About
The mission of the Creative Arts Academy of the Quad Cities is to infuse student learning with creativity and innovation applied through a career-oriented arts foundation that prepares students for a global marketplace.
The Creative Arts Academy is a public magnet school that provides arts integrated education to arts-inclined students. Students spend their days in arts integrated learning experiences guided by expert teachers.
Students experience the arts from all disciplines as well as selecting a specific discipline they wish to specialize in, including Music, Visual Arts, Theater, Dance, and Communication & Media Arts (graphic design and video.) A course is offered on leadership, civic engagement and other 21st Century Skills using community arts projects. The Creative Arts Academy uncovers and develops the artistic potential of students by cultivating interest in creative fields and assisting students with post-secondary options. The Academy gives students the necessary skills to achieve their career goals in today's increasingly competitive job market.
Visit the Creative Arts Academy's website to learn more!
The Creative Arts Academy is a public magnet school that provides arts integrated education to arts-inclined students. Students spend their days in arts integrated learning experiences guided by expert teachers.
Students experience the arts from all disciplines as well as selecting a specific discipline they wish to specialize in, including Music, Visual Arts, Theater, Dance, and Communication & Media Arts (graphic design and video.) A course is offered on leadership, civic engagement and other 21st Century Skills using community arts projects. The Creative Arts Academy uncovers and develops the artistic potential of students by cultivating interest in creative fields and assisting students with post-secondary options. The Academy gives students the necessary skills to achieve their career goals in today's increasingly competitive job market.
Visit the Creative Arts Academy's website to learn more!
Project Based Learning
Project Based Learning is a student-centered approach involving a dynamic classroom where students acquire a deeper knowledge through active exploration of real-world challenges and problems.
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Arts Integration
Arts Integration
is an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form. Students engage in a creative process which connects an art form and another subject area and meets evolving objectives in both. |
21st Century Skills
21st Century Skills are more important to students now than ever before. ... Utilizing the Partnership for 21st Century Skills' Framework for 21st Century Learning, courses at the Academy emphasize the 4 Cs – Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity – skills that all learners need for success in school, work and life.
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Bringing The Community into the Classroom
The Academy partners with a variety of community partners, leveraging the resources of downtown museums and arts destinations, local arts agencies and professional artists. This depth of collaboration to support students engenders the next generation of artists and art supporters of our partners and community.
Our program is unique for at least several hours of driving, with the nearest being in Chicago, IL, Minneapolis, MN, St. Louis, MO, and Denver, CO. Our school fills a need regionally, and we aim to be a model for schools like ours starting in smaller metropolitan areas like the Quad Cities.
Our program is unique for at least several hours of driving, with the nearest being in Chicago, IL, Minneapolis, MN, St. Louis, MO, and Denver, CO. Our school fills a need regionally, and we aim to be a model for schools like ours starting in smaller metropolitan areas like the Quad Cities.