Xavier Charter School
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Xavier Charter School is a public charter school
in Twin Falls, Idaho
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through eighth grade classes. A ninth grade class was added for the 2008-09 school year, and an eleventh grade was added for the 09-10 school year. and an additional grade will be added each year with the first high school class graduating in 2011.
The dance teacher, Mrs. Jones, also teaches many classes, varying from ballet, tap, ballroom, and more. Of these classes, one is the instruction and choreography period of a ballroom dance company. Over the years, this company has done a variety of dances, such as a tango to Mission Impossible, a jive, multiple waltzes, and recently a west side swing, foxtrot, and hip hop number to a remix of Michael Jackson songs.
Charter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...
in Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 44,125 at the 2010 censusTwin Falls is the largest city of Idaho's Magic Valley region...
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History
Xavier Charter School opened in 2007 offering kindergartenKindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
through eighth grade classes. A ninth grade class was added for the 2008-09 school year, and an eleventh grade was added for the 09-10 school year. and an additional grade will be added each year with the first high school class graduating in 2011.
Arts Program
Xavier has a great Fine Arts Program founded by Jason Hicks. About half way through the 2009-10 school year, an art gala was held to show and auction off some of the kids' work. Hundreds of dollars were raised for the Arts Program. Hicks also teaches set design for the Theater Productions class. In this class, the kids help to make the set for the show that the other class is doing. It is entirely student based with Mr. Hicks there for resources and questions.The dance teacher, Mrs. Jones, also teaches many classes, varying from ballet, tap, ballroom, and more. Of these classes, one is the instruction and choreography period of a ballroom dance company. Over the years, this company has done a variety of dances, such as a tango to Mission Impossible, a jive, multiple waltzes, and recently a west side swing, foxtrot, and hip hop number to a remix of Michael Jackson songs.