Mission and Goal Statement
The mission of The Governor's School for the Arts is to create and maintain an educational environment for gifted students that maximizes the artistic talent of each individual and to promote arts in the community .

Goals supporting the mission are:

Maintain a program of studies designed to prepare students to meet the most rigorous admission requirements of colleges, universities, and conservatories


Provide opportunities for students to learn with professional artists as mentors, in master classes, and in performances


Provide extraordinary performances and exhibitions in state-of -the-art facilities


Prepare students to be critically astute patrons of the arts


Assist students in exploring future career options and in obtaining current employment in the art and entertainment industries


Instill in students the desire to use their talents in service to others


Serve as a resource to the public schools for arts education


Provide opportunities for the community to appreciate and enjoy the arts


November,1998