(THE COLLEGE FIX) -- When the COVID pandemic struck, art teachers were in a bind. Learning in K-12 public schools was retooled for remote learning but it could be difficult to adapt art lessons because most children did not have artistic resources such as clay or pastels on hand.
In Florida, a nonprofit organization called Code/Art made the best of a bad situation by training art teachers to code, The 74 reported. Code/Art demonstrated the possibilities of using code to create digital art. This made it possible for many students to continue art education from home.
Although Code/Art developed a program to further all children’s art education from home, it is particularly focused on girls.
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