Student filmmakers honored in contest that highlights mental health, suicide prevention Ian Hanigan May 13, 2020Dozens of mental health videos produced by students from Orange County schools have earned regional honors in the Directing Change...
U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo inspires OC audience at 11th annual Creative Edge Lecture Ian Hanigan March 4, 2020Joy Harjo wasn’t always the nation’s official poet, or even a celebrated artist. Yet as a child she knew she...
La Habra campus earns state award for exemplary arts program Ian Hanigan January 20, 2020The Arbolita Visual and Performing Arts Academy in the La Habra City School District has earned the 2020 California Exemplary...
Poet Laureate to speak in OC as part of Creative Edge Lecture series Ian Hanigan January 7, 2020Author and performer Joy Harjo, who was recently named the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States, has been announced...
Weekly roundup: Newport Back Bay offers hands-on learning, OC teachers chosen for NASA program, and more Fermin Leal April 5, 2019A group of students from Costa Mesa High School students recently spent the day at the Upper Newport BayEcological Reserve...
CHEP Expo spotlights student projects from OCDE’s homeschooling program Ian Hanigan March 27, 2019Exhibits documenting shark behavior, underwater volcanoes, the Black Plague and the mechanical advantages of pulleys were among the projects on...
Lecture focused on using music, arts to foster social responsibility Fermin Leal March 5, 2019The Bach composition OC High School of the Arts senior Priscilla Kim performed on her cello echoed throughout the cavernous...
With help from renowned artists, Westminster High students turn campus walls into works of art Ian Hanigan February 18, 2019For young artists at Westminster High School, their campus has become their canvas. In recent years, students here have adorned...
OCDE-led consortium wins $1.4 million music, arts grant Fermin Leal December 4, 2018A consortium led by the Orange County Department of Education has received a $1.4 million grant to help increase music...
Two OC schools win national recognition for arts education Fermin Leal November 13, 2018Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts and Orange County School of the Arts have been named Exemplary Schools...
