Fractions Through Music, Healing Through Dance: Inside Rochester's Most Unique Elementary School
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Show Notes
Dr. Cait Loury, Chief Education Officer at Renaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts in Greece, pulls back the curtain on one of Rochester's most distinctive public schools, where arts integration isn't an elective, it's the engine of academic achievement.
Discover how teaching artists co-teach alongside classroom teachers every single day, weaving music, dance, drama, and visual arts into core subjects like math, helping students understand fractions through musical scores and composition. Learn why research shows arts activities regulate the nervous system and unlock higher-order thinking, especially for students who've experienced trauma, and how Renaissance Academy's New York State test scores back it up.
Hear how the school serves students from kindergarten through sixth grade, drawing 80% of its enrollment from the city of Rochester, and why families across the region enter the lottery to secure a spot. Cait also shares the school's whole child approach, three on staff mental health professionals, an on site food pantry, and deep family support services that make it far more than just a school.
The lottery deadline is April 1st. Learn more and apply at renacad.org.