Integrated Arts Academy
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Happening at Integrated Arts Academy
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Eye on ECCS is a new weekly feature written by the District 112 communications team spotlighting our 14 school buildings. A different school, a different grade level or subject, will be featured throughout the school year. It will give parents a glimpse into classrooms, showing off the amazing work students and teachers do every single day.
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When was the last time you saw students actively hurrying to class, and they weren’t running behind? That was Pioneer Ridge Middle School teacher Mike Powers’ fifth-period class on Tuesday.
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The school year is up and running and the energy and enthusiasm is high! Our equity department has been busy in buildings attending various staff meetings, connecting with students and families, partnering with teachers, facilitating student groups, assisting in academic support, and engaging in community activities and partnerships. I am immensely proud of our team and feel honored to work alongside each of them.
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October is National Bullying Prevention Month. All staff, students and families are encouraged to wear orange on Oct. 19 to show unity for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion, and to send a visible message that no child should ever experience bullying.
STAR, or Steps Toward Adult Responsibility, is an 18-to-21-year-old post high school special education transition program available to students of Eastern Carver County Schools as determined by their Individual Education Plan (IEP) team.
Eye on ECCS heads to Jonathan Elementary to visit the four fifth grade classrooms on the second week of school.
Now that students and their teachers are in week two, with some routines having been established, friendships with new classmates beginning to form, the real fun begins. The work is just beginning to make the 2022-23 school year a true success.
Our Mission: To prepare each learner for lifelong success through personalized, inquiry-based education combining art and core academic standards. We believe in education that is student-centered, community-focused, and relevant to our world.
Integrated Arts Academy is a public high school founded on research linking academic success to the arts and hands-on learning experiences. Our curriculum embeds culinary, horticulture and visual arts into core subjects such as English, math, science, and social studies. The rich arts-integrated instruction, small school size (~125 students), and strong community partnerships offer students a true personalized high school education.
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Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts
Students learn culinary techniques and management skills hands-on from educators in the classroom, but also gain experience with culinary professionals.
Horticulture
Horticulture
We teach environmental studies, ecology, business skills, and teamwork through the lens of the horticultural arts. We partner with the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and other local experts.
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Our teaching methods combine a rigorous curriculum with active learning through the arts. Areas of study include ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, videography, and decorative art.