Snow Pond Symphony 2016 Season

Dear Friends:
Dear I am Friend: writing to you today as a friend and neighbor to ask for your support of something near and dear to my heart —
the Snow Pond Arts Academy (SPAA).
I am writing to you today as a friend and neighbor to ask for your support of something near and dear to my heart —
the As Snow the Chairman Pond Arts of Academy the Board (SPAA). of SPAA, I have the pleasure of helping in the development of this wonderful school.
SPAA is Maine’s first Performing Arts Based Charter High School. Located in Sidney at the Snow Pond Center for the
As Arts the (home Co-Chair of New of the England Board Music of SPAA, Camp), I have the the school pleasure will open of helping the in fall the of development 2016 and is FREE of this to wonderful ALL Maine school. Students.
SPAA is Maine’s first Performing Arts Charter School. Located in Sidney at the Snow Pond Center for the Arts (home
of We New are England enrolling Music students Camp), in grades the school 9, 10 will & 11 open currently in the and fall will of 2016 expand and to is include “tuition grade free” to twelve all Maine over the Students. next year.
In addition to the core academic curriculum, Snow Pond Arts Academy will offer programs in music, dance and
We drama, are enrolling providing students in with grades an opportunity 9 & 10 currently for in-depth and will learning expand in to the include performing grades arts 11 unlike & 12 over any other next school two in years.
In the addition state. to the core academic curriculum, Snow Pond Arts Academy will offer programs in music, dance and drama,
providing students with an opportunity for in-depth learning in the arts unlike any other school in the state.
Numerous studies have been conducted linking learning in the arts and higher academic achievement. Studies like
Numerous Critical Links studies (2002) have and been Critical conducted Evidence linking (2006) learning both provide in the strong arts and support higher for academic these facts. achievement. Studies like
Critical Facts as: Links (2002) and Critical Evidence (2006) both provide strong support for these facts. Facts as:
• Increased years of enrollment in arts courses are positively correlated with higher SAT verbal and math scores.
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• High Increased school students years of who enrollment take arts in classes arts courses have higher are positively math and correlated verbal SAT with scores higher than SAT students verbal and who math take scores. no
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arts High classes. school students who take arts classes have higher math and verbal SAT scores than students who take no
• Student arts classes. participation in the arts contributes to higher academic skills, social skills, critical thinking skills,
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motivation Student to participation learn and a positive in the arts school contributes environment. to higher academic skills, social skills, critical thinking skills,
motivation to learn and a positive school environment.
We have made significant progress with SPAA, but all new programs have operational start up costs. We have
We a chance have made to secure significant $200,000 progress in state toward and federal making grants the charter to keep school us moving a reality forward, this fall, but but they all new require programs us to raise have
operational matching funds. start up costs. We have a chance to secure $200,000 in state and federal grants to keep us moving forward,
but they require us to raise matching funds.
Together we have the power to create a great school and build a dynamic community. I encourage each of you to
Together become we a supporter have the in power whatever to create way you a great can school by visiting and snowpondartsacademy.org. build a dynamic community. I encourage Every dollar each counts of you and to no
become donation a is supporter too small. in whatever way you can. Every dollar counts and no donation is too small.
Warmly, Warmly,
Anne Hammond, SPAA Co-Chair
Anne Hammond
Snow Pond Arts Academy
To Make A Gift to SPAA Please Visit snowpondartsacademy.org or call 844-476-6976.
8 Golden Road Lane, Sidney, Maine 04330 (844) 476-6976 snowpondartsacademy.org
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