Arts charter school to open in Columbia on North Main Street
June 6, 2018
The Midlands Arts Conservatory (MAC) is pleased to announce our new school facility at 3806 North Main Street in Columbia. The school will open in the Fall with a focus on the visual arts, theater, dance and music. MAC’s Principal is Ms. Shannon Hickey, who has worked for 20 years as an educator, including as principal, senior school administrator, assistant principal, and fine arts department director, as well as a music teacher, band director, chorus director, classroom teacher, and athletic director!
The school will hold informational meetings for parents and the community at 6:00 every Tuesday and Thursday in June at the North Main Street facility (3806 North Main, the former Imagine building).
MAC will provide a free, public education that effectively combines arts and academics. The school will open in the Fall of 2018 with 6th and 7th grades, and will add a grade level each year, reaching 12th grade in 2023. The Midlands Arts Conservatory will be free for any South Carolina resident student in the appropriate grade level who has an interest in the arts and is willing to meet the high academic expectations of the school.
For more information go to: http://midlandsartsconservatory.org and like us on FB at https://www.facebook.com/MidlandsArtsConservatory/
The school will be staffed with highly qualified arts and academic instructors in an environment that provides training, exposure and practical application in the arts and the integration of arts into the academics of the school. The student-teacher ratio in classes will be no higher than 20 to 1 and lower in specialized arts areas. MAC will have small group and individualized instruction in the arts with a wide spectrum of academic support available.
The MAC Planning Committee members understand the importance of a high-quality arts education for young people. They want to ensure that every child in the Midlands has the opportunity to experience the power of creative self-expression.
For more information, contact Shannon at [email protected] or J Britt at (803)-630-1MAC.
