La France Elementary School
La France Elementary is helping all students develop the World Class Skills of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate by… encouraging mastery of content area standards through engaging our learners in the Focus 5 areas of arts integration: music, writing, drama, art, and dance. Our teachers provide lessons that include aligned arts integration strategies, best instructional practices, and current research in the field of arts and education.
In connection with arts integration, creativity is one of the critical 21st Century skills needed for students to be college and career ready. Throughout each school day, students demonstrate their creativity through drama, visuals, and movement. Artsonia, the largest art museum in the world, houses many of our students’ masterpieces! This is just one avenue in which our students share their creativity with others.
Finally, our students learn in classrooms that foster enjoyment, challenge, and a sense of accomplishment through a variety of learning approaches. This type of cooperative learning environment encourages our students to use complex thinking skills as they solve problems in groups verses experiencing learning in a more traditional, isolated style.
We are convinced that arts integration along with creativity and cooperative learning will equip our students to be successful in our ever-changing world.
*Focus 5, a national leader in the field of arts integration and educational consulting, works in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Melida Reeves, Principal
Elaine Naradowski, SIC Chairperson
