Oswego East High

Fine Arts

Overview

Promote the experience of fine arts for a lifetime of creating, exploring, and learning.

Program Information

ILLINOIS ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES Oswego East High School AS A SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION

The Illinois Art Education Association is pleased to recognize Oswego East High School as a 2021 School of Distinction. This is the inaugural year of this award.

This recognition celebrates schools with rigorous art, design, and media education programs. To earn the School of Distinction Award Oswego East High School evidenced practices directly reflecting the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards, the Illinois Fine Arts and Media Standards, and Social-Emotional Learning Priorities.

Participating in high-quality art, design, and media courses develops student creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication skills in valuable ways. Students in these programs gain social and emotional skills along with college, career, and citizenship readiness. Research indicates that schools with successful programs like that at Oswego East High School experience increased student attendance, engagement, and academic performance when compared with schools that don’t.