Any Given child - Springfield Regional Arts Council

Program Overview

The Any Given Child program is dedicated to expanding arts education for students across the country. The goal is to assist communities in developing and implementing a plan for expanded arts education in their schools, ensuring access and equity for all students in grades K-8. Springfield is one of only 28 cities across the nation selected to participate in this initiative.

The Challenge

For many students, access to arts education during their school years is sporadic and uneven. They may have access during some years and none during others. Additionally, equity is an issue—students in some schools have less access to arts education than students in other schools.

Program Vision

A strong district arts education plan is achieved when all students, from kindergarten through eighth grade, have ongoing and equal access to learning in and through all the arts: dance, music, theater, visual arts, and media arts.

Participating Partners

• Springfield Ballet—provides busing for second graders to attend a live performance of The Nutcracker, with lesson plans provided to schools
• Springfield Little Theatre—offers 'Literature to Life' presentations to fourth-grade students, including classroom curricular activities
• Missouri State University Reynolds College of Arts—hosts performances (theatre in fall, dance in spring) for eighth-grade students
• Springfield Art Museum—welcomes all fifth-grade students for gallery tours led by practicing artists
• Moxie Cinema—developed the Visual Literacy Experience, a 90-minute in-theater workshop program for third-grade students, offered at no charge thanks to a grant from the Springfield Regional Arts Council
• Mosaic Arts Collective—provides instructional enrichment in visual art, voice, dance, acting, stagecraft, and film for students of color

Student Access

All programs are provided to Springfield Public Schools students with transportation to performances when needed. Students receive curricular guides and learning activities to enhance their arts education experience.