Martin Luther King Jr. Academy

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Overview

At M.L.K. Academy for Arts Integration, we believe all students have the ability to be well-rounded individuals. Exploration, questioning, hands-on learning, and creativity are the core of academic mastery in all grade levels. We have a focus on arts integration throughout our curriculum to enhance student engagement and allow students expression and creativity. Arts integration provides multiple ways for students to make sense of what they learn (construct understanding) and make their learning visible (demonstrate understanding).

In addition, we believe partnerships between community members and the school develop the social-emotional skills of the students while supporting their academic needs.

¨ ACADEMIC OFFERINGS: Gifted & Talented = Art = Band = Theatre Arts= Dance = American Sign Language = Special Education= ACE
¨ EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: Basketball= Golf, Soccer = Tennis = Volleyball = Track & Fields= Scrabble Club= Newspaper Club= Peer Assistance & Leadership (PALS) = Book Club= Student Council= Pep Squad
¨ EXTENDED DAY PARTNER: Boys & Girls Club of San Antonio
¨ PARENT ORGANIZATION: Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
¨ COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Big Brothers, Big Sisters = Girls Inc. = Communities in Schools= Icon Talks= Texas A&M - San Antonio= Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. = Tobin Center for Performing Arts

School History

Originally opened as James Whitcomb Riley Elementary-Junior High School in 1957 on what then was Nebraska Street. The school was renamed for civil rights leader Martin Luther King in 1982.

During the 2004-05 school year King became a pre-kinder to grade 8 academy. It also was one of five East Side campuses that obtained internal charter school status with an emphasis on an increased alignment – or cohesion - of the curriculum for all grades and subjects.

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs and inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's non-violent activism.

You can find more information on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. here.