School Spotlight

 

metropolitan art institute 

phoenix, arizona 

matt baker, head of school 

 

Metro Arts is an independent, chartered college prep arts school located in downtown Phoenix. 2437Providing a balanced program of college preparatory academics and arts courses for students in grades 7-12, Metro emphasizes excellence, authenticity, integrity, and tolerance. A highly creative and intellectually exciting environment, Metro is a place with a strong community spirit and a tradition of excellence. Metro Arts received a grade of A in 2012 from the Arizona Department of Education. 

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Baldwin Arts and Academics Magnet
Montgomery, Alabama 
Jannette Wright, Principal  2386
 

Baldwin Arts and Academics Magnet School's mission is to foster academic success, nurture artistic talent, and encourage social development by providing middle school students with a challenging curriculum, while producing motivated, conscientious, and well-rounded citizens.

About the school: Baldwin Magnet houses two separate magnet schools--Baldwin Arts and Baldwin Academics.  Baldwin Academics is designed to provide opportunities for middle school students to pursue challenging academic work in the areas of computer technology, research experiences,  foreign languages, and intensified classroom and community engagements.  Baldwin Arts offers a middle school experience infused with the arts.  Practicing artists provide instruction in the areas of band, strings, choral music, classical guitar, creative writing, dance, drama, piano, and visual arts.

 

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2365 

 

edwin s. richards elementary
mission, british columbia, canada
janis minty, principal
 

We are a vibrant school where high expectations are set for both academic excellence and citizenship. The school has a strong focus on literacy as well as promoting a caring and accepting culture that fosters inclusion and embraces differences. In September of 2011, our school embarked on a pilot project in arts based curriculum for the Mission School District. Participating teachers are exploring innovation in teaching through and with the arts. A wealth of leadership and extracurricular opportunities in fine arts and athletics are available to our students. The school also prides itself on offering unique activities such as the "Friends of Africa Club". As part of our reaching out to the broader community we are pleased that we have students continuously involved in efforts to support both local and global issues.

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arts for academic achievement

minneapolis public schools, mn 

calvin keasling - content lead for arts, aaa director

  

Who We Are:

We are Arts for Academic Achievement (AAA), a Minneapolis Public Schools program boasting a 14-year history of improving student achievement and teacher practice by integrating the arts with other subjects.

Working with a network of generous partners -community, arts, business, and 2338philanthropic organizations-AAA has helped a generation of students to:

deepen their understanding of core subjects
cross barriers of language, culture, and experience
discover unknown qualities in themselves and others
All Minneapolis students receive a Comprehensive Arts Education: they learn IN and ABOUT the arts-visual, music, dance and theater-in classes taught by specialists.

Because of AAA they also learn THROUGH the arts. This unique program within the MPS Teaching and Learning Department provides financial support, professional development, teaching artists and peer coaches to students and teachers engaged in arts integration experiences. Each AAA team uses the tools of the artist-habits of thinking, materials, process, and modes of expression-to deeply understand concepts in math, science, language arts, social studies, and other subjects. 
 

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creative arts high school
st paul public schools, mnvalerie littles-butler, principal 

 

Creative Arts High School is a unique Saint Paul Public School. Because we are small, we have achieved a remarkably warm and friendly climate. Students choose CAHS because they have a strong desire to pursue their own artistic visions. Through their performance, visual and literary art classes, students work with teachers who are practicing artists themselves. Our academic teachers have earned, or are in the process of earning, their master degrees. For more than eight years, CAHS staff have been developing classes that are both challenging and engaging. Consequently, our graduates are well prepared for college and for life. 
 

Students at CAHS have many memories to take with them when they graduate. There are numerous evening events, including art shows, performances, open mics, picnics and the prom. We've traveled to Europe, Central America, and to the Smithsonian Institute and the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. Our students have been honored for their accomplishments by receiving scholarships and by winning numerous awards sponsored by the Ordway, St. Paul Jaycees, and the Minnesota College of Art and Design. As a "Rights Site," we work in collaboration with Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights. We are a school on the move! Under the new leadership of Dr. Valerie Littles-Butler, Principal of CAHS, we will continue to be a "Community of Artists Learning and Growing Together." 

 

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las vegas academy of the arts

las vegas, nv

principal, scott walker
 

The Las Vegas Academy of the Arts is a nationally-recognized, award-winning magnet high school, serving approximately 1,700 students in Clark County, Nevada.

Located in the center of the Las Vegas High School Historical District, the Las Vegas Academy serves students from throughout the district in grades 9 through 12,. giving the students the opportunity to pursue a major in band, vocal music, dance, guitar, international studies (French, Japanese, and Spanish), mariachi, orchestra, photography, piano, studio art, technical theatre, theatre, visual design, and World Jazz studies. All students must meet a certain criteria for acceptance: completing an application, auditioning in their chosen performing major, preparing a portfolio, and/or taking an aptitude test.

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2253

recording radio film connection top u.s. cities and canada 

 

Recording Connection Recording School offers a variety of programs in Audio    Engineering, Music Producing, Live Event Audio, and a Master's Program. With our audio institute, you are able to learn in your city or town and study with top music industry professionals. 

 

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cab calloway school of the arts
wilmington, de

Our Vision
When a study of arts and academics are combined, each informs and enriches the other. At the Cab Calloway School of the Arts, students will receive an exemplary academic program in all required subject areas, and a special curriculum, which will emphasize the creative, performing, and visual arts.

Our Mission
Cab Calloway School of the Arts invites students who demonstrate artistic interest and potential to engage in a rigorous curriculum where arts and academics combine to cultivate the development of independent investigation, critical and creative thinking, and the innovative application of acquired skills.

Our graduates will demonstrate a mastery of defined skills that will enable them to be productive, self-directed, lifelong learners, who appreciate and respect diversity. 

Our Beliefs
1. Arts and academics have equal value.
2. Arts are integral to education.
3. Through expressional learning and the act of creating, students develop self esteem and self confidence.
4. An education in the arts develops the student as a whole person; academically, emotionally, physically, intellectually, and socially.
5. Passion of learning originates from a passion of teaching.
6. Innovation is fundamental to teaching and learning.
7. All children have a right to an education that recognizes different learning styles.
8. Educational success is the shared responsibility of the student, the family, the school, and the community.
9. All members of the school community have the right to a safe learning environment.
10. Technology allows education to become a more global experience.
11. Risk-taking and a willingness to change are necessary for continuous improvement.
12. Arts lead to a more balanced and innovative learner and citizen. 

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