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Arts in Basic Curriculum

The Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) Institute strives to ensure students in South Carolina have access to arts-rich educational opportunities as a core component of curriculum. ABC Institute is cooperatively directed by the South Carolina Arts Commission and the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Winthrop University.

Mission: strives to ensure students in South Carolina have access to arts-rich educational opportunities as a core component of curriculum.

Core Values:

  • Accessibility: We believe every student has a right to the arts.                
  • Student centered: We believe every student deserves an educational experience that is engaging and empowering.                 
  • Community: We believe that expertise is held within a community.                 
  • Inquiry and innovation: We believe excellence is achieved through continual reflection and growth.                 

ABC Institute invites educators to contribute lesson plans for publication to both Know It All and the SC Department of Education’s Instruction Hub. If you are interested in submitting your own original lesson for publication, we invite you to submit your proposal here. 

ABC Institute is an Arts Grow SC collective network partner. We are funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Everyone's Circles | Creating with Mr. Dearybury

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  • Kindergarten
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Everyone's Circles | Creating with Mr. Dearybury
Wonderful things can happen when love is in your circle. In this episode viewers will learn to make circular art inspired by Kandinsky so they can remember the special people in their circle.
Fern's Fabulosity | Creating with Mr. Dearybury

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  • Kindergarten
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Fern's Fabulosity | Creating with Mr. Dearybury
Sometimes people make fun of us for being our fabulous selves. Just like Fern unicorn, we just have to keep being who we are. In this episode viewers will learn to make costume pieces so they can be...
Pip's Normal | Creating with Mr. Dearybury

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  • Kindergarten
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Pip's Normal | Creating with Mr. Dearybury
Pip the Pig wasn't "normal" and we don't have to be either. Express your unique self by making art using nothing but a ripped piece of cardboard.
Tyree's Trash | Creating with Mr. Dearybury

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  • Kindergarten
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Tyree's Trash | Creating with Mr. Dearybury
Artist Tyree Guyton changed his community forever by making art with trash. Viewers of this episode will be challenged to do the same in their neighborhoods by using items bound for the landfill to...
Keith's Doodles | Creating with Mr. Dearybury

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  • Kindergarten
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Keith's Doodles | Creating with Mr. Dearybury
Lots of us think we "can't" draw, but no one ever says "I can't doodle." In this episode, viewers will explore their doodlability just like artist Keith Haring.
CeCe's Science | Creating with Mr. Dearybury

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  • Kindergarten
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CeCe's Science | Creating with Mr. Dearybury
Art is messy, science is experimenty, and sometimes the result isn't what you think. Just like Cece from Cece Loves Science learns something new, viewers of this episode will learn something new about...
Vashti's Marks | Creating with Mr. Dearybury

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  • Kindergarten
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Vashti's Marks | Creating with Mr. Dearybury
Using The Dot, by Peter H. Reynold's, viewers will make a mark, and another mark, and another, and another til a unique piece of art is born. Hang it on the wall, give it to a friend, make up a story...
Alma's Inspiration | Creating with Mr. Dearybury

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  • Kindergarten
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Alma's Inspiration | Creating with Mr. Dearybury
Alma Thomas was an incredible artist who used patterns and colors to create beautiful pieces. Inspired by her work, viewers will create their own art using torn colored paper.