Sample Champion Language

Not sure what to say or write? Here is some sample language you can use to advance Arts Ed Now & for ALL! campaign goals.

If you are working on Goal #1:

Is your County, District, or School listed as having NO ARTS ED?

Sample Outreach Language:

This is an e-mail format, but you can adapt it for phone call or in-person outreach.

Hello [Name of Contact],

I hope you are doing well today.

I am writing to you as an Arts Education Champion for [County, District, and/or School].

According to New Jersey State data, the following schools in our area have no access to required Arts Education:

[PUT THE SCHOOLS FROM THE LIST HERE. You can sort the list and then copy and paste into your e-mail.]

Do you know if this data is correct?

If not, please let me know. I can help transmit that information to the NJ Arts Ed Now & for ALL! campaign so they can help document it.

If the data is true, what can we do to get the required arts education programming in our [County, District, and/or School]? I am an eager advocate for arts education for our youth.

Youth are the future and they need all the support they can get right now. Arts education changes youth lives for the better by helping them connect to their identity, agency, and a sense of belonging. This supports their overall mental, physical, and social health. It gives them a foundation for the skills they need to succeed. It helps them change their own world and make our world better for the future.

I look forward to hearing from you and working with you to get arts education in our [County, District, and/or School].

Signature

If you are working on Goal #2:

Is your County, District, or School offering ALL 5 ARTS DISCIPLINES?

Sample Outreach Language:

This is an e-mail format, but you can adapt it for phone call or in-person outreach.

Hello [Name of Contact],

I hope you are doing well today.

I am writing to you as an Arts Education Champion for [County, District, and/or School].

According to New Jersey State data, our [County, District, and/or School] is not offering all 5 arts disciplines required by the New Jersey Core Student Learning Standards.

What can we do to get the required arts education programming in our [County, District, and/or School]? I am an eager advocate for arts education for our youth.

I look forward to hearing from you and working with you to get ALL arts education in all of our [County, District, and/or School].

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If you are working on Goal #3:

Do you know a student who would be a great Arts Ed Champion?

Sample Outreach Language:

Arts Ed Now & for ALL! is an exciting campaign because it includes the voices and stories of young, creative people like you! Because this is a grassroots initiative, we want to show the real impact that arts education has on everyday lives, first-hand. There are a lot of ways you can get involved. explore options that make the most sense [share your own arts ed story online, become a local ambassador for Arts Ed Now in your school and community, help out at local events, recruit other students to get involved, get involved in lobbying, etc…]

ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO TO

ArtsEdNow.org

AND SIGN THE PLEDGE TO BE AN ARTS ED CHAMPION!