No audition is required to attend, so seasoned performers and novices alike can dance, act, play an instrument, or create visual art at no cost and all within the hours of a regular school day.
The Arts Can Be Expensive
Financially supporting a student who wants to pursue an artistic discipline can add up to an astronomical amount of money. The average fee for a weekly dance or acting lesson in Colorado is $16.00. Learning to play a musical instrument is as much as $80.00 an hour. A study tracking parent spending on enrichment classes finds families invest up to $10,000 a year on such programs. At PPA students spend half the day every day studying the arts – for free!
“Our founders were cognizant of the fact that the arts were being removed from public education due to budget cuts. They wanted to give kids a really good experience in the arts whether they already know how to perform or just want to explore.”
- Phil Molfino, PPA Principal
At PPA the Arts are Free
Parker Performing Arts combines a rigorous academic curriculum with daily training in performing arts. Beginning in kindergarten, students build a solid foundation in four artistic disciplines: music, musical theater/dance, tumbling/movement and visual art. In middle school, 5th - 8th graders select four performing arts electives each semester from the 5 PPA Artistic Pathways.
“Every performing arts teacher here is a professional. They’re musicians, actors, dancers. We bring kids who love the arts under one roof with these caring, talented human beings and good things happen.”
- Phil Molfino, PPA Principal
PPA’s founders recognized that keeping the arts accessible gives all artistically inclined kids the opportunity to focus on what they love. Sign up for a school tour now.
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About Parker Performing Arts School
Parker Performing Arts School (PPA) is a public, tuition free performing arts school serving elementary and middle school students, chartered by the Douglas County School District. We deliver the art of education combining a rigorous academic curriculum and daily training in performing and visual arts We accept all K-8 students interested in pursuing their artistic passion. Enroll now.