Boston Arts Academy

Founded in 1998, [http://www.bostonartsacademy.org Boston Arts Academy] (BAA) is the city’s first and only high school for the visual and performing arts. It was founded on the conviction that academics and the arts are equally important to student development and achievement. The arts are integrated throughout the academic curriculum motivating students with a variety of learning styles to succeed in high school and pursue higher education.BAA is committed to providing a rigorous arts and academic education to urban youth who seldom have the opportunity to focus on the arts.

Its 405 students reflect the diversity of the seventeen Boston neighborhoods from which they come. Because of its success with urban students, BAA is a recognized leader in public education reform movement. Its innovative use of the arts as a strategy for improving teaching and learning has attracted national and international attention. Through the school’s Center for Arts in Education, BAA’s best practices are documented and shared with educators, administrators and policymakers worldwide.

BAA is a member of the Professional Arts Consortium, [http://www.proarts.org ProArts] , an association of six Boston institutions of higher education dedicated to the visual arts, performing arts and architecture. Its members include Berklee College of Music, the Boston Architectural Center, The Boston Conservatory, Emerson College, Massachusetts College of Art, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. ProArts coordinates programs among its members to expand educational opportunities and resources for participating institutions and works to enrich the arts and arts education in Boston and throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

External links

[http://www.bostonartsacademy.org//pages/BAA_WebPages/baa_missionvisionfull.pdf Boston Arts Academy's Mission & Vision Statement]