From our Fine and Performing Arts Department: National Arts in Education Week is a time to celebrate and reflect on the importance of the arts and the impact it has on the students, staff, and community of Framingham Public Schools. Arts education provides students with opportunities for creative expression, critical thinking, expressive experiences, and skill development. Fine and Performing Arts classes and programming in FPS brings young people together in collaboration, fostering a sense of self and place in the world and reflecting the diverse perspectives within our community. We are so proud of all of the incredible art our teachers and students create together each day, both inside and outside of the classroom, and how much beauty, joy, inspiration and belonging it brings to our whole Framingham community.