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<br />from our own community and from <br />around the country. This idea could <br />also be integrated into the "Seamless <br />Summer of Arts" effort. <br /> <br />Strengthen and expand opportunities <br />for young people whose needs are not <br />being fully met through traditional <br />school curricula, including at-risk, <br />latch-key and talented and gifted youth <br />The arts can contribute to their future <br />success by developing their imagina- <br />tions' problem-solving skills and <br />ability to work with others. Arts <br />education engages students' total <br />learning capadties - visual, aural <br />and kinetic - and often helps. them <br />enjoy and benefit more from school. <br />Among the large population of <br />young people living in the Eugene- <br />Springfield community, certain groups <br />exist who require spedal attention. <br />Involvement in the arts can provide <br />healthy alternatives to partidpating in <br />gangs, crime or drugs. <br />The Community Performing <br />Arts School (CPAS), established in <br />September 1994, is an excellent <br />example of an effort already underway <br />to serve youth outside current school <br />programming. The ArtsPlan Committee <br />also encourages CPAS to consider <br />expanding its offerings in the future to <br />become the Community Aits School. <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />'!!i <br /> <br />!f'l <br /> <br />Encourage greater exchange and <br />collaboration between community arts <br />programs and those at the University <br />of Oregon, Lane Community College, <br />and the Hult Center <br />The quality of arts instruction through <br />our post-secondary education system is <br />a significant source of the unique <br />strength and attraction of this region. <br />These resources not only provide <br />training for all ages, but generate <br />much of the artistic output in the <br />community. <br />We must not only become <br />more knowledgeable about the re- <br />sources available, but also find more <br />ways to promote outreach in the <br />community and enhance knowledge of <br />and access to services and training, <br />espedally for teachers. A recent City <br />Club of Eugene study of the Hult <br />Center recommended that it should <br />"greatly expand and revamp its out- <br />reach to the education community." <br />This is true also for the University <br />and LCC. <br /> <br />f1 <br />j <br /> <br />!"i <br />I <br /> <br />n <br />J <br /> <br />i <br />i <br />'" j <br /> <br />i <br />. i <br />