Make a Difference

“Our intention in giving matters much more than the size of the gift.”

— Oluwakemi Ola-Ojo

We thank you in advance for your commitment to providing high quality materials and learning experiences for children and adults, and for helping to make arts education accessible across diverse communities and economic circumstances. One hundred percent of your contribution will be used for program related expenses including art materials, teaching artists, curriculum planning resources, and the exhibition of student work.

Testimonials

“Our experience with Dr. James-Wilson and the ArtID Approach has been truly transformational!”

M. Silas-Lee, Elementary School Principal

“Our experience with Dr. James-Wilson and the ArtID Approach has been truly transformational! Integrating the arts into the curriculum in meaningful ways has encouraged our students to think critically and has helped teachers to reflect on their current instructional practices in order to create lessons with cultural relevance. The consultation has also promoted teacher collaboration and thoughtful content integration between core classes and the arts. Not to mention the beautiful artwork that graces our school hallways!”

“Dr. Sonia has helped me to understand the importance of acknowledging, and using, the varied cultural backgrounds of my students in the classroom.”

Q. Mitchel, Secondary School Social Studies Teacher

“ Dr. Sonia has helped me to understand the importance of acknowledging, and using, the varied cultural backgrounds of my students in the classroom. Over the past couple of years, we have worked to refine a project in which students are able to investigate their cultural identities. This project has been transformed from copies of worksheets to the actual production of a book, none of which would have been possible without her help and support.

“I believe that more teachers on the island should have this type of learning opportunity.”

A. Brann, Secondary School English Teacher

“After the residency, my students asked if we were going to continue to use drama and art as part of our lessons, and I believe that more teachers on the island should have this type of learning opportunity.”

“Our co-planning and co-teaching provided questions and resources that led to great discussions amongst students about the situations we explored.”

E. Boress, Secondary School Science Teacher

“Our co-planning and co-teaching provided questions and resources that led to great discussions amongst students about the situations we explored. By sharing their views and opinions, I was able to really get a sense of how my students are doing during these turbulent times and how I can step into support them.”

“A photo-essay project with music students through Gateways’ Young Musicians Institute was especially powerful.”

L. Koonce, President and Artistic Director