Yesterday Swizz Beatz, famed music producer and hip-hop recording artist, toured a chartered school in the Bronx that he just adopted. The producer/rapper addressed the school students stressing to them the importance of education and verbalized his commitment to support their art programs. Many might not know that Swizz is an avid fan of the arts and recently said on his twitter that he will donate a portion of his up-coming album sales to arts and music programs in schools.

“I love art. I love all kinds of paintings. The beautiful thing about art is; no one can ever be right or wrong. It’s all in the eye of the beholder. It’s your own interpretation of the art you are looking at which makes it great or timeless.”

Bronx Charter School for the Arts is a public elementary school founded on the principle that arts education is a catalyst for the academic and social success of all students. Located in the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx, it serves as a model that encourages reform and innovation for the broader public school system. Hunts Point has experienced a prolonged period of growth characterized by new and renovated housing, economic development and a thriving arts community. Bronx Charter School for the Arts was founded by an entrepreneurial group of educators, parents and community residents in response to a critical need for quality education in the South Bronx. -KarenCivil