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Welcome to TR Paul Academy of Arts and Knowledge

Founded in 2006 by community member Annette RieselPublic, tuition-free, arts enriched charter schoolAuthorized by the Charter School Institute through CDEManaged by Mosaica Education, Inc. Governing board of parents and community members

An Artful Education“From global exports to local investments, the new American economy depends on imagination, innovation, and creativity, and those are the skills that artists develop, nurture, and promote.”

-National Endowment for the Arts

TPAAK incorporates the Multiple Intelligences…an individualized, research-based educational model of learning

The research concludes that there are major perceptual differences in how people learn:

• Auditory learners comprise less than 15% of the population

• Visual learners = 40%• Kinesthetic learners =45%

Our program incorporates all of these methods

Paragon…Mosaica’s own integrated

humanities and social studies curriculum

Through content-rich, hands-on activities, Paragon looks to the past to prepare students for the future, instilling in students a solid understanding of history by exploring the literacy, artistic, mathematical, scientific, social, political, and philosophical ideas that have culminated in our contemporary cultural climate. The program teaches students to work collaboratively on complex questions relevant to their own experiences and to cultivate multicultural perspectives and global awareness.

Daily Life at TPAAKAll students receive

120 minutes literacy60 minutes science90 minutes math90 minutes Paragon Brain DancePE, Art, Music, DramaHot lunch & recess

The arts are infused in the daily schedule as well as individual classes and through co-curricular opportunities

Core AcademicsOpen Court Reading

PhonicsStoriesGrammar

Real MathReviewDirect instruction of skillPractice skillGames

WorkshopData driven instruction

Harcourt BraceExperiment/ starter activityReading textbookWriting/ application activity

TPAAK’s aggregate levels of growth produced in 2011, are above and beyond Charter School Institute and the State of Colorado in most grades and content areas, which implies that the students at TPAAK are attaining and maintaining levels of CSAP proficiency in Reading, Writing and Math at a faster rate than students attending many other schools .

Academic AchievementAcademic Performance &

Quality of Educational Program

• Integrated and specialized arts classes allow children to express themselves and develop skills which help them succeed academically

• Separate Drama, Arts and Music classes are provided for all students and are also a part of their daily 90 minute Paragon Class.

• The staffing of highly qualified arts instructors ensure that students experience one of the four art offerings daily

• The Academy recognizes a direct correlation between an arts enriched education and increased spatial configuration development

Specialized Arts Classes

Award Winning Artists

Smithsonian Museum Google Award Presentation

Duck Stamp Contest WinnersDaughters of the American Revolution Winner

Community Art PartnersCommunity art partners include Bas Bleu Theatre, Young Docent program - Lincoln Arts Center, BrainDance - Art Lab, Young Curator’s Program -Front Range Community College, Streetmosphere Performers, Beet Street Art Summit and the Museum of Contemporary Art.

6th grade performance at Bas Bleu Theater

• TPAAK provides students with excellent access to computers,the internet, and to other technological tools that significantly enhance learning

• In-room technology is present at a level of 1 computer per every 3 students• Students use computers to communicate via the internet, express

themselves creatively, solve problems, organize data, conduct research , take some assessments, and explore mathematical and scientific

principles through simulations

• Cybernetics Laboratory containing 24 computers

is integrated into all classes and each

classroom is equipped with a Smart Board

Technology

A capital venture, Dragon DesignsGreeting Cards, was developed 2010 to enhance the entrepreneur element for young art students at TPAAK and showcase creative writing and artistic ability

“Artrepreneurs”

Spread your wings and fly!

A student managed gallery opened Nov. of 2010 to sell student art work

Young entrepreneurs exceeding expectations!

Dragon Treasure Gallery

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Science

TechnologyEngineering

Math

fosters excitement about and prepares students not only for careers in math, science, engineering, art and technology but for any career that uses critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Art

During the week arts enrichment program is also available at TPAAK for area Home School students. Students experience art, music, drama, PE & Paragon and some core subjects.

Arts enriched home school program“We are delighted to see how well he is doing (surprised us a bit). We have seen development and growth as related to skills related to many things, gross development as related to PE, which he loves and Art. He spends a lot of time coloring now (sitting for an extended amount of time when he never would sit for more than 10 minutes) and using lots of specific colors as related to what he is coloring and coming home delighted and eager to paint and create. So I really just wanted to check in and see what options we would have as we are planning for next year.” -Mom of a TPAAK home schooler

TPAAK hosts and teaches the classroom management classes for University of Northern Colorado student teacher population. On a yearly basis the Academy provides cooperating teachers for UNC & CSU student teachers and practicum students. Many of these students are then hired within the Mosaica schools.

Partnership with local UniversitiesFuture teachers of America!

BrainDance, a dance program based on developmental patterns that strengthen the brain and body is implemented at all grade levels. This program provides neurological repatterning, body connectivity and alignment. It helps students with sensory integration disorders, focusing and filtering problems, reading problems, poor social and emotional skills, vision problems and behavior disorders.

Brain Dance

Positive Behavioral Support

The Academy is committed to providing students with a sense of belonging and a feeling of significance so that they feel safe to learn, to grow, and to thrive.

We introduce our students to well-known and unsung heroes – old and

new – who exemplify timeless leadership and character attributes.

We guide students to explore these individuals who have the qualities

that make ordinary people capable of extraordinary things!

Qualities such as wisdom and human genius that transcend time and place,

emotional optimism, resilience, vision, tenacity!

General InformationPreschool full and half dayK- 7 grade, future middle school Kindergarten full day on sliding scale or free half day Hot lunch programBefore and After school care (OASIS) available Teachers- meet and exceed all requirements of No Child Left Behind Security- doors locked, visitor badges, background checked, High diversity ratioPositive Behavior SupportParent Teacher Leadership OrganizationArts enriched home school programAYP School

Contacts:

Karen Griffin, Chief Administrative Officer- [email protected] Gibbs, Special Ed Coordinator- [email protected] Tomasek, Office Manager- [email protected] Dinnel, Mosaica Regional Vice President- [email protected]

TR Paul Academy of Arts and Knowledge4512 McMurray Dr.

Fort Collins, CO 80525970.226.2800

www.tpaak.org/tpaak

Because of you…

I am outstanding!

Thank you !

Allysa, age 10