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Welcome to Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy
| Fall 2009 will mark a new beginning for Kunsmiller, a spacious school
crowning a lovely park. This former middle school will reopen to
become a K-12 integrated arts school. It will open first as a K-8
school, adding grades and ever increasing arts opportunities until it
reaches capacity at 12th grade. Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy will serve students as a Denver Public Schools' magnet with regional priorities, 75% of students coming from the areas feeding Kennedy HS, Lincoln HS and Grant Middle School, and 25% of students from the rest of the district. Students apply and are selected at elementary by lottery and at middle and high school by interview to discern passion for the arts. No auditions or portfolios are required. As of the end of June, 700 students have enrolled, and new applicants are added to waiting lists. |  |
KCAA will provide a learning environment based on documented research that active learning, experiential investigation and integrated arts are vital for the development of higher level thinking and of the enthusiastic engagement inherent in lifelong learning.
Inspired to achieve through imaginative explorations, students at KCAA can expect the following unique opportunities:
- Full day Reggio Emilia kindergarten classes, two classes each of first through fifth grades, and 140 students per grade in sixth, seventh and eighth grades
- A focus on knowing each child and supporting unique learning styles and needs; tutoring and special education services available
- An environment rich with beautiful materials, technology and abundant possibilities
- An array of daily arts classes with teaching artists, in addition to the arts infused into all standards-based core curriculum; career arts strands of choice for upper level students
- Before and after school care, sports, and arts opportunities
- An environment that values questions and questing for answers, creativity and imagination in all products, individuality above uniformity and excellence above standardized performance
- Opportunities for mentorships and internships in artistic career areas
- A culture of respect, encouragement and collaboration for each child, parent and teacher