Mission, Vision, Values

At Floretta P. Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy, our mission, vision, and values guide the work of our school community. They reflect why the school was created, what we are working to achieve, and the qualities we seek to develop in students as they grow academically, artistically, and personally.

FP Carson Academy brings academic excellence and arts-focused learning together in a public charter school environment where students are supported, challenged, and encouraged to prepare for postsecondary education, careers, creative opportunities, and lives of purpose.

Our Mission

The mission of the Floretta P. Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy is to educate a diverse community of students through a rigorous, pre-college and pre-professional level curriculum that prepares students for post-secondary education and careers in the visual/performing arts.

Our Vision

The vision of the Floretta P. Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy is to not only become the leading and highest-quality visual and performing arts educational option for students, but to also close the achievement gap among disadvantaged students within Mobile County and surrounding areas.

We believe that all students, regardless of background, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status should be provided with a quality education that cultivates their creative skills while preparing them to be successful within a global society.

Our Values: CREATE

At FP Carson Academy, CREATE gives language to the values that shape our school culture and student experience. It reflects how we want students to learn, grow, lead, collaborate, create, and prepare for the future.

CREATE reminds us that arts-focused education is not only about performance or final products. It is also about the relationships students build, the challenges they learn to face, the confidence they develop, the discipline they practice, and the excellence they pursue in every part of their growth.

Community
Nurturing strong, supportive connections inside and outside our walls.

FP Carson Academy is strengthened by the relationships among students, families, educators, staff, artists, partners, and the broader Mobile community. We want students to understand that they are part of something larger than themselves and that their learning, creativity, and service can contribute to the people and communities around them.

Resilience
Teaching students to rise above challenges with courage and resolve.

Growth requires effort, patience, and the willingness to keep going when the work becomes difficult. At FP Carson Academy, students are encouraged to meet challenges with courage, learn from setbacks, and develop the resolve needed to keep improving in the classroom, in the studio, on the stage, and in life.

Empowerment
Giving students the voice and agency to shape their own futures.

Students grow when they are given opportunities to think, choose, lead, question, and take ownership of their development. FP Carson Academy encourages students to recognize the power of their ideas, their work, and their choices as they prepare for college, careers, creative pathways, and meaningful lives.

Artistry
Cultivating creativity, expression, and craftsmanship in all disciplines.

Artistry is central to the FP Carson Academy experience. Students develop creative skill through dance, music, theatre, and visual arts, while also learning that creativity, expression, and craftsmanship belong in every discipline. Whether students are creating artwork, solving problems, writing, performing, presenting, or collaborating, they are learning how to bring ideas to life with care and purpose.

Teamwork
Learning that our greatest achievements happen together.

The work of learning and creating is rarely done alone. Students learn to listen, collaborate, contribute, and trust the process of working with others. Through academic projects, rehearsals, performances, exhibitions, discussions, and school experiences, FP Carson Academy students come to understand that shared effort can lead to stronger outcomes.

Excellence
Striving for our personal and academic best in everything we do.

Excellence at FP Carson Academy is reflected in preparation, discipline, growth, and pride in the work. Students are encouraged to pursue their best in academics, the arts, personal conduct, and community life. We believe excellence is not only about achievement. It is also about the habits students build as they continue learning, creating, and growing.

Graduate Aims

Our values support the Graduate Aims of FP Carson Academy. These aims reflect the qualities we seek to develop in students as they move through the school and prepare for life beyond graduation.