Curriculum Support

An Arts-Rich Education

ABC Institute supports standards-based, arts-rich education and promotes the inclusion of the arts as a core component of the basic curriculum. Arts-rich education includes arts (dance, media, music, theatre, visual arts, and creative writing) education, arts integrated learning in any classroom, and professional arts experiences (i.e., teaching artist residencies, field trips, and apprenticeship programs).

In support of our mission, ABC Institute assists in developing new and sharing existing strategies, resources, and curricula to support standards-based, arts-rich education. To ensure equitable access, ABC Institute relies on several Partners in Practice to provide curriculum support.

ABC has partnered with SCETV and SCDE

ABC’s partnership with South Carolina ETV and South Carolina’s Department of Education stems from this singular belief: ALL students in South Carolina deserve a quality arts education. With this goal firmly fixed, ABC strengthens the educational leadership within the community by providing easy access to valuable resources. We understand quality arts education begins with empowering our educators.

For over three decades, ABC Institute has worked with schools and districts across the state to invest resources in teacher professionalism to design and create standards-based, quality arts and arts-integrated lessons. As a part of this investment and mission, ABC Institute has aimed to collect and publish exemplary lessons that can be shared across the state. Through our partnerships with SCETV “KnowItAll,” and SCDE “Instruction Hub”,  lesson plans are submitted through ABC School Certification application process.  We rely on the generosity of great teachers sharing great lessons.

Guiding Resources

• Arts Infused Continuum
• Opportunity To Learn Standards
  • Dance
  • Music
  • Theater
  • Visual
• Essential Elements
• STEAM Implementation Continuum
  • Elementary
  • Middle
  • High

Documents & Links STEAM Implementation