Skip To Main Content

header-container

logo-container

logo-image

logo-title

right-container

header-portals-nav

horizontal-nav

Breadcrumb

Arts in Education

With direction and guidance provided by the Arts Education Advisory Council,  Nassau BOCES Arts in Education Program offers services that are essential to the vitality of music, visual and media art, dance, theatre arts, and creative writing in Nassau County schools. The Arts in Education Program also supports interdisciplinary learning, which enhances all areas of the curriculum.

Under the rubric of "Artists in Schools", performances, workshops, residencies, professional development and individually tailored programs are offered in cooperation with artists and arts organizations representing many different disciplines. These experiences provide students and teachers with a lens through which they encounter a broad range of cultures, styles and ways of looking at the world.

In response to particular needs expressed by Nassau County schools, Nassau BOCES has also collaborated with arts organizations to design offerings for students and teachers, which have a specific focus.

Programs for students and teachers include:

  • The Tilles School Partnerships at the Tilles Center Institute for Arts and Culture at LIU Post Campus.
  • Side-by-side master classes and performances in cooperation with the Long Island Orchestra, Inc.
  • Art Partners in cooperation with the Nassau County Museum of Art.
  • Nassau BOCES has also created programs which enable educators to develop special skills utilizing the arts. These include:
  • Professional Development Workshop Series for Music Educators, offered in cooperation with the New York State Council of Administrators of Music Education (NYSCAME).
  • Professional Development Workshop Series for Art Educators, offered in cooperation with the Art Supervisors Association (ASA).

Contact Us

Joanne Spencer

Supervisor I

Joseph Marro

Program Coordinator

Enrichment Directory

Learn more about the artists and programs.

Arts and Enrichment Directory

The Nassau BOCES Arts in Education Advisory Council

Composed of administrators responsible for arts programs in their school districts, the Arts in Education Advisory Council meets during the school year to examine issues of particular relevance to music, visual and media art, dance, and theater arts. 

The Arts in Education Advisory Council is chaired by a member of the Council who works with the AIE supervisor to design and conduct the Council. Areas of specific concern, need or interest are addressed, and each agenda includes an opportunity for Council members to share information about arts resources.

Help and FAQ

Useful Links

District Services