Hi I'm Ashley Molyneaux, the
head of school of Premier Arts Academy. Premier Arts Academy
is a free and open to all
Public Charter School that focuses on arts integration,
challenge based learning and
small-group instruction for every kid every day.
After being an education for many years, it
became clear that some things just weren't
working and so we went out to research
what the best way to keep his engaged, excited
and happy to be in a school environment and
that's how the Premier Arts Academy was born. You
might be wondering what makes Premier Arts Academy different?
Well, first of all we have a certified teacher
and instructional assistant in every classroom.
That allows for targeted small group instruction every
day for every kid in both English and math.
Another thing that makes us different is
using a strategy called Arts Integration. Teachers
teach content through the lens
of the art helping students demonstrate
learning through an art form and, in turn, cement
that learning and is totally new and different way. Another
way that we're different is we take our
lessons outside of the typical classroom.
Challenge-based learning is one way we do that where
kids come together in small groups to tackle
real world problems and come up with solutions that
they can actually act on. We have a
Community Expo every quarter where families
and community members can come in and see what
the kids are working on. It's a really powerful experience
that provides authentic
assessment right off the bat for our students. We've taken
the best of what private school and
public school both have to offer. We're free
and open to all, yet we control our
own curriculum and teaching strategies so we can
choose to do what's best for kids everyday.
Although we still have to give the mandatory
state test, we refuse to subscribe
to a stressful testing culture here. We make
sure that the kids know that the tests are just a way to inform
us what we need to teach them next -- not
a label for them. We're really
proud of the culture we've built at Premier Arts Academy.
Our staff are highly qualified educators
who love what they do. We've got
kids who are honestly, authentically
happy to be here. What a wonderful
place to walk through the halls and hear
laughter and song and dance and music.
If you're interested in enrolling, check out the enrollment
page on our website and fill out the intent
to enroll form. We look forward to
meeting you at Premier Arts Academy: Where the Arts and
Academic Excellence Meet!