November 22, 2025
Arts-Based Mentoring Trumps Standards-Based Education Imposed knowledge never becomes real knowledge; that can only come from within. Arts-based mentoring empowers students to learn creatively, from the […]
Arts mentoring is a powerful intervention for vulnerable/marginalized youth. Many of the resources available on the Merge Education site are specifically designed to enhance/augment arts mentoring.
January 5, 2026
The Arts are a ‘Natural’ for Positive Youth Development The arts are a natural for positive youth development. Relevant and engaging, they meet youth where they […]
April 23, 2013
Escalating Violence in our Village April 2013 I wanted to begin this piece by saying, “In the wake of the Newtown shooting,” but it doesn’t seem […]