Mission     The WorldWatch ArtsEd is a global children's non-profit educational program targeting elementary, middle and high school Arts education programs can help repair weaknesses in America populations. Program content is designed to reinforce and act as an adjunct to core subjects taught on a day-to-day basis. The purpose of this initiative is to provide support to public and private school systems in an effort to provide proven methodologies linked to enhanced student achievement levels in basic curriculum studies and life skills development. Programming is easily accessed as a viable educational tool available to students, educators, parents and administrators involved in creating educational reinforcement opportunities during the regular school week and in after school programs.

Goal     Programs advance student achievement based on implementation of methodologies that generate favorable metrics representative of improved academic performance in all basic curriculum requirements including improved math and science scores, SAT ranking and increased college placement.

Program Objectives Program content has a strong language skills, social conflict resolution and social awareness component. Leadership and character building is another focus. WorldWatch ArtsEd offers teaching methodologies effective in helping facilitate learning, improved GPA and critical thinking skills necessary to maintain, achieve and accelerate success in required curriculum study. Programming will promote and improve a student's learning curve, reading, writing, math and science skills scores and offer assistance in preparation for SAT, PSAT scores and college placement. This is done by creating participatory instruction which enables and accelerates the learning process and comprehension levels using methodologies combining the arts and basic curriculum studies incorporating a child's preferred learning style. Multi-media technologies, along with visual and performance arts disciplines are used as a means to capture the interest and mindset of students based on an assessment of visual, auditory, text based and interactive preferred learning styles. Current technologies such as video presentation, CD's, DVD's, and computer software Diane Crawford quote are combined to produce music videos, theatrical presentations, and song and dance performances as learning vehicles for all types of learners. This teaching model appeals to the audio and visual learner who struggles with the mainstream text-based curriculum. On the other hand, text-based learners enjoy learning from new perspectives. Many gifted children have few opportunities to discover and development unique abilities and skill sets in their formative years in many current day school settings. In many cases, not recognizing a child's innate orientation early on may mean the opportunity to develop those talents is lost and never realized.

WorldWatch ArtsEd creates interest and public awareness by holding city-wide open auditions for the WorldWatch ArtsEd cast of performers. It offers educators teachers the opportunity to get involved as tutors in after school programs and to gain public recognition for educators making a difference. WorldWatch ArtsEd will impact education as we know it today and address the lack of expressive and multi-media driven arts and cultural programs available to our youth. A student production team will be formed comprised of students gifted with skills intrinsic to related fields such as JFK Quote education, mentoring, media, communications, public speaking, marketing, advertising, public relations, fundraising, event planning, community outreach, writing, directing, production and the art of business and entrepreneurship. At the junior high and high school level, internships and scholarships will be an incentive for academic achievement. It offers teachers the opportunity to get involved as tutors in after school programs; gain public recognition as educators; impact system-wide achievement levels; gain acclaim throughout academia for advancement of effective learning methodologies that impact student life and achievement based on integration and exposure to the arts and humanities; and lastly, fosters discovery and development of untapped skills related to individual student proclivity.