A FREE Tuition Charter
Elementary School
Opening in August 2027
The Raindance Arts Academy will provide a high-quality education to local students with professional, classical training in the Arts developing responsible, creative problem-solvers in a safe, nurturing, artistic environment.
Our Vision
Every child a storyteller. Every classroom a stage. A K-6 performing arts, visual arts, & film charter school where students learn through stories, expression, and creativity- building a foundation for lifelong learning and confidence.
Theater
Visual Arts
Film
Theatrical Dance
Focus Areas
Theater
Voice/diction, Choreography (theatrical dance), Acting
Visual Arts for Theater
Drawing, Painting, Costuming, Stage Design
Film
Acting on Camera, Film Production/Technology, Digital Animation
Theater
Voice/diction, Choreography (theatrical dance), Acting
Visual Arts for Theater & Film
Drawing, Painting, Costuming, Stage & Set Design.
Professional training in Theater, Visual Arts, or Film.
The Raindance Arts Academy is for students who are interested in pursuing more advanced training in the Arts. Students in grades K-3 will rotate Theater and Visual Arts as specials. Students in grades 4-6 will pick a path in Theater, Visual Arts or Film.
The Raindance Arts Academy will perform at least 2 school plays per year. At least one will be a musical production. Students will audition for speaking/singing roles. All students in grades K-3 will participate in all plays.
Theater students in grades 4-6 will perform at least 2 school plays per year with at least one being a musical. All Theater students will participate in all plays. Students will audition for speaking/singing roles. Film students in grades 4-6 will produce at least 2 film productions per year. Auditions will be held for all acting roles. All film students will participate in the productions.
Introducing Artademics
Raindance Arts Academy will be introducing our signature model called Artademics. Artademics isn’t just about teaching art – it’s about teaching through the arts. Artademics fuses international arts exposure with core learning - blending rigorous academic instruction with deep artistic exploration, ensuring students express themselves with creative confidence in every subject, every day.
What will Artademics look like in practice?
- Math Through Movement & Design: Students act out multiplication patterns using choreographed steps
- Literacy Through Storytelling & Scriptwriting: First graders write and perform original puppet plays based on Phonics patterns; Fifth graders adapt myths into screenplays and shoot a short film
- Science Through Set Creation & Special Effects: Students explore ecosystems by designing habitats as 3D theater backdrops
- Social Studies Through Roleplay & Filmmaking: Historical events are reimagined as mock newscasts or mini documentaries
Most schools integrate arts as enrichment – Raindance Arts Academy will use arts as the foundation of learning.
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School Mascot
Literacy – Reading and Writing
The Raindance Arts Academy will run a 120-minute literacy block daily for students in grades K-3 that includes reading, traditional writing, cursive writing, and Literacy Arts (constructing play scripts, narratives, poems, story books, etc.). Older elementary students (grades 4-6) will have either a 90-minute or 120-minute literacy block daily based on the student’s needs and will include reading, traditional writing, cursive writing, and Literacy Arts. We will be using a “Storytelling Curriculum” for all grades using Wonders for our core curriculum.
Studies Weekly will be used for Science, Social Studies, and Health. Eureka Math will be our core curriculum for Math.
“Storytelling Curriculum”
Students learn through the lens of storytelling
Each grade level will study different parts of the world through stories, music, dance, drama, and art. This type of supplemental curriculum integrates Social Studies, Literacy, Arts, and Drama.
Examples
Kindergarten –
Folk Tales from Africa
Social Studies/Literacy – Read and study “Anansi the Spider”; Music – Drumming or composing a class song; Art- making drums; Dance – animal movements; Drama – perform the folk tale “Anansi the Spider” as a classroom play
Grade 2 –
European Fairy Tales
Social Studies/Literacy – Read and do a character study on “Pinocchio”, write a fairy tale; Music – listen to and compose classical music; Art – Teams: make puppets, a puppet stage and write a play script for your fairy tale; Dance – learn a European folk dance; Drama – perform your puppet show
Grade 4 –
Native American Storytelling
Social Studies/Literacy – Read and analyze “How the Raven Stole the Sun”, create your own mythical character and write a short story about it; Music and Art – make different musical instruments (rattles, jingle sticks, small drums) and learn a Native American song; Dance – learn a symbolic Native American dance; Drama – Teams: rewrite one of your team’s short stories into a play and perform it for the class
Our Partners
The Raindance Arts Academy is an educational partner of the Raindance Film Festival in London (www.raindance.org).
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