A LEGACY OF INSPIRATION
OUR STORY
SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENT
For over one hundred years, Springfield students have used dance, music, theater, and visual arts to inspire individuals, families, and audiences throughout Massachusetts and beyond. With thousands of students and over one hundred teachers across sixty schools, the Springfield Public Schools Visual and Performing Arts Department is committed to excellence in arts education.
Springfield students have been the subject of a national documentary about the transformative power of student ownership in the classroom. They have been featured on local ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX news channels, the Springfield Republican Newspaper, the Springfield Educator Newspaper, masslive.com, wggb.com, the Western Massachusetts Women Magazine, the Massachusetts Music Educator News Magazine, WHMP Radio Station, Boston’s National Public Radio Station, and New England Public Radio. They were also the recipients of the Massachusetts Commonwealth Award, the state’s highest honor given for achievement in the arts. Springfield students have even received a personal letter from President Barack Obama praising them for “dreaming big dreams and improving our community.”
Building upon our deep history, students are now empowered to CREATE the SPRINGFIELD
of their dreams through the arts.
OUR VISION
We value the arts as a dynamic force that enriches the lives of students, their families, our schools, and our entire community. Springfield will be acknowledged as a distinctive center for arts education where every student in every school has equal access to high-quality, culturally relevant, standards-based, sequential arts programs.
