Delighting, Teaching and Inspiring Student Expression

Did you know that C-FB offers art and music education to all students kinder through fifth grade? Did you know that C-FB offers orchestra, band, visual arts, jewelry making, theater, speech, debate, drill team, dance, and choir to our secondary students?

Poet and National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia said during his 2007 Com­mence­ment Address at Stanford Uni­ver­sity, “Art is an irre­place­able way of under­stand­ing and expressing the world ... There are some truths about life that can be expressed only as stories, or songs, or images. Art delights, instructs, consoles. It educates our emotions.”

In C-FB ISD, we value Fine Arts and its lasting impact on the lives and education of our students. The arts are an integral aspect of the well-rounded education our students receive in Carrollton-Farmers Branch. 

One of our C-FB parents says it best,

"The Fine Arts program at Perry Middle School is second to none! This is our third year at Perry and I continue to be amazed at what the students accomplish each year. We are so fortunate to have these teachers in our district! Their passion for what they do is evident in the results they achieve each year. We attended the Fine Arts Extravaganza and as a parent it was refreshing to see so many students shine in so many areas. From Orchestra, Choir, Theatre, Karate, Art and Band there are so many choices for our students to find their place in middle school."

What is amazing - is that this is true across our district from elementary through high school. And we are fortunate to have a committed, passionate staff who pour their lives into our students.

Stories fill tv screens and newspapers about schools cutting fine arts programs completely. But that is not the case in C-FB. Despite cuts in our funding for the state legislature, the C-FB School Board and administration have focused our resources on meeting our goal of high achievement for all students including academics, fine arts and athletics. We will continue to provide fine arts education - delighting, teaching and inspiring - our students and our emotions.

Come check out our amazing students at an upcoming Fine arts event. 

Visit the Fine Arts Calendar for dates, times and locations.