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New World School of the Arts (NWSA) is a public magnet high school and college in Downtown Miami, Florida with dual-enrollment programs in the visual and performing arts organized into four strands: visual arts, dance, theatre (comprising programs in theater and musical theatre), and music (comprising programs in instrumental music and vocal music). The New World School of the Arts was a pioneer in Dual-Enrollment Education, arising out of an experiment between Miami Northwestern High School and Dade Community College (now Miami Dade College). NWSA was formally created as an outcome of that experiment by the 1986 New World School of the Arts Act of the Florida State Legislature as "a center of excellence for the performing and visual art",〔1986 Florida Statutes, 204.535 New World School of the Arts〕 with the stated intention "that specific attention be given to the needs of artistically talent high school students who are occupationally oriented to the arts.".〔 The school is jointly administered by Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami Dade College, and the University of Florida. The administrative structure includes an executive board with representatives from each of the partners as well as community seats, and a foundation board. The school awards an Associate of Arts degree from Miami Dade College, Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Music degrees from the University of Florida, and a high school degree from the Miami Dade County schools. Admissions into the high school is through the Miami Dade Visual and Performing Arts Magnet Program requiring an audition and/or portfolio (see High School Admissions). New World high school is consistently in the top 100 best high schools as rated by US News & World Report. In 2009, NWSA was 82nd in this ranking.〔(USNEWS ranking )〕 Both the college and the high school are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. ==History== The vision of PAVAC (and Visual Arts Center ) was to integrate Miami Northwestern High School and provide high quality arts training for students in Dade County. The original PAVAC director (1975) was Jackie (last name unknown) with Dr. Everett Abney serving as principal. At that time, Ms. Samiento served as an art teacher and Charlie Austin as music instructor. Later, Ms. Samiento took over as director when Jackie (last name unknown) relocated out of state. In the early days of PAVAC, Irene Fox was the Modern Dance instructor and Shelley Fox, (recommended by Ms. Carrie Meek) was hired as the ballet instructor/choreographer. After Irene Fox left the program, Shelley Fox continued to recruit students from Dade County Public Schools. She developed a high quality ballet program and performing company. The PAVAC program provided students with busing from their local high school to Miami Northwestern for the afternoon arts classes. The PAVAC Dancers performed at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, at locations on Miami Beach, Florida state conferences and festivals, as well as local TV stations. The highlight of the program was the premier of Richard Strauss' Death and Transfiguration (an original ballet) at Miami Dade Jr. College North. At that time, the PAVAC ballet program was the only department that successfully integrated Miami Northwestern High School. Kendell Bently-Baker, inspired by the academic success of that program, and attempting to take greater advantage of the facilities and faculty of Miami Dade College (MDC), then known as Miami Dade Community College, proposed the creation of a dual-enrollment school of the arts: morning academics were to be at the student's home high school; in the afternoon students were to be bussed to one of the two MDCC campuses for classes in art or the performing arts.〔Miami Herald, July 5, 1984, Dade Arts Students Pay Price of Fame.〕 On high school graduation, the student received a diploma from the home high school and college credits for the art classes, awarded through MDC. In the summer of 1982 county auditions were held for 10th-12th graders, and in the fall of 1982 two dual enrollment PAVAC's opened, one at the North Campus of MDCC, "PAVAC North", headed by Kendell Bently-Baker, the other at the South Campus of MDCC (now called the Kendall Campus), "PAVAC South", headed by Richard Janaro and Margaret Pelton. Marcy Samiento continuing as DCPS coordinator.〔Miami Herald, June 24, 1982. Special Arts Program is planned.〕 At that time, many Miami-Dade high schools served only 10th-12th grade. The first PAVAC dual-enrollment graduates were in 1983. The Miami Northwestern High School program continued as before the creation of PAVAC,〔Miami Herald, June 1, 1986, Northwestern PAVAC Gets Chance To Rebuild〕 and is currently among the PVA (Performing and Visual Arts) Magnet programs in the Miami-Dade County School system. In 1984, Marcy Sarmiento, Kandell Bentley-Baker and Richard Janaro were asked to plan a successor school to PAVAC. They studied other arts schools in the country, visiting LaGuardia High School, Juilliard and the North Carolina School of the Arts.〔Miami Herald, December 25, 1986, Young Artists Get a Chance at New School.〕 A bill creating the "South Florida School of the Arts" passed the Florida House of Representatives on May 30, 1984.〔Miami Herald, May 31, 1984, Bill Creates Expanded Arts Center for Gifted Students. Florida House of Representatives passed bill for South Florida School for the Performing and Visual Arts on May 30, 1984.〕 Soon afterwards, the New World name was chosen as part of larger plans for urban and cultural development which included the eponymous New World Symphony Orchestra, and the avoid confusion with the (Florida School of the Arts ). The Florida Legislature enacted the "New World School of the Arts Act" in 1986.〔Florida Statute 240.535 (1986). Revised 1989, section 240.535, to create the NWSA Foundation and to establish the Governor's summer arts program. Current section (1002.35 of the Florida Statutes ).〕 The NWSA opened its doors in the fall of 1987. The continuing students at PAVAC's North and South transitioned into NWSA, as did many of PAVAC's faculty. NWSA issued its first high school diploma in 1988 to the former PAVAC students. NWSA enrolled its first freshman college students in 1988. In order to award a BFA, partnered with Florida International University (FIU). On January 12, 1994 University of Florida replaced FIU in this partnership. 〔Miami Herald, January 12, 1994, New World Committee Supports Switch to UF.〕 〔Miami Herald, January 13, 1994, FIU Leaves New World Partnership.〕 The first graduating class of the college was in 1992. 〔Miami Herald, May 4, 1992, Arts School Graduates 1st College Class〕 Later the high school expanded to include 9th grade. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New World School of the Arts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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