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'I like art for some reason, like whenever we have an idea inside, we get to put it down. When we have other assignments we only get to do one thing.' -Justin, age 8. Teachers are responsive to individual learner's feelings and interests. Untitled, Melissa Murphy, age 6, tempera paint. 'It is harder to see than it is to express.' Art specialists can expand the context for artistic learning by connecting it in a meaningful way within the overall curriculum. Third grader painting, Cindy Canfield, art teacher, Hiram Dodd Elementary School, Allentown, Pennsylvania. 'The greatest of all human potentials is the ability to take an attitude toward the possible.' Layers of the earth are depicted with texture, color, line, and shapes. Untitled, Breanna Calvin, age 9, modeling compound/foil, markers, tissue (detail). Courtesy Crayola® Dream-Makers® Program. 'The arts are a vital force for professional development; they renew creative energy and transform practices and programs.' Spider, Mark Shearer, age 7. Tempera paints, gadget print on collage. Courtesy Crayola® Dream-Makers® Program. 'Nothing is as empowering as making change happen, the change that you own and champion.' Rainbow Bird, Trevor Hyatt, age 9. Collage (mola design). Courtesy Crayola® Dream-Makers® Program. 'By rearranging the physical environment in the classroom- agitating, reshuffling, and redesigning- we are able to inspire the imagination and thinking in ourselves and in our students.' The big fish and his new friend, Kristyn Snyder, age 6. Watercolor crayon, construction paper, marker. Courtesy Crayola® Dream-Makers® Program. 'The art center is where you can make things and have fun. You can learn stuff there too!' - Travis, age 7. The Open Window, Amber Martinez, age 9. Tempera and oil pastels. We "must invite students to experience the world's richness, empower them to ask their own questions and seek their own answers, and challenge them to understand the world's complexities." Dream Chaser, Coleman McNider, age 9. Watercolor and tempera. Courtesy Crayola® Dream-Makers® Program. 'The arts are one of the main ways that humans define who they are.' Untitled. A child's (Katie) drawing made in early childhood, during which time children are willing to experiment. 'Every child has the right to know the beauty of the world, in order to deal with those who bleat, scream, and make the world a shrill place.' My Bedroom, Kelsey Fritz, age 7. Tempera paint. Courtesy Crayola® Dream-Makers® Program. Artwork from homepage animation: Elephant, Laura Nelson, age 12, construction paper and oil pastels. Ocean Paradise, Edith Gregson, age 9, tempera paint and markers.