Learning Through the Arts (LTTA) the groundbreaking program from The Royal Conservatory of Music, has grown into one of the world’s most extensive arts based school initiatives.

LTTA brings specially trained artists into schools and, in partnership with great teachers, they create lessons that make learning core curriculum exciting and fun. For example, students are learning math through dance, history through storytelling and science through visual art. At the conclusion of a three year Queen’s University study, students in the LTTA program scored as much as 11 percentile points higher in math than peers in non-TTA schools. Ongoing high-calibre professional development for teachers, artists, principals and administrators in LTTA schools is at the core of the program philosophy.

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“As well as engaging the students, working with the artists and the LTTA staff provides the teachers at John Ross Robertson with insights into other ways to deliver content in the curriculum areas. They develop more confidence in integrating arts based strategies into their teaching. This kind of ongoing, embedded professional development has direct impact on student achievement.”
- Lyn Gaetz, Principal, Toronto

“Our students’ experiences can best be described as magical. The enthusiasm generated in the classrooms is contagious, and the parents notice the students enthusiasm when they get home later in the day. Teachers are making connections between the skills learned with theartists and other places in the curriculum that build on these skills. The program has my unqualified support.”
- Sandra Pace, former Principal, Regina

“Our Grade 3 students did particularly well in standardized math testing, scoring 17% above the provincial average. That’s a real achievement, when you consider that 72% speak a language other than English at home.”
- Brenda Julie, Principal, Toronto

“The greatest benefit of the Learning Through the Arts program is the joy, enthusiasm, and delight in the eyes of the students. Equally important is the inspiration I receive as a teacher.”
- Ontario Teacher

“I learned if you close your eyes and imagine, you could smell, see, hear and touch real life!”
- Grade 3 student

“I will remember angles now because I made them with my body”
- Grade 4 student