BUS SPONSORS DRIVE KIDS TO ART

Museum on the Move is an innovative education program that brings Broward County school students to NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale for an interactive tour and learning experience.

Museum on the Move is designed based on the principles of STEAM (science, technology, art, engineering, math) and 21st Century learning skills to supplement classroom activities and teach the importance of creative thinking to students.

“Studies have shown that arts education plays a vital role in the future of our young people. Exposure to the arts has been proven to improve academic performance as well as necessary skills such as critical thinking and communication.” – Bonnie Clearwater, NSU Art Museum Director and Chief Curator.

It’s our goal to see every Broward County student have the opportunity to be exposed to art through NSU Art Museum. We need your help and here’s why:

• Reduced public funding has resulted in Arts Education being cut from the middle school curriculum in Broward County.

• Museum on the Move is currently the only program of its kind in Broward County while neighboring Miami-Dade County schools have regular museum trips for all public school students.

• Transportation and virtual learning are costly and time sensitive parts of this important program. Sponsoring a bus will allow schools to immediately schedule their sixth graders and will most effectively allow the program to expand its reach to more than 3000 students. However, this part of the program is currently suspended while students are currently not visiting the museum in person, but are participating in the virtual programs that the museum has developed.

• Funding the virtual arts program which was developed to allow students to continue to be exposed to the exhibits and art in the museum and to also create an art project to reflect what they have learned. The museum also provides bags containing art supplies to supplement the online educational program as well as a complimentary entry pass to the museum.