Art is more than just crayons

Editor:

It is with a heavy heart that I am writing this letter. While I was attending Encampment School I understood that talk about closing the art program was something being discussed within the hierarchy of the school system. However, I do not fully understand why this change is being put into effect.

I transferred to Encampment School in fourth grade. Since then, art was one of my favorite classes; I felt like it was my home away from home.

I learned so many things through the art program. We did not just dwell on putting color on paper, or cutting pictures out of magazines.

Many times we...