Fall 2010 will mark the second year for Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy, an arts integrated K-8 magnet school in SW Denver. This former middle school will grow to become a K-12 school over the next few years.  KCAA serves students as a Denver Public Schools’ magnet with regional priorities, 75% of students coming from the areas feeding Kennedy HS, Lincoln HS and Grant Middle School, and 25% of students from the rest of the district and out of district.  Students apply and are selected at elementary by lottery and at middle and high school by interview to discern passion for the arts.  No auditions or portfolios are required.  KCAA opened in 2009 with 650 students, and that is the expected enrollment for next year, before expanding to high school in the fall of 2011.

We are offering tours for interested parents every Friday at 10 a.m.. Middle school applications are due Dec. 11 and elementary applications on Jan. 29.  Applications are available under Admissions on this website.

KCAA offers Kaleidoscope before and after school care:  PLEASE CONTACT KALEIDOSCOPE TO ENROLL:  720-424-8291.

You can see our SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST in the ADMISSIONS section of this web page

School hours are 8:30 to 3:45.  Breakfast begins at 8 a.m. and is FREE for all students.  K-3 have lunch at 11:20, 6-7 have lunch at 11:45, 8th has lunch at 12:10m and  4-5 eat at 12:30.

KCAA will provide a learning environment based on documented research that active learning, experiential investigation and integrated arts are vital for the development of higher level thinking and of the enthusiastic engagement inherent in lifelong learning.

Inspired to achieve through imaginative explorations, students at KCAA can expect the following unique opportunities:

• Full day Reggio Emilia kindergarten classes, two classes each of first through fifth grades, and 140 students per grade in sixth, seventh and eighth grades
• A focus on knowing each child and supporting unique learning styles and needs; tutoring and special education services available
• An environment rich with beautiful materials, technology and abundant possibilities
• An array of daily arts classes with teaching artists, in addition to the arts infused into all standards-based core curriculum; career arts strands of choice for upper level students
• Before and after school care, sports, and arts opportunities
• An environment that values questions and questing for answers, creativity and imagination in all products, individuality above uniformity and excellence above standardized performance
• Opportunities for mentorships and internships in artistic career areas
• A culture of respect, encouragement and collaboration for each child, parent and teacher