
"The arts are not just a nice thing to have or to do if there is free time or if one can afford it. Rather, paintings and poetry, music and fashion, design and dialogue, they all define who we are as a people and provide an account of our history for the next generation."
MICHELLE OBAMA, FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES
MICHELLE OBAMA, FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES