About Us At the WatotoAcademy of the Performing Arts, we strive to create a community of African American learners and leaders. Serving all grade levels, our instructors cultivate a learning environment where respect and concern for members of the whole community are important. We emphasize self-discipline, hard work ethic and commitment to setting and achieving goals. We believe our students are assets to our community and it is through this lens that we develop performing arts programming.
Our programming is youth-centered, research-based, community-centered and culturally-centered. Students are involved in all aspects of performance planning and practice, which results in invaluable hands-on learning.
Our Mission Using the performing arts, history, and literature, the WatotoAcademy of the Performing Arts is dedicated to enhancing the academic and social skills of African American children and youth.
