21st Century Learning
The American Arts Academy provides the learning opportunities and experiences needed to enable each student to become a critical thinker, problem solver, and responsible citizen as he or she develops an appreciation of the arts.Â
The American Arts Academy offers a studio-based curriculum, supported by a strong academic foundation
The American Arts Academy provides the learning opportunities and experiences needed to enable each student to become a critical thinker, problem solver, and responsible citizen as he or she develops an appreciation of the arts. In addition, The American Arts Academy feels that a successful student in the 21st century will : Use the arts as a lens to see the world. Use critical thinking and problem solving skills. Show self-motivation and self-discipline. Work cooperatively, while showing flexibility and adaptability. Communicate well with others in a variety of ways. Use technology as a tool. Have been exposed to and tolerant of a wide variety of cultures and ideas. Care about the community around them.
The American Arts Academy offers a studio-based curriculum, supported by a strong academic foundation. The faculty and staff are committed to a learning-centred environment that challenges the student to engage the mind, train the eye, and cultivate talent and skill into an active realization of creative potential.
The mission represents a commitment by the academic community of students, faculty and staff:
The American Arts Academy promotes inquiry-based learning models that promote innovative uses of technology and reflect best practices in teaching creativity,critical thinking,collaboration, and communication
Learning Centred Enviroment
The focus of the institution is on educational outcomes. Based on ongoing assessment of student learning, the institution is dedicated to improving programs, curriculam and instruction.
Engage The Mind
The American Arts Academy students demonstrate critical, analytical thinking skills. The general education program and the academic major programs combine to enable and enhance everystudent’s ability to think critically and analytically.
Train The Eye
Our students understand and can apply the basic fundamentals and principles of the visual arts. The arts foundation component of the general education program and the academic major programs combine to ensure that every student demonstrates proficiency in basic visual arts concepts and applications. Cultivate Talent and Skill into an Active Realization of Creative Potential Students who graduate from the American Arts Academy are prepared to lead productive lives as artists, designers or filmmakers.
Values
-We approach everything we do with open-minded curiosity and embrace relevant change both in our medium and in the social context that surrounds it.
-We are an organization that interprets and champions global culture, with a focus on stories and artists who tell them.
-We believe that diverse voices in art and society create new knowledge, new storytelling forms, and more thoughtful context for urgent discussion about who we are as a people.
-We facilitate international connections between people and institutions and create opportunities for America to cooperate with the world.