This situation is constantly changing and we will will do our best to keep information on this site current and up to date. All activities are canceled until further notice. 

Please check back often for updates.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS

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Working Session Meetings occur on the 1st Tuesday of each month

Board Meetings occur on the 3rd Thursday of each month

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July 16th - Board Meeting

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Open to the public:

School board meeting on site, or via ZOOM meeting

*please contact Mr. Gagner for ZOOM meeting invite: james.gagner@phxacademy.org

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All meetings begin at 6 p.m. at Phoenix Academy,

38460 Lincoln Trail, North Branch, MN, 55056

in the school library.

Why do we integrate the arts?

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Research strongly supports the notion that arts education and integration can help struggling students to better learn the topics. For example, (Fiske, 2002) found that the arts provide students with authentic learning experiences that are real and meaningful to them. Others have discovered that when the arts are integrated into academic instruction, the learning experiences can become enhanced with discovery, improving the conditions for learning. Over the past two decades, ample research has been conducted establishing direct correlations between sustained involvement in arts programs and the development of cognitive and meta-cognitive capacities or “habits of mind,” associated with high student achievement and college readiness. These capacities include focused perception, analysis, elaboration, problem solving, motivation, active engagement and critical thinking skills.

We do not believe that simply increasing art activities alone is a silver bullet in achieving academic success. The Phoenix Academy school program also incorporates practices of schools that have been labeled “highly successful.”

For example, we offer:

• Smaller class sizes

• Research supported curriculum

• Small group instruction daily

• Uniform policy to enhance a strong school culture.

• A team teaching approach

• Connected classrooms that allow for daily team teaching.

• High levels of professional development for teachers;

• Instructional assistants that are highly trained;

• Staff that possess (and demonstrate) attributes of flexibility, optimism, adaptability, and the ability to problem solve.

Authorized by: Minnesota Guild of Public Charter Schools (www.guildschools.org)