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Garner Fine Arts Academy
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About Our School
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Pre-K – 5 | Choice
Garner Fine Arts Academy is a GPISD public school of choice for Pre-K – 5th grade that provides students with a rigorous academic environment and encourages artistic exploration and integration. Students will have the opportunity to experience four strands of performance and visual arts: Theatre, Art, Music and Dance.
Mission Statement
We provide rigorous academics, an exemplary fine arts program, and build a lifetime of wellness while nurturing the gifts and talents of all.
Vision
We believe in challenging the status quo: we do education differently. We are turning education upside down by capturing our student’s heart in order to affect their brain!
Value Statement
We meet the individual needs of the whole child: academically, behaviorally, physically, and artistically.
How to know Garner Fine Arts Academy is right for your child:
- Your child is creative, self-motivated, and self-disciplined.
- Your child values learning in an arts-infused environment with self-control, discipline, focus and tolerance; all needed for artists to excel.
- Your child has a commitment to learning and a desire to expand their knowledge artistically and academically.
Unique ways your child can learn and grow here:
- Rigorous academics
- Artistic expression and performance
- Showcases of student work
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Contact Us
145 Polo Rd., Grand Prairie, TX 75052 (Google Map link)
Phone: 972-262-5000
Fax: 972-522-3399
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Curriculum Offerings
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Curriculum Offerings
Garner Fine Arts Academy is an elementary school with rigorous academics, an exemplary fine arts program, building a lifetime of wellness while nurturing the gifts and talents of all.
We are a fine arts academy offering the following strands:
- Art
- Dance
- Music
- Theatre
We provide the following special programs for qualifying students:
- 504
- Special Education
- Dyslexia Services
- Gifted & Talented Program
- Emerging Bilingual Learners are supported through ESL classrooms
Extracurricular Opportunities
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Extracurricular Opportunities
Fine Arts Clubs (Rock Band, Drum Club, Select Dance Group, Show Choir, Art “Creates” Club, Theatre Troupe, Bell Choir)
Girls Who Code
National Elementary Honor Society
Chess Club
Destination Imagination Team
Robotics Team
Video Production
News Crew
Frequently Asked Questions
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What makes Garner Fine Arts different from other campuses that are in Grand Prairie ISD?
We are an elementary school with rigorous academics, an exemplary fine arts program, building a lifetime of wellness while nurturing the gifts and talents of all.
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What grade levels are on your campus?
GFAA serves PK - 5th Grades.
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Can students that live outside of Grand Prairie ISD attend Garner Fine Arts Academy?
Yes, we are an open enrollment district. Families must complete an application, meet the established criteria for out of district, school of choice students and the campus will approve students based on school capacity.
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What type of technology do students have access to at GFAA?
We are a one-to-one campus and so all students have their own assigned iPads in PK - 5th Grades.
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What are some of the awards that your school has earned?
Apple Distinguished School
Arts in Schools Network Exemplary School
Our performance groups have earned numerous awards for music, dance and theatre