THE WHITNEY E. HOUSTON ACADEMY
ANOTHER PART OF HER LEGACY EDUCATION
The Whitney E. Houston Academy of Creative and Performing Arts is one of the East Orange School District’s Cohort III schools. America’s Choice is its Whole School Reform (WSR) model. This program focuses on the enhancement of students’ reading and writing skills across the entire curriculum. Major emphasis is placed on instruction in these areas and in mathematics, as classroom teachers implement the New Jersey State Core Curriculum Content Standards in grades K-8.The pre-school program at Houston is “Curiosity Corner” and the Kindergarten program is “Kinder Korner”.
The creative and performing arts theme continues to permeate all areas of instruction. This theme has been designed to enhance students’ natural creativity, talents, interests and skills providing exciting learning opportunities in a dynamic, multi-faceted, creative and performing arts environment.
Educational Technology Mission Statement
The mission of the East Orange School District’s Office of Educational Technology is to: Visualize, design, engineer, integrate and sustain educational technology environments, experiences and solutions in support of curricula, instructional theory and practice.
