I have exactly one memory from 7th grade music class: being called to the carpet for clowning on the song our choir was preparing for a recital. I was mocking the song partially because I couldn’t hit the notes, but … Read More
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San Diego International Film Festival (SDIFF)
The San Diego International Film Festival (SDIFF) will be hosting a special pilot event of their Focus on Impact Film Tour for San Diego Unified School District students on Friday, March 19 at 11:00 a.m. This event will be virtual, … Read More
EPIC (Everyone Participates In musiC)
SDUSD middle and high school students are invited to join us for EPIC (Everyone Participates in musiC), a virtual student music conference on March 16, 17, 18 from 4-6pm. Sessions include presentations from video game music composers and Broadway singers, … Read More
2021 VAPA Spotlight Awards
The CALL FOR NOMINATIONS for the 2021 VAPA Spotlight Awards is now open!
DEADLINE for nominations has been extended to Monday, Feb. 22 at 11:59 pm.
The VAPA Spotlight Awards recognize and honor individuals and organizations that are transforming lives … Read More
President Joe Biden Announces Superintendent Cindy Marten to the Post of Deputy Secretary in the Federal Department of Education
Message from Superintendent Marten
Dear Families,
This week, our nation will celebrate a new beginning, as we witness the inauguration of President-Elect Joseph Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. It will be, in the words of another great president, “not … Read More
The VAPA Foundation Announces 2020 VAPA Enhancement Program Recipients
Source: https://sites.google.com/sandi.net/vapanews/12121
Nineteen San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) teachers will receive awards to underwrite Visual And Performing Arts (VAPA)-related activities and purchases funded by the VAPA Foundation’s 2020-2021 VAPA Enhancement Program. The VAPA Enhancement Program, or VEP, enables any … Read More
VAPA Foundation’s Spotlight Event Goes Virtual
Due to current requirements of social distancing and stay at home orders The Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Foundation has announced its second annual “Spotlight gala, Beyond Brilliance … Spotlight on Dynamic Young Artists,” originally set to take place at … Read More
VAPA Spotlight Awards Winners Announced for 2020
The Visual and Performing Arts Department (VAPA) of the San Diego Unified School District is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 VAPA Spotlight Awards. The VAPA Spotlight Awards celebrate Transforming Lives Through the Arts across the district. These … Read More
Twenty-One SDUSD Teachers Receive VAPA Foundation Funding
Twenty-one San Diego Unified teachers will receive awards to underwrite visual and performing arts (VAPA) related activities and purchases funded by the VAPA Foundation’s 2019-2020 VAPA Enhancement Program. The VAPA Enhancement Program (VEP) enables any San Diego Unified teacher to … Read More
Community Engaged Mural Program Launched in Six San Diego Unified Schools
A pilot Community Engaged Mural (CEM) program was launched in San Diego Unified this spring in a partnership between the VAPA Foundation, the VAPA Department, and Zamorano Fine Arts Academy. The program’s mission is to use the public art of … Read More