Arts teachers create a safe environment where students feel free to ex press their thoughts and feelings and take creative risks. In this ses sion, participants meet an Acting I teacher who helps students let go of their inhibitions and an Acting II teacher who encourages students to take creative risks as they interpret monologues. In a dance class, a teacher asks students to work closely in pairs so they can study su btle aspects of movement technique. In a visual art department, the te achers work together to create a community that gives students multipl e outlets for artistic learning. Finally, a music teacher builds his s tudents