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All of us at West Creek are dedicated to ensuring that our school provides a welcoming, stimulating learning environment where students are actively involved in learning academic as well as developing positive values and character traits.  We are confident that the students in West Creek Academy will gain the skills and values necessary to be successful 21st Century citizens.

K-3 Pathway to the Arts Program

West Creek Academy, teachers and staff, partner with Cal Arts Community Arts Partnership (CAP) are pleased to continue the Pathway to the Arts program for all students.  K-3 Pathway Music Program will begin during the week of October 15th.  All kindergarten students will participate in both general music class (Voice) and world music class (African Drumming).    These classes are taught by Herb Alpert School of Music at Cal Arts faculty and student instructors under the supervision of Mr. Drew Jorgensen, CAP Music Program Coordinator and Dr. Susan Allen, Associate Dean of Music.  Each session will be 20 weeks long.  Students in grades 1-3 will participate in both general music class (Voice) and world music class (African Drumming) as well.  Each session will be 10 weeks long.  Additionally, students in grades 1-3 will have an opportunity to learn either piano or violin for 20 weeks.  

Please click here to view the music schedule for your child's class.

Technology, Engineering, Art, Music (T.E.A.M.) Pathway (Grades 4-6)

West Creek Academy, teachers and staff are pleased to continue the T.E.A.M. Pathway. The program will be a twenty-week program offering students a unique opportunity to go in-depth in one of four pathways - Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Music.  All pathway classes will remain the same for the duration of the twenty-week program.  Please note that the beginning piano, beginning harp, beginning brass (trumpet & trombone), general music class, and string ensemble pathways will be taught by a graduate student from the California Institute of the Arts, under the supervision of Dr. Susan Allen, Associate Dean of Music.  

2013-2014 School Year Calendar
Please click here to view the 2013-2014 School Year Calendar.  The dates for the Back-to-School-Night and the Open House will be added in the near future.

Journalism Pathway
The students in the Journalism Pathway class are learning to write a school newspaper.  They have learned the "Language of the Discipline" for journalism, explored the format of newspapers, conducted research about current events, locally, nationally, and internationally, and have written articles that reflect topics of interest to themselves and their peers.  The first edition of the Wolves Report, West Creek's student run newspaper, is now available, hot off the press, for you to enjoy.  During the next session of the Journalism Pathway class, students will continue to learn and analyze journalism techniques as they work to create the second edition of the Wolves Report.  Please click here to view the Wolves Report!