As part of the Cultural Arts Pillar, EXCEL Academy will be implementing arts integration strategies in our instructional program. The goals of the Initiative are:
- Arts Integration as alternative instructional approach
- Improve student engagement, behavior, and achievement
- Enhance student creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking skills
- Increase teacher proficiency in implementing Arts Integration strategies
- Encourage student-centered learning in the classroom
- Build community awareness, understanding, engagement and commitment to arts in education
- Develop partnerships to provide arts opportunities for students
- Increase family involvement