Please join us in welcoming our new President & Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Paul Gravley!
Mr. Gravley will officially assume day-to-day leadership this Friday, October 2. However, over the past several weeks, he has been getting acquainted getting acquainted with Texas Center for Arts + Academics leadership, showing an immense passion for innovation and creativity to help move the organization forward.
Serving more than 20 years in the nonprofit sector, in various leadership roles, Mr. Gravley brings with him a wealth of knowledge, including a keen understanding of mission-based leadership and fund development.
Excited to join TCAA, Mr. Gravley comments, “It is an honor to serve as the next president and CEO of TCAA. As we embark on the next chapter of this 75-year-old organization, it is my hope to build on our greatest strengths: our students, our teachers, and our supporters.”
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Though we have not yet entered our traditional Open Enrollment period, Texas School of the Arts is currently accepting applications, to fill openings in grades K-6, for the 2020-2021 school year. CLICK HERE to apply to audition.
Wanting to learn more about all that Texas Center for Arts + Academics has to offer your family?
As we prepare for our next Open Enrollment period to begin in January, we have several options available, in-person or online, for you to explore your child's future at TCAA schools and programs!
Friday Campus Tours
Texas School of the Arts & Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
Every Friday at 9am | October 23- December 11
*There will be no tour the week of Thanksgiving
Open House
We will host our Open House events online this year, LIVE on Facebook.
This is a great opportunity to learn about campus programs, meet our administrators and department directors, take a virtual campus tour, and watch our students perform. If you are unable to attend, the Open House videos will remain posted on our Facebook Pages.
Open Enrollment for 2021-2022 is January 13 - February 15
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FWAFA Middle School Play:
The Many Adventures of Addie & Rouge
A Virtual Play by Reagan Kruse
For a limited time, see thirteen-year-olds Addie and Nathan, who have been best friends for what seems like forever. He comes over to her house every weekend to play the latest video game in their favorite superhero series. So why does he seem distant upon his return from basketball camp?
One night when Addie is looking through the old comics she and Nathan used to draw, an unexpected visitor, Rouge, turns up. Rouge is the surprisingly chatty living embodiment of the hero Addie created when she was a kid. Addie isn’t sure if Rouge is real or if she’s losing it, but like it or not, she must navigate the first week of eighth grade with the hero by her side. Rouge promises to help Addie mend her friendship with Nathan, but Addie must decide what’s truly important to her before it’s too late.
This Show is FREE & Appropriate for All Ages.
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FWAFA Fall Choir Concert:
Let Me Be the Music
Academy Singers, CCT, SGT, and TBC Combined Choir Concert
The concert will focus on the transformative and healing power of music and how we are all still striving to sing and make music, while apart.
This concert features a combination of solo & small ensemble numbers from TBC and SGT, a video montage showcasing FWAFA students' work from home and in person, and a combined virtual choir to close the program that features all TBC, SGT, and CCT members performing “The Music of Living” by Dan Forrest.
This Show is FREE & Appropriate for All Ages.
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After School Conservatories are Returning to In-Person Learning! |
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Starting October 19th, conservatory students will have the option to begin in-person learning, however, we will still offer classes in an online environment too. Both online and in-person options will continue being offered during the remainder of the 2020-2021 season.
- The class schedule is the same if you select in person or online for your Conservatory group class.
- Families will have the opportunity to change between the two options each month.
- Students and faculty participating in our in-person classes will have safety protocols and procedures to follow while inside the building.
- All Private Lessons will remain online during the fall semester.
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Monday, October 12th is a TCAA Professional Development Day - there will be no school. There will be no zoom meetings or assignments for October 12, 2020.
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This year the Clayton After-School Program will be available to all Texas Center for Arts + Academics students and housed at Texas School of the Arts, located at 6025 Village Pkwy in Edgecliff Village.
To reserve your student's spot in the program or for questions about cost and hours, please visit www.claytonyouth.org.
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Full Day, In-School Learning Begins October 13th! |
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TCAA schools will offer both In-School and At-Home Learning models for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year unless we are required to close school by the Covid Response Act, Tarrant County Health Department or the Texas Education Agency.
In order to keep everyone healthy in our school, we have adopted the following six core practices as recommended by the CDC and Texas Education Agency.
Six Core Practices to Keep Everyone Healthy
- Symptom Screening for Students, Staff, Visitors
- 100% Compliance of Face Coverings
- Vigilant Hand Washing and Sanitizing
- In-Class Procedures that Maximize Social Distancing
- Limited Use of Shared Objects
- Frequent Disinfection of High Touch Areas
If your child has any of the following symptoms, please keep them at home and allow them to participate in At-Home Learning.
- Temperature greater than or equal to 100.4 F
- Loss of taste or smell
- Cough
- Difficulty breathing
- Shortness of breath
- Headache
- Chills
- Sore throat
- Shaking or exaggerated shivering
- Significant muscle pain or ache
- Diarrhea
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Enjoy this fun, Back-to-School Video brought to you by FWAFA StuCo.
Filmed & Edited by Jonathan Capuchino
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Follow FWAFA StuCo on Facebook & Instagram |
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Tune-in for TeSA Thursdays! |
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We're excited to announce our new FB Live Q&A Format- TeSA Thursdays! Grab a cup of coffee and tune-in every Thursday morning, for a live chat with Mrs. Compton. She will be streaming on the TeSA Facebook Page, starting October 8th at 7am, to answer all of YOUR questions.
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There truly is no place like TeSA - and you can tell by these Howdy Week pictures. Our teachers, students, and parents LOVE this tradition and kept it alive, even while learning from home. More pictures on TeSA PTO Facebook.
By the way, it's never too late to join the TeSA PTO! Reach out to our PTO President, Stephanie Ballew at broadwaysteph13@aol.com to join!
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Tune-in for FWAFA Fridays! |
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We're excited to announce our new FB Live Q&A Format - FWAFA Fridays! Brew your favorite cup of coffee and join us every Friday morning, for a live chat with Dr. Jackson. She will be streaming on the FWAFA Facebook Page, starting October 9th at 7am, to answer all of YOUR questions.
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FWAFA sophomore, Emma Howell won 1st place in the Creative Arts Competition at the Texas State Fair, for the second year in a row. Way to go Emma, you make us #FWAFAproud! |
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TeSA 5th Grader, Burkley Massey is passionate about performing and recently used her talents to create her newest rap - Burke Bark Rescue Rap.
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Oct 5-16: PTO Spirit Wear Sale
Oct 8: PTO Meeting
via Zoom @1pm
Oct 8-9: Curriculum Pick-up
for at-home learners ONLY
Oct 12: No School
Oct 13: Full Day, In-School Learning Begins
Oct 22: Square 1 Art
Oct 26-30: Red Ribbon Week
EVERY FRIDAY IS SPIRIT DAY!
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Oct 2 & 5: Report Cards
Oct 2: FWAFA Mix It Up Mixer
via Zoom @5pm
Oct 5: In-School Learners, M-Z
Oct 9: Registration Due for Clayton Afterschool
Oct 12: No School
Oct 13: Full Day, In-School Learning Begins
Oct 16-18: Middle School Play
Oct 23: Combined Choir Concert
EVERY FRIDAY IS SPIRIT DAY!
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