The reunion of the family of Louisiana Creole accordionist Alphonse (Bois Sec) Ardoin. Ardoin has received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Photograph by Chris Strachwitz/Arhoolie Records. From the Masters of Traditional Arts DVD-ROM, produced by Alan Govenar and published by ABC-CLIO.

Folklore in K-12 Education

Folklorists are deeply involved in efforts to incorporate folklore into K-12 classrooms throughout the country. These efforts have taken many forms, from artists-in-education residencies to teacher training workshops to major initiatives to make folklore and cultural heritage an official part of state education standards and curricula.

Connect to the home page of CARTS (Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers and Students), a collaboration of the New York City-based public folklore organization City Lore and the National Network for Folk Arts in Education that is the major online resource for information on folklore in education activities and materials.

Connect to the American Folklife Center's A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources.