All posts by Turnaround Arts 
HAWAI`I (September 2019) — Decades ago, I began my educational journey as a student at Kalihi Kai Elementary School. My kindergarten school teacher was a strict yet caring educator named Barbara Leong. Years later when I ran into her, she …
Kennedy Center, Press Release…A new study from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts reveals that even a modest investment in music education, paired with a commitment from the school to include music as part of a …
Every year, the intrepid curators of TED, the popular ideas conference, scour the internet for short videos to be aired in between talks. Used to frame a topic, set the energy, or just to lighten the mood, the interstitial videos…
Washington DC (April 3, 2019) — WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Seeing young people perform at Turner Elementary School in Southeast put an internationally known musician on her feet.
“What I see in that is wow! This profound potential being realized right …
CALIFORNIA (March 17, 2019) — MARINA — Marina Vista Elementary School student Susana Hernandez sat at one of the cafeteria tables during second chance breakfast Wednesday morning, just as she usually does each day during the recess break.
However, this …
Kennedy Center, Press Release…The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces that multi-disciplinary performance and visual artist, writer and director Holly Bass will lead the Turnaround Arts program as its new National Director. Starting this week, she …
MINNESOTA (March 7, 2019) — Soft-spoken fourth-grader Tsedenia Bezie earned a lead role in Riverside Central Elementary School’s spring production of “The Jungle Book.” It’ll be the 9-year-old’s first time on stage, and she admits memorizing lines can be a …
RICHMOND (March 7, 2019) — Many people know him as the face of hiphop group Arrested Development, but Speech switched up his roles and paid a special visit to Martin Luther King Jr. Middle school as a mentor.
“It was …
MINNESOTA (February 22, 2019) — BEMIDJI—The stereo boomed in Red Lake Middle School’s gym.
As the student body—and a Grammy-winning producer—watched Friday, Feb. 22, school leaders handed out awards for attendance and academic achievement. After a quick break, they tromped …
TA: Chicago Overview
Turnaround Arts: Chicago, based out of our incredible local program partner AUSL (Academy for Urban School Leadership), has had an impactful school year so far. It began with a special visit from the Kennedy Center’s National Committee …
