Mesa Arts Academy
No better place to learn
Mesa Arts Academy offers a rigorous K - 8 academic program that emphasizes the arts and technology. We have discovered that by integrating the arts and technology into our academic program we create a more hands-on learning environment that better fits the learning styles of our diverse population of students. To accomplish this, we employ only Arizona certified teachers in areas and seek out partnerships with volunteer agencies, schools of higher learning and community businesses. A variety of artists from the community work with our students creating a positive climate that celebrates the gifts of each student. Recently, the Arizona Charter School Association rated Mesa Arts Academy as one of the top three schools in Arizona for increasing student achievement and the Arizona Department of Education honored us with the 2011 Math Excellence Award.
Dear Mesa Arts Academy Families,
We look forward to welcoming you back for the 2020-21 school year. We are pleased to announce our initial school-reopening plan. Our planned start date will be August 17, 2020. You will be
notified if we are able to start before August 17. Depending on the Maricopa Health Department, we will start school according to a contingency plan. Our goal is to open school with Plan One. Please see below for Plan One and the extra safety measures we will be implementing this year. Read full
Estimadas familias de Mesa Arts Academy,
Esperamos a darle la bienvenida de nuevo para el año escolar 2020-2021. Estamos encantados de anunciar nuestro día de reapertura inicial de la escuela. Nuestra fecha de inicio será el 17 de agosto del 2020. Será notificado si podemos comenzar antes del 17 de agosto. Dependiendo de el Departamento de salud de Maricopa comenzaremos la escuela de acuerdo al plan de contingencia. Nuestra meta es abrir la escuela con solo un plan. Por favor vea abajo para el plan y medidas adicionales que implementaremos este año. Leer completa
Free for MAA Students this Summer: Health Adventure Quest
Health Adventure Quest is a virtual program designed to engage K-8th grade students in at-home activities that promote nutrition, physical activity, and gardening. All sessions are safely monitored and filmed LIVE by faculty, students, and staff within ASU and the College of Health Solutions.
For example, the ‘Cooking Adventures’ are cooking demonstrations where students have the ability to interact with our own certified Chef, Chef Kent, as they create a healthy kid-friendly dish.
July 7 - 18, 2020
See Flyer for More Info & Registration
Download printable Quest Map
Office Hours
7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. School Days
School District
We follow the hours of operation of the Local School District
School Year: August 6, 2019 - May 22, 2020
Our classrooms are enriched with numerous volunteers from partnerships with Mesa Community College, ASU, and the Volunteer Center. Federal grants provide an aide in every classroom to assist the teacher and students. The Grant Woods - Mesa Branch offers after-school care onsite, as well as the National Free and Reduced breakfast and lunch program to those who qualify.
Our school day is extended by an hour to allow us to both have a rigorous academic program and still have time to devote to our arts programs. Our art classes vary by grade level, with younger children taking a variety of art classes, including Drama, Musical Theatre, Dance and Visual Arts. Older children select from elective classes, including Beginning and Advanced Art, Guitar, Dance, Photography, Yearbook, Drama, Service Learning, Multimedia, and Musical Theatre. Parents are required to be active participants in this process with a daily requirement to check and sign “home-school binders” and a mandate that they contribute a minimum of 50 hours of family participation each year.
STUDENT APPLICATIONS
Enrollment Request:
Students are accepted into the Academy on a first-come first-served basis, with siblings of enrolled students, children of staff and continuing students given priority. A sibling is defined as a brother or sister, or minor residing in the same household. The entire registration packet must be completed and submitted to the school before a student can be accepted for enrollment. If there is no space available for new students at particular grade levels, those children will be placed on a waiting list and their families will be notified as soon as an opening is available.
Enrollment Request Form (English) | Enrollment Request Form (Spanish)