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Art and Music in the classroom everyday
The Arts at Butler Montessori: Creativity Fostered at Every Level adolescent art creative arts elementary high school lower elementary middle school music performing arts upper elementary visual art Dec 16, 2025

Art and Music as Creative Expression

At Butler Montessori, art and music are integral to daily classroom life. Whether a child is decorating math work, learning a new song, shaping clay, or painting a backdrop for a school performance, the arts offer opportunities for self-expression, concentration...

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Compassion in Music & Performing Arts compassion music Sep 21, 2021

“A community united by the ideals of compassion and creativity has incredible power. Arts of all kinds—music, literature, traditional arts, visual arts—can lift a community” ~ Martin O’Malley 

The connection between Music and the Performing Arts and teaching compassion is intrinsic. During th...

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