Select Schools - Middle Schools

Programs:
Band, Choir, Dance, Drama, Orchestra, Technical Theater, Technology, TV Production and Visual Art

Description of Programs:
K. O. Knudson Middle School Academy of Creative Arts, Language, and Technology focuses on performing and visual arts, and technology. Students are challenged to explore their interests and develop their talents while participating in an academically challenging curriculum. Students in the magnet program have an extended school day which includes two elective classes (their major area and one other elective).

Students are initially placed in beginning, intermediate, or advanced levels of the program they have selected as their major, based on a pre-assessment activity. Students proceed to more advanced levels as their individual abilities develop.

Highlights:

• Integration of creative arts/foreign language across the curriculum
• Integration of computer technology across the curriculum
• Television Production Studio with professional grade editing programs
• Theater with state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems
• Real-time video conferencing
• Video streaming
• Students on-line
• Advanced classes with high school credit in Spanish, French, and Algebra
• Unique performance classes such as: Orchestra Ensemble, Jazz Band, and Show Choir
• Unique school schedule with block scheduling two days per week and P.A.W.S. (Positive Achievement With Students)