Art is Elementary Nationally Recognized:


In September 2007, the Art is Elementary program was selected as one of five schools in the nation to receive a Kennedy Center’s Creative Ticket National School of Distinction Award, which recognizes schools that teach all of the arts; provide imaginative learning environments; include parental involvement; promote learning about other cultures; and encourage community connections.


Glacier Valley is the first school in Alaska ever to be honored and was invited to perform at the Kennedy Center and National Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian on March 14th & 15th, 2008.  See our Creative Ticket Award page for photos, links and more details about our national tour of Tides and the Tempest.

Art is Elementary Program

Our Mission:


Provide arts-integrated and art-specific experiences to all of our students to help them encounter knowledge in multiple forms and acquire creative and critical thinking skills for the 21st century.


Our Goals:


  1. •increase academic achievement for all students


  1. •improve school climate


  3. •encourage team teaching & the integration of the arts


  1. •build partnerships with families, community & businesses


  3. •make arts education a funding priority


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Kennedy Center Award Press


Taking the National Stage

March 9, 2008


Celebrating Excellence in the Arts

October 19, 2008



Nationally Recognized:  Kennedy Center Honors Glacier Valley for its “Art is Elementary”  program

April 26, 2007