What are the purposes of the Missouri Fine Arts Academy?
The Missouri Fine Arts Academy is a three-week residential program for about 200 of Missouri’s artistically talented students who are ready to begin their junior or senior year in high school. The Academy has three primary purposes: 1. To help artistically gifted students achieve their full potential and motivate them to use their abilities in attaining higher goals. 2. To encourage local schools to establish and/or improve programs for artistically gifted youth. 3. To provide leadership in curriculum development, teacher training and the development of special materials and teaching strategies that employ interdisciplinary arts instruction to improve education within artistic disciplines and the wider curriculum.
