iLEAD Agua Dulce, a tuition-free public charter school, is kicking off the 2025-26 school year with an expansion of its arts education programs.
Aligning with the iLEAD Schools’ 2025-26 theme, “Create Your Masterpiece,” the school will celebrate creativity by introducing a year-long arts “wheel” for all students.
The new arts program, which began this week, will provide students with direct instruction in a variety of visual and performing arts disciplines, including dance, theater, music and visual arts. This expansion is made possible through a partnership with The Music Center and funding from Proposition 28.
“At iLEAD Agua Dulce, we have always valued arts learning, but we were previously limited in what we could provide in direct instruction,” Wendy Maxwell, iLEAD Agua Dulce school director, said in a news release. “Thanks to Prop. 28 and our partnership with The Music Center, we are now able to expand our offerings and add new disciplines like theater and dance, ensuring every learner has the opportunity to explore their creative potential.”
The program is designed to be accessible for all students, from transitional kindergarten through 12th grade. Elementary school learners will begin the year with dance, move on to theater, then visual art, and finish with music. Middle school will explore drawing, painting, dance, digital arts, drama, performance, and more. iLEAD Agua Dulce’s high school independent study learners will take their arts learning to the next level with history of rock and history of hip-hop, the latter offered through Antelope Valley College, and will offer their expertise in a community mural project.
“The arts are essential for a complete education,” Maxwell added. “This new program gives every learner the chance to explore, create and find their passion. We are thrilled to see our students embrace this opportunity and bring the ‘Create Your Masterpiece’ theme to life throughout the school year.”
More information on the Agua Dulce charter school is available at ileadaguadulce.org.
