First Ward Creative Arts Academy

First Ward Creative Arts Academy (FWCAA) is a full magnet school in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School system located in Uptown Charlotte, walking distance from many of our museums and cultural resources. We offer a unique educational learning environment that enhances student’s abilities, interests and talents.

Starting in the 2013-2014 school year FWCAA will be an A+ School, which will only enhance and enrich our art magnet. The A+ Schools Program is a whole-school reform model that views the arts as fundamental to teaching and learning in all subjects. A+ Schools combine interdisciplinary teaching and daily arts instruction, offering children opportunities to develop creative, innovative ways of thinking, learning and showing what they know. In A+ Schools, teaching the state’s mandated curriculum involves a collaborative, many-disciplined approach, with the arts continuously woven into every aspect of a child’s learning.

The central vision of A+ is to build enhanced, creative, arts-integrated learning opportunities for all students. On-going, high-quality A+ professional development and the development of strong community partnerships help each school to maintain their unique A+ identity while continuing to grow and change as shifts in the educational landscape take place.

For more information on A+ Schools visit: http://aplus-schools.ncdcr.gov/