Client Comments

Mary Palmer has been at the forefront of innovation, change and advancement of arts education for over 30 years. The creation of Through the ARTS is Mary Palmer’s professional life, now made available to everyone. I urge you to take advantage of the remarkable leadership that she can provide.

Through the ARTS is a valuable and desperately needed program to look at the ways in which the arts can deepen, enrich and quantify the role and value of the arts in all of education. If we are truly interested in leaving no child behind, then systematically looking at the arts in schools and communities is a sure way to engage all children in successful learning. I urge you to look carefully at this program and its leadership under Mary Palmer. It will be the best decision you could possibly make for the success of all children.

Jeffrey Kimpton, President
Interlochen (Michigan) Center for the Arts
2006 National Medal of Arts Recipient
“Happiness is a state of activity.”
Artistotle

Dr. Mary Palmer is the epitome of the word ‘activity’. She inspires us, makes up laugh, helps us to see that there are butterflies in every caterpillar and is a true believer in arts integration. Having her work with us is a delight! Mary is a teacher in every sense of the word… give her some music, a story or a paintbrush and she will turn even the most timid teacher or student into an artist worthy of your local gallery. Our association with her has put breath of fresh air and a swirl of color into every content area at our school!

Teresa Stoupas, Principal
Berkshire Elementary School
Palm Beach County, Florida
I am an Art Teacher. I attended Through the ARTS 2007 Summer Institute… and encourage every school administrator and teacher to do likewise! My teaching and relationships with other teachers, as well as my students’ interest and discipline has continually improved using Dr. Palmer's success-oriented approach to teaching and learning. Can looking forward to your day have that much effect on student learning? The difference is dramatic. Dr. Palmer will mentor you through the transition. She tailor makes the transition using your style of teaching and assists you to grab great opportunities to include the arts in your classroom.

Mary Kay Westhoven
Palmetto Elementary School
Palm Beach County, Florida

Mary Palmer is a delight to work with! She is hands on and is in tune with teachers and students. All personnel respect and admire her knowledge and she is able to integrate the arts into the regular curriculum effortlessly!

Becky Subin, Principal
Egret Lake Elementary School
Palm Beach County , Florida

Through the ARTS has brought energy and spark to teaching and learning at our school. Thanks to Through the ARTS, our school and the way we teach have been transformed.

Kathy Lott, Arts Magnet Coordinator
McNair Middle Arts Magnet School, Rockledge, Florida
2007 Magnet Schools of America School of Distinction

Dr. Palmer provides creative instructional tools for our teachers to utilize while integrating the arts into the standard curriculum. It is such a joy to observe students and teachers have fun with teaching and learning meaningful academic skills and achieving greater depth of knowledge and understanding Through the ARTS.

Rosette Lipscomb-Brown, Principal
McNair Middle Arts Magnet School, Rockledge, Florida
2007 Magnet Schools of America School of Distinction

Through the ARTS has opened the doors of arts integration into our core curriculum and has inspired our teachers to reach every child's unique talents and learning style. Teachers find that instructional activities embedded in the arts better meet students’ needs and that children more easily retain what has been taught.

Nancy Rickards, Principal
Cambridge Elementary Magnet School of Arts & Science
Cocoa, Florida
Florida Music Demonstration School

After decades of incorporating core subjects within my art lessons, it is awesome to see classroom teachers in my school utilizing the arts to teach math, science, history and reading to our students. Their excitement is only overshadowed by our students’ enthusiasm to use both sides of their brain to complete an assignment in their classroom. Last years’ Through the ARTS Institute offered by Dr. Mary Palmer gave our arts integration team the ability to go back to our school and mentor their grade level teams in how to incorporate the arts within the regular classroom. To quote one of the classroom teachers: “I have seen the effect that the arts integration has had on my students, and I am amazed. I know my students have reaped benefits from having a variety of ways to learn”. That is just one of many positive reflective statements that I’ve received from our happy teachers.

Linda Tylka, Art Teacher
Through the ARTS Implementation Team Leader
Egret Lake Elementary School
Palm Beach County , Florida

Mary Palmer is a gracious and powerful advocate for arts education, with a unique blend of passion, dedication, creativity and vision that translate into action and results. I have worked with Mary for over seven years on integrating the arts into the classroom, and with her guidance our programs have soared.

Gary Landwirth, Founder
A Gift For Teaching and A Gift For Music
Orlando, Florida