The Summer Arts & Prevention Academy at the Sixth Grade Academy recently wrapped up.
On August 2, the program held its Showcase at the Activity Building at Heritage Park, where about 50 participants put on a wonderful performance for over 160 of their family members and friends.
Throughout the course of the summer, the students learned ballet and hip-hop dances, as well as a musical drama called “The 100 Year Snooze."
The major art piece that was done this year was a wall mural painted at the Sixth Grade Academy – the second mural the Summer Arts Academy has completed at the school. This year’s theme was “Believe." Students painted individual pictures based off words associated with this theme, which helped form the final mural.
Other highlights of the summer included field trips to the Detroit Institute of Arts, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Detroit Historical Museum, and Heritage Park, a visit from the Kona Ice Truck, and planting a community garden at the school, which the Taylor Teen Health Center and the students at the Sixth Grade Academy will continue to keep up as the school year starts.
NOTE: We'll do our best to post some more pictures of the program in upcoming blogs.
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