Texas Center for Arts + Academics

Texas Center for Arts + Academics (TCA+A) is dedicated to inspiring young people through an artsbased, academic world view. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, TCA+A supports two nationally ranked charter schools serving over 1000 students, top-level performance groups such as the Grammy award-winning Texas Boys Choir, the Singing Girls of Texas, The Academy Dance Company, and the Buckley award winning theatre arts performance groups. TCA+A also oversees several after school artistic conservatories. TCA+A believes that fostering artistic expression in children is a worthy endeavor that produces empathic, well rounded adults and creative thinkers.  

In 2001, the organization opened its first public charter school, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts (FWAFA). FWAFA is a unique environment designed to provide the best of both worlds under one roof: professional artistic training and nationally recognized academic and college preparatory programs for students in grades 3 through 12. In addition to a rigorous classroom schedule, students receive training in dance, music, theater, and the visual arts. Admission to FWAFA is by audition and current enrollment for 2021-2-22 is at 660.  

Texas School of the Arts serves grades K-5 and offers a challenging program and innovative environment in which male and female students develop artistically, academically and socially. The school features lower student teacher ratios, intensive daily instruction in the fine arts, advanced academic curriculum at all grade levels and highly qualified teachers and staff. Current enrollment for 2020-21 is at 300 students.  

Texas Dance Conservatory has been hailed as the “Best Dance Studio in Fort Worth” by Fort Worth Magazine. It employs an anatomical approach in dancing instruction, provides a positive and productive environment, combines classical and contemporary dance styles and has an outstanding faculty committed to providing a high-quality experience to dancers and parents.  

Texas Art Conservatory offers intensive courses of study for students in grades 3-12, designed to develop foundations in technical visual art skills in both 2-D and 3-D media processes. During each year-long, afterschool course, students will create pieces used to begin developing a personal portfolio. Each class is taught by a degreed instructor, who is an active local artist with expertise in their art form.  

Texas Music Conservatory offers both ensemble and private music lessons for developing musicians in grades K-12. During each year-long, afterschool course, students learn the fundamentals of music literacy, healthy vocal technique, and how to build a sense of self independence and collaboration with their peers. The curriculum has foundations in Kodaly methods of training and extended artistic training based on the National Core Art Standards.