Arts & Activities
Virtual Wax Museum Individual Classrooms
Mrs. Schoon's 3rd Grade We Have a Dream Project
Family Involvement Meeting Featuring Dr. Timothy Berry
Family Involvement Meeting featuring Jessica Winnie - Ujima-Collective Work and Responsibility
The Arts
Friendship Academy students have daily art experiences. FAA provides an environment permeated with the arts by which children learn about:
- Their arts heritage.
- The importance of the arts in the structure of all cultures.
- The skills and attitudes to build lifelong meaning through music, dance, theater and visual art.
Teachers and arts specialists plan ways to employ the arts in core subjects: reading, math, science, social studies, physical education and health.
Activities
The following list of activities is a sample of the enrichment opportunities our students experience throughout the year.
Annual Wax Museum
An exciting interactive way to meet those who have shaped our past and those currently shaping our future are present at FAA’s Annual Wax Museum. This event that has been reported in Insight Newspaper is a wonderful way to experience history coming to life and an excellent way for the school and community to come together. Every student and family of FAA is involved in this fun educational experience. This event is free and open to the public.
Awards Day
This is a day that the students look forward to because they will receive awards for their many different achievements earned throughout the school year and all parents and families are encouraged to attend.
BDPA
BDPA (Black Data Processing Associates) brings to the FAA scholars a wonderful experience with computers. Each scholar is allowed to explore various aspects of computer technology with a hands on approach.
Field Day
Field Day becomes a very welcomed family fun day after a school year of hard work. Students and their families visit a neighborhood park and enjoy food and games.
Fundraiser
The World's Finest Chocolate Bars fundraiser has become FAA’s main fundraiser and it is used to offset the cost of field trips. Students sell a variety of chocolate bars. Other fundraisers may occur during the year but the main fundraiser is the World's Finest Chocolate Bars.
Graduation Ceremony
FAA holds a beautiful graduation ceremony for the kindergarten and eighth grade students on the last school day of the year.
Sock Hops
The FAA student’s love the sock hops dances where they experience the thrill of dancing in colorful fun socks. Sock Hops happens throughout the year and all of the students look forward to them.
