Title
To honor, recognize, and celebrate the King Arts Complex and the triumph of its Youth Arts Education Program titled The Afterschool Arts Institute (aAi).
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WHEREAS, the Afterschool Arts Institute is a multi-disciplinary, year-long, arts education program that offers free cutting-edge academic, youth development and family enrichment programming to low-income, urban children and teens grades one through nine.; and
WHEREAS, the visionary belief of The Afterschool Arts Institute is that by connecting students' academic curricula to multi-cultural and professional dance, drama/theater, literary, media arts, music and the visual arts instruction each student is afforded the opportunity to increase academic success, improve behavior and become 21st century leaders.; and
WHEREAS, daily lesson plans that include objectives, benchmarking, and other evaluation tools are developed by a curriculum team comprised of certified teachers, arts educators, and professional artists; and
WHEREAS, students of the Afterschool Arts Institute receive one hour of tutoring or homework assistance, one and a half hours of arts education and instruction, sixty minutes of cumulative physical activity, enrichment and socio-development, and nutrition daily; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the King Arts Complex is to enrich and improve the quality of life in our community and society, creating enhanced understanding and harmony by preserving and fostering the contributions of African Americans through creative expression and education; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
To honor, recognize, and celebrate the King Arts Complex and its Youth Arts Education Program titled The Afterschool Arts Institute for being another great reason why Columbus is a place to live, work, and raise a family.