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New Ellenton Middle STEAM Magnet School
District: Aiken ABC School Since 2017
Address: 814 Main Street S, New Ellenton, SC
Community Composition
- Grades:
- 6-8
- Enrollment:
- 274
- Teachers:
- 18
- Student/Teacher Ratio:
- 21.6:1
Arts Integration
Mission & Vision
The NEMS Arts Education Mission is to provide students with intellectually informed, hands-on learning experiences that promote curiosity, critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and life-long expression in an inclusive and diverse environment. Our vision for the arts is to…
- Develop a more diverse music program.
- Provide a theatre and dance program.
- Expand the visual arts program to reach more students.
- Add a spring musical which will incorporate music, dance, and theatre, as well as visual and digital art.
- Allow students to express their creativity in new and exciting ways through a variety of artist residencies.
Arts Goals
- Provide opportunities for students to participate in a standards-based band program, theatre program, chorus program, dance program, and media arts program.
- Provide varied opportunities for students to participate in standards-based visual arts program.
Points of Pride
- STEAM Magnet School
- Art I as a high school credit course for 8th grade students
- Artists in residencies in dance, visual arts, drama, and chorus
- Opportunities for students to compete in local, regional, & state competitions in band and visual arts, drama productions, Joye in Aiken Concert & Master Class sessions
- Fine arts enrichment field trips
- Jazz Band class & Digital Arts class