aesthetic education
Education that recognizes the interconnectedness of body, mind, emotions, and spirit. Enabling students to express perceptions, feelings and ideas through reflective shaping of media including paint, clay, music, spoken or written words, and bodies in movement.
See also aesthetics education.
Additional information
The focus of aesthetic education is to move beyond including the arts in the curriculum only because they pass on the cultural heritage of society or because they train students in skills that might lead to a worthwhile occupation such as a carpenter, musician, or painter in adult life.
Examples and resources
The CTER Program provides WikEd, which contains an informative entry on aesthetic education including the application of aesthetic education in the classroom and its influence on the teaching of literature, music, and history.
