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School invests $2 million in new arts facilities
Bucking a national
trend to scale back arts education in
schools, Nueva Esperanza Charter High
School – backed financially by its
founding community organization Nueva
Esperanza Inc. – is investing $2
million to expand current arts facilities
at the school in Hunting Park by 20,000
square feet. The project will add on a
ceramics room, a darkroom, a visual arts
room, an auditorium, a film media room,
and an art gallery to the 600-student
school.
With dedicated space for arts education,
the charter high school plans to launch
an arts academy that will offer courses
in film, choral music, instrumental
music, theater, visual arts, and dance
starting in Fall 2007. The school's
operating budget will also be funding
new teachers to staff its art expansion.
“It’s about creating opportunities for the students of this community,” said Nueva's principal David Rossi.