Our Mission:

The mission of Calhoun Academy of the Arts is to create a collaborative school community that challenges all children to learn, to excel and to be responsible citizens by utilizing successful teaching strategies that integrate the arts through various resources, including families and our community, in a positive learning environment.

Our Beliefs:

• We believe that student learning is the chief priority for our school.
• We believe that all decisions must be based on what is in the best interest of students.
• We believe that the diversity of our student population must be celebrated and reflected in programs and priorities.
• We believe that integrating the arts with the core curriculum and using the arts as teaching and learning supports increased achievement for all students.
• We believe that students learn best when they are actively engaged in learning.
• We believe that writing is an integral part of the instructional program and should be taught throughout all curricular areas.
• We believe that a balanced literacy approach supports the importance of writing, listening, speaking and reading as essential components in the English Language Arts curriculum.
• We believe that instruction should stimulate higher order thinking skills and help students apply learning beyond the classroom.
• We believe that mathematics, science and social studies instruction should allow students an opportunity for discovery through a hands-on approach to learning.
• We believe that assessments are valuable tools to monitor student progress and guide instruction.
• We believe in building a safe, nurturing, learning community to ensure student success.
• We believe that each student is valuable and it is our responsibility to nurture his or her individual physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs.
• We believe it is our responsibility to set high expectations for behavior as well as learning to ensure students become productive citizens in our society.
• We believe we are partners with parents and the community and should work as a team to meet the needs of our students.
• We believe that the instructional program should foster a love of  learning and challenge students to be lifelong learners.