arts education
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Athens-Clarke County
Without Words: How the Arts Connect Us
Alexia Benavent-Rivera left a part of herself in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico when her family, unable to survive in the declining tourist economy, sold its three-building shopping center, packed up and moved to the United States in the summer of 2006. Benavent-Rivera remembers bawling at the airport as she said goodbye…
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Athens-Clarke County
Schools’ Safe Havens: How Fine Arts Programs Inspire, Protect
For students who hate math, struggle with English and find football to be a bore, band class might be the only reason why they come to school — or it might be chorus, drama or ceramics. Fine arts programs in middle and high schools are often a safe haven for…
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Athens-Clarke County
AthHalf Sets New Half Marathon Route
Runners participating in the AthHalf this Sunday will be following a new route. Because of construction at Sanford Stadium, runners will be going through downtown Athens, Five Points, and Cobbham Historic Neighborhood, to name a few of the highlights. The race starts at 7:30 AM and has a four-hour time limit.…