Summer Arts for Learning Academy
The Summer Arts for Learning Academy is a FREE program giving students in grades K–8 a fun summer packed with creative exploration and arts-integrated learning from the best teachers and teaching artists in the state.
The Summer Arts for Learning Academy is a FREE program giving students in grades K–8 a fun summer packed with creative exploration and arts-integrated learning from the best teachers and teaching artists in the state.
Summer 2025
JUNE 30 – JULY 31
Monday–Thursday
8:30 am–3:00 pm
Baltimore City Public Schools
2025 Summer Arts for Learning Academy
Free, FULL-DAY summer program for K–8th grade students!
The Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA) gives students in grades K–8 a fun summer packed with creative exploration and arts-integrated learning from the best teachers and teaching artists in the state.
The full-day, five-week program is a fun-filled, active, and engaging summer learning experience that introduces students to new art forms, new ways of learning, and the joy of creative discovery. Students will develop socially and emotionally, expand their creative process, and explore arts experiences that support their growth!
Free, FULL-DAY summer program for K–8th grade students!
Connecting Creativity to Academics
About SALA
The Summer Arts for Learning Academy
The Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA) is designed and operated by Arts for Learning Maryland for Baltimore City Public Schools. Now entering its 10th year, this award-winning, arts-integrated summer program engages students in a dynamic learning environment focused on literacy, math, and arts exploration. Teaching artists lead students in arts activities such as:
songwriting, theatre, dance, painting, slam poetry, illustration, drumming, ceramics, mixed-media visual arts, photography, Hip Hop music, filmmaking, storytelling, and more!
Meanwhile, students also experience daily literacy and math classes like never before: co-taught by an academic teacher and teaching artist! Students might find themselves writing songs to summarize the main idea in a story or creating dance sequences to remember the steps in solving math word problems. Learning at SALA is fun, creative, and effective–SALA students regularly end the summer further ahead on math and literacy testing! See the results.
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