Welcome to the Integrated Arts Academy at H.O. Wheeler

• a partnership with St. Michaels College and the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts!

an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form.

• inspiring young minds by nurturing the imagination and engaging the whole child to achieve academic excellence through the arts.

2nd Annual Art Day

See Photos From our Great Art Day Celebration.

IAA TEACHERS EXPAND THEIR SKILLS

Thanks to a grant from The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Kennedy Center National Partnerships Program, the teachers and staff of the Integrated Arts Academy spent their in-service days in 2009-2010 learning new ways to integrate the arts in their classrooms from experts in the field.

Requesting Extra Support

Our school provides supplemental educational services - extra academic assistance/tutoring to improve students' academic performance -- free of charge to a limited number of eligible students.

IAA 3rd Grade Performance of Weslandia at St. Michael's College

Join us at St. Michael's College for a 3rd grade performance of Weslandia

IAA Visual Art Show at Viva Espresso

Come view our students' visual art exhibit at Viva Espresso

The Integrated Arts Academy in Partnership with Very Merry Theatre Presented Peter Pan

Peter Pan--our 5th annual musical-- a collaboration with Very Merry Theater

Ms. Lynda's Students and Their Amazing Work in Puppetry

Puppet making at IAA for the whole community

Sweet & Savory Tea and Silent Auction Raises over $2,700!

Our 2nd annual Sweet & Savory Tea and Silent Auction Raises over $2,700!

Kindergarten Calculus

Kindergarten Calculus--Our Own Nicholas Mack, Wins an NCTM Grant!!

Local Cartoonists Lead IAA Students in Comic Class

Burlington cartoonist (and IAA parent) James Kochalka recently brought eight staff members from the Center for Cartoon Studies to Academy to teach 4th and 5th graders the art of making comics.

Fill the Bowl - the 3rd grade raised just under $1000 for the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger with this benefit dinner & service-learning project

Thursday, December 17 from 6:00-7:30 pm. Select from over 140 original handcrafted bowls made by the third graders at the Integrated Arts Academy, sample delicious soups and breads from local restaurants and bakeries. Proceeds from your donation ($5.00 minimum per bowl) will benefit The Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger.

Karen Amirault Dance Residency at IAA

IAA Students Groove and Learn with Dancer Karen Amirault

Magnet Program Evaluation

Because the Sustainability and Integrated Arts Academies are the first magnet schools in the state, we are using grant funds to work with two firms to evaluate the effect of the magnet education on students, faculty, families and community.

The Buzz on our 1st Annual Spelling Bee!

Hear (and see) the buzz around our spelling bee fundraiser!

Integrated Arts Academy  •  6 Archibald Street  •  Burlington, Vermont 05401  •  Phone: 802-864-8482