In a traditional sense, Art education looks like finger painting, marching band, and musicals. For ages, Art has been separated from the typical classroom, it is seen not as a way of learning but as a break from other subjects. This way of thinking has caused damage to our students learning and prevents our schools from teaching the best they can. I believe that Art not only has a place in classrooms, but Art integration is also the way we can offer higher quality accessible education to the most students.

My research focuses on the ways in which STEAM instead of STEM can create classroom settings that encourage students of many different backgrounds and abilities to participate in learning on a level deeper than what is currently common practice. Through informal interviews with Arts and education leaders and reviewing modern and critical academic literature I can confidently conclude that non-English speaking/English-learning, disabled, and low-income students are able to engage with lessons on higher levels when taught with Art integration instead of typical methods used today.