Millennium Charter Academy

                                                                               MCA firmly believes that art is a valuable part of the
                                                                               educational process. The Academy introduces students in
                                                                               kindergarten to great works of music and art. This is
                                                                               continued through the Middle School. Students also have
                                                                               the opportunity to learn applied music, music theory, and
                                                                               applied visual art. Through excellent instruction, students
                                                                               are taught vocabulary, various genres, artistic styles,
                                                                               history, and artists. For art, they learn and experiment with
                                                                               various techniques and mediums, from fabric to pastels to
                                                                               black and white photography. For music, they learn and
                                                                               experience various music genres, instruments, rhythms, and
                                                                               techniques. And all of this is integrated into the curriculum.

                                                                              With the completion of the Phase 1 Expansion, MCA has an
                                                                              instructional art classroom, 2 art galleries, and a dedicated music room.   Students in all grades receive weekly art instruction that is tied directly into their current studies. For example, when second graders study Thomas Jefferson, their art lesson may be on architecture, beginning with Monticello. When fifth graders study Africa, their art
lesson may consist of making African masks. Students
are exposed to a full variety of mediums during the
course of the year. Additional tuition-based art classes
are taught in MCA's After School Academy if parents
and students are interested.

Students also receive weekly music lessons. For the
2006/2007 school year, students in grades four through
seven have regular music class. Lower grades
participate in music in the classroom and in theatrical
music and plays taught by qualified theatrical volunteers.
Middle schoolers receive in-school instruction in lap
dulcimer, acoustical guitar, and violin over the course of
a year. Instruction in other musical instruments is
available in MCA's After School Academy.