“It's ideas...that built American business. And it's the arts that help kids build ideas, and nurture a place in their minds for new ideas to grow.” - Richard Gurin, former CEO of Binney & Smith, makers of Crayola crayons.
As a result of reduced funding from local, state and federal grants, school districts in San Diego County are eliminating money originally spent on transportation for educational fieldtrips.
ArtsBusXpress is the only entity, non-profit or otherwise, to fill this void by funding transportation to send K-12 school children on art, science, technology and cultural field trips throughout San Diego County.
Exposure to creative and cultural endeavors during early academic years, increases students’ reading, mathematics and language skills. These learning experiences also help children develop critical thinking, social and motivational skills that are considered basic for success in school, life and work.
Join us in this campaign to send all 500,000 students in San Diego County on at least one educational field trip experience each year!
Every dollar you donate will be leveraged 6:1 to put one child on a school bus field trip. Your support, along with our expanding partnerships in San Diego County and California with foundations, businesses, and arts, culture, science and technology organizations, we will ensure every student gets A Ride to the Arts!
