Arts Mission, Vision, & Goals

Arts Mission

The mission of the Chester Park Elementary School of the Arts is to engage every child in active individual and collaborative team learning experiences in the context of a comprehensive standards-based arts integrated curriculum.

Arts Vision

We believe that arts education: Builds character, cooperation, responsibility, self-esteem, and respect; Enriches and integrates subject areas; Identifies and nurtures each individual student’s talents and creativity; Unites students, parents, faculty, and community members; Provides an exciting, caring, and inviting environment for learning.

Arts Goals

• Student achievement in the arts will significantly improve through curriculum, instruction, and assessment based on the 2017 SC College- and Career-Ready Visual and Performing Arts Proficiency Standards.
• Arts specialists and classroom teachers will improve their professional skills and knowledge to more effectively implement standards-based lessons in arts and academic classes.
• Stakeholders will advocate for the arts and arts integration as essential components of a well balanced curriculum.

Points of Pride

• Restarting Live Performances though theater residencies after halt because of COVID.
• Visual art residency with local sculptor to create memorial sculpture for faculty member that passed away during the school year.
• Artistically gifted & talented program reorganized and restarted for all arts areas after COVID halt.