Arts Program

The Arts Magnet Program provide students the opportunity for:

• creative expression
• critical thinking
• self-confidence 
• communication skills

The REAMS Art Program provides:

• Appreciation of the arts and multi-cultural experiences for all students through the artistic disciplines of dance, music, theater, and visual art
•  Weekly small-group piano lessons for all third and fourth grade students
• Arts Block classes for fourth grade students:
  • Visual Art (creating art installations for the permanent collection at REAMS)
  • Choir
  • Dance
  • Reader’s Theater
  • Theater Games
  • World Drumming
  • Gullah Stick Pounding

• Spotlight on the Arts Concerts
  • Classroom teachers and arts specialists collaborate to connect the arts and academic concepts studied in the classroom in annual grade level performances
• Arts & Academics Showcase
  • Students perform and present in May what they have been learning throughout the school year
• Artist-in-Residence opportunities for students at all grade levels:
  • Partnering with several Twin Cities based artists and musicians who provide experiences for students at REAMS in the areas of dance, music, theater, and visual arts
  • Each class connects the residency to a learning experience from the classroom

• Arts related field trips

• Partnerships with Arts Agencies from across the Twin Cities:
  • Partnering with Arts agencies to provide staff development for the teachers and Artist in Residence opportunities for the students at each grade level
  • Opportunities for staff professional development through the Perpich Center for Arts Education and Northwest Suburban Integration School District

• Fourth grade students design the yearbook cover through visual art class

• Students have been recognized for their wide array of talents in art and music:
  • Aviation Art contest winners for the past 20 years
  • Fourth grade students have participated in Celebration of Young Musicians as well as the state-wide Minnesota Elementary Honor Choir