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The Arts Provide
Hope
"Artistic expression is so important in places where
people feel forgotten and marginalized and depressed and hopeless, to
have that glimmer that there is a better future, that there is a
better way that they just have to hold onto."
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
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The Arts Provide a Positive Means of
Expression
“Attending
Appel Farm not only helped and influenced me during the summer months
but also will help me in my future endeavors. I have grown as a person
and will have more opportunities to express myself in a positive
way.”
Marvin W., age 13, Appel Farm Rising Young Artist
Scholar
(2008, 2009)
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To
receive
your
monthly issue
of
Art Works
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The Arts are
Vital to New Jersey
Youth:
Providing
Positive Alternatives to Negative Behaviors
and
Cultivating Critical Skills for the Future
Research proves
that involvement in the arts both in school and after results in the
following:
- Increased
ability to express anger productively
- Highly
developed interpersonal skills such as communication and
cooperation
- Improved
attitude toward school and relationships
- Raised
self-esteem and belief in self-efficacy
- Decreased
frequency of deliquent behavior
- Lessened
number of court referrals
- Lowered high
school drop-out rate
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Lucy
C., a scholarship student at Appel Farmer Summer Camp,
enjoys her turn on the potter's wheel.
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, located in Salem County,
has been transforming the lives of children for five decades through an
intensive four-week long residential arts immersion camp program for
over 400 campers each summer. Appel Farm’s Rising Young Artist
Program, supported in part by the , helps provide tuition
assistance for around 100 children to attend. Teachers recommend
students from Newark, Camden
and rural Salem
County who are
facing difficult situations and need hope in their lives. These
students thrive in the Appel Farm environment where the core values are
safety, community, personal growth and fun. Success stories are woven
throughout the program's long history and lives are transformed every
year.
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Learn More with Quick Links:
Join
hundreds of Arts Plan
Sexy真人 endorsers in building
a better Sexy真人 through the arts!
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