SARASOTA ACADEMY OF THE ARTS

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(Current Parent's do not need to fill this out)

Parents: Fill out the back to school questionnaire for 2020-21.
Tours are NOT available at this time due to COVID19. Please contact Kathy Bechtel for a 'virtual tour' at kbechtel@sarasotaacademyofthearts.com

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Renee Garabedian was nominated for teacher of the year by Dr. Kopacz for Sarasota County Schools as a 3rd grade teacher at
Sarasota Academy of the Arts.
She didn't win the district but we sure know that Renee is amazing!

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Our VISION

SAA will provide students interested in visual and performing arts with rigorous academic skills in line with The Florida Standards of Education strongly infused with the arts. SAA believes that the opportunity to experience the arts on a continual basis promotes and enhances academic success. All students in elementary school will receive art and music instruction daily. Middle school students may elect from a wide variety of visual and performing arts to round out their academic day. The goal of SAA is to prepare students to become well-rounded, confident, academically-prepared, and innovative adults who are able to reach their full potential as caring and responsible citizens.

Our MISSION

The mission of Sarasota Academy of the Arts (SAA) is to provide a motivating, challenging, and creative learning climate with a safe, caring, family atmosphere.

"The arts are an essential element of education, just like reading, writing, and arithmetic . . . Music, dance, painting and theatre are all keys that unlock profound human understanding and accomplishment" - William Bennett