Permanent Kindness Quilt installed at School 9

Kelly Dailey, art teacher from School 9 and Simone Sandler Professor In Residence from WPU coordinated a school wide Arts Integration project recently . 

This permanent quilt was created by grades K-8 using tongue depressors and markers.  Students used words, phrases and designs to reinforce positive messages.  

The display is situated outside the cafeteria for everyone to see.  Kindness encourages kids to help others and is a gift everyone can give.

WPU Professor, WPU Art PIR, and Paterson Science Teacher present Dodge Funded Research at WPU Research Day

On April 12, 2018, WPU Professor Heejung An, WPU Art Pir Triada Samaras and Paterson Public Schools Science Teacher Jennifer Post presented the topic, "Effective Arts Integration High Needs Approaches in High Needs School Districts" as part of the WPU symposium:

Explorations:  Research, Scholarship, & Creative Expression as part of the WPU Geraldine R. Dodge Arts Integration grant

Explorations 2018: Research, Scholarship and Creative Expression, is a presentation of research, scholarly and creative work across all five colleges at William Paterson University in Wayne, and is being held in April 2018. Events include lectures, presentations of faculty and student research and awards, Honors Week student presentations, a faculty authors’ celebration and poster sessions.

In the above image, Dr An, explained the purpose of the study:  "To examine the effect of the arts integration approach (on students and teachers), and the factors impacting on the successful implementation for the PD model that we have implemented"  (An, 2018).

Paterson School District Science Teacher Jennifer Post presented student art work done in her 6th grade science classes at Don Bosco.(Above right)

WPU Art Professor in Residence Triada Samaras explained how the WPU PDS/PIR Model has resulted in  " Increased student and teacher connections/links between the abstract concepts and external representations among other benefits.  She also discussed how this model facilitates the implementation of  of the 8 Studio Habits of Mind naturally into Paterson, NJ classrooms (An, 2018).