While many in the United States often look to China as a leader in education, it seems the tables have turned as a group of Chinese educators make their way to Tucson for a lesson in the arts.
The group of 20 delegates from Guangzho, China, will visit Kellond Elementary School and Dietz K-8 school Monday and Tuesday to observe how fine arts are integrated into curriculum as part of the Tucson Unified School District’s Opening Minds through the Arts program.
OMA uses instrumental music, opera, dance, theater and visual arts to help teach reading, writing, math and science to children in kindergarten through eighth grade.
The group, which has an association with Vanderbilt University and the University of Washington, learned about TUSD’s arts program through the OMA website and requested the visit because they are interested in expanding the instructional strategies used in China to include more work in critical thinking and creative problem-solving.
