Educators find space for art among STEM focus

ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — Professional drummer Rick Morin received a phone call a few years ago asking him to share his career experience with an elementary class in Norton. Little did he know it would change his life.

"I gave the kids pieces of plastic and told them to make some noise," he said.

And noise has been made.

Morin's "Bucket Boot Camp" has taken off, traveling to classrooms, libraries and after-school programs throughout the Northeast. And today, it has been integrated into much of the curriculum in Massachusetts schools.

Morin, 55, still plays percussion professionally but now finds himself devoting much of his time to The Rhythm Room in North Attleboro, and of course, the public school system.