East Aiken School of the Arts
District: Aiken • ABC School Since 2006
Community Composition
Grades: PK-5
Enrollment: 534
Teachers: 35
Student/Teacher Ratio: 19.8:1
Mission & Vision
Our vision for East Aiken School of the Arts is to strive for academic excellence through the arts. Our mission at East Aiken School of the Arts is to:
- Accommodate differences
- Reveal a passion for learning
- Teach appreciation
- Stimulate creativity
Arts Goals
- Establish quality professional development opportunities to improve student achievement in the arts significantly through curriculum, instruction, and assessment based on the 2017 SCCCRSVPAP (SC College & Career Ready Standards for Visual and Performing Arts Proficiency) for each academic school year.
- Implement a quality arts program in order to meet all 2017 SCCCRSVPAP.
- Effectively manage fine arts programs in order to promote growth and sustainability for increased student achievement.
- Maintain and upgrade performance facility and materials to improve student achievement in the arts based on the 2017 SCCCRSVPAP.
Points of Pride
- Teachers incorporate technology and varied art styles into their lessons.
- This school is a model for how a school can overcome challenges through creative thinking.
- We incorporate the arts in every day school life.
- Pushing students to be creative problem solvers who think outside the box through the arts
- We have high expectations for students and staff.
- Our students enjoy arts infused lessons in their homerooms, arts integrated lessons co-taught with arts teachers, and a different arts class each day of the week.
- Students have dance, theatre, visual art, music, and PE each week.
- Our third fourth and fifth graders perform musicals for the school and community annually.
- We have after school advanced arts classes.
- A variety of clubs are offered to all students.
Key Contacts
803-323-2451
147 McLaurin Hall
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC 29733
