Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts
District: Beaufort • ABC School Since 2005
Community Composition
Grades: PK-5
Enrollment: 496
Teachers: 45
Student/Teacher Ratio: 18.4:1
Mission & Vision
Nurture creativity and innovation through an arts integrated education. Our school is a safe and supportive environment where every child is a masterpiece and a conductor of their destination of learning. Our students are on the railroad to success by riding the TRAIN:
T: Thinking creatively
R: Reflecting through and using the arts
A: Accessing arts opportunities
I: Innovating instruction for personalized learning
N: Nurturing student creativity and expression. We envision that Hilton Head Island Elementary School for the Creative Arts is committed to empowering all learners by providing a rigorous, personalized, standards based Arts infused education in a safe, properly maintained, and nurturing environment.
Arts Goals
- “Coupling the Arts and Academics” (Arts Integrating Teaching and Learning) will empower teachers through intentional and sequential collaboration between related arts teachers and classroom teachers in order to design art integrated lessons through project based units.
- “Roundhouse for Teachers” provides teachers arts and arts integration materials and teaching strategies. Creating equal opportunities will give students a deeper understanding of academics through the arts.
Points of Pride
- Arts Integrated program offering visual arts, music, dance theatre, creative writing, and multimedia technology
- Community involvement and engagement such as the annual Lantern Parade
- Arts field trips such as the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra performance
- Artists-in- residence
- Collaboration with Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
- Professional development in the arts for all staff
- Annual arts-focused events such as grade level cross-curricular performances and arts festivals offered to our students
Key Contacts
803-323-2451
147 McLaurin Hall
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC 29733
