The Performing Arts Academy
For twenty one years, the Performing Arts Academy has contributed to our school’s, and more importantly, our community’s culture. Unity across generations, backgrounds, and abilities is increased because of this effort. Each generation benefits as we grow to become a family of individuals united by art, working and growing together, and building a culture of respect and success across multi-generational levels.
About The Performing Arts Academy
The Performing Arts Academy is a district-wide program for in-depth training and accelerated learning in the arts.
The program hosts an elementary invitational summer choral camp and a Saturday instrumental music program for middle school students during the school year, but the largest project of the year is the performance of a full scale musical production that is organized similarly to collegiate and professional industry experiences. The project is rehearsed and performed for the community in four weeks during the month of June, and students, teachers, college young artists, adult professionals, and retired adults all work side by side on every aspect of the program. The final product is a full-scale, Broadway-style musical that is the result of collaboration by performers, technicians, designers and orchestral musicians from many different ages, backgrounds and communities.
By designing a creative environment where children, teens, young adults, parent volunteers, established professionals, and retired artists come together to work toward a common goal, relationships have been forged and strengthened, belonging has increased, social and emotional skills improved, and a new concentrated community of multigenerational artists has formed within the school community.
The Performing Arts Academy was born out of collaboration from a family of educators who are fortunate to share strong family relationships. They have chosen to share this love and sense of family with the students they teach and the many volunteers, artists, and staff members that have come together over the years.
