MELLIFLUOUS
Metropolitan School of the Arts Newsletter - February, 2023
MSAKC partnering with Kansas City Ballet Day School
MSAKC will begin to plan traditional school events in the “brick-and-mortar” building next fall and our ballet students will also be invited since they aren’t attending a traditional high school. So look for dances, graduations and new traditions to be born!
VPA School Highlight
Several prominent graduates from OCSA have gone on in their professional careers: Matthew Morrison, Krysta Rodriguez, Drake Bell, Susan Egan
In-Person School Opening for 2023-24 School Year
We will offer the following VPA disciplines: vocal music, instrumental music, theater, musical theater, visual arts, and dance.
We offer a unique block schedule where students will have 6 core/elective classes over two-days and two arts-based classes every afternoon. We are also scheduling every Friday afternoon to be used for field trips, master classes, performances, or other special events. Our philosophy is to allow every student to "shine".
2023-24 Registration is Now Open!
A quick summary of the registration process:
1. Complete online application
2. Complete a request of school records from current school (to determine educational placement)
Open Houses and Informational Meetings have been scheduled for February and more in the coming months. Check below as well as our calendar on the home page of the website.
How Many Years of Math Does a Student Need?
The article compares the U.S. education system with the British system where they only need to take math through their sophomore year. The new British Prime Minister believes more years of math study are needed for their youth to be globally competitive.
MSAKC’s goal is to meet each individual students need academically. We offer a wide variety of math classes in our virtual program. We have regular math classes, honors classes, and a recognized integrated 3 year math sequence that incorporates all the required high school math concepts.
So whether a student is going to a professional program after high school or to a college/university, students will be academically prepared.
Virtual Option Still Available
Do you feel that traditional school is getting in the way of dance/theater/music/performing?
MSAKC offers an online curriculum through Imagine Edgenuity - credits earned through Imagine Edgenuity are accredited through Cognia and the North Central Association on Accreditation and School Improvement. Additionally, the NCAA Clearinghouse also approves the curriculum for athletes seeking college admission.
We have a wide range of core content (math, English, science, and social studies) as well as electives (world language, speech, etc) to fulfill the requirements to meet the MSAKC graduation requirements. We can make accommodations to meet any student's level of learning - offering regular courses, honor courses, and AP courses. Here is the course catalog available for Kansas
What is the cost for this program? Parents will pay a $500/year fee for access to the online curriculum from Imagine Edgenuity. You will also pay $50/monthly for student maintenance fee - meaning the time needed to grade work ongoing throughout the month and access to our student information system (Rosario). Parents may opt for a $100/monthly fee for tutoring or academic assistance.
Check out our program at our website
Metropolitan School of the Arts
Email: msakc@msakc.art
Website: www.msakc.art
Location: 9948 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS, USA
Phone: 913-440-0066
Facebook: Facebook.com/msakansascity
Twitter: @MetroArtsKC
MSAKC Open House/Information Meeting (Evening)
Monday, Feb 20, 2023, 07:00 PM
Atonement Lutheran Church Elca, Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.