R.N. Harris Integrated Arts/Core Knowledge Magnet School

Academic Highlights

• 3^rd Highest in proficiency (77.8%)  for DPS elementary schools 2010-2011

• High Growth 2008-2011
• Met all 13 AYP goals 2008-2011
• Accredited NC A+ (Arts integrated school)
• 20:1 Student to Teacher ratio
• Artist and Residents program
• Partnerships with community arts agencies
• Annual Core Knowledge Fair

Awards/Grants

• Magnet Schools of America Award
• Official Core Knowledge School
• Clean School Award
• Oracle Technology Grant
• Bring it to the Stage Dance Award
• DPS Business Advisory Council Leadership Award 2010-2011
• PBIS Model School Award 2010-2011
• Target Grant 2010-2011
• Teleflex Foundation Grant 2010-2011
• Verizon Educational Match Grant 2009
• LTSA Grant for Media Books
• Nasher Bus Grant

Arts Programming

• Violin

• Suzuki violin 1996-present

• Annual DPS Honors Strings Festival 
• Winter and Spring School Concerts
• Honors Touring Concerts
• Collaborates with dance and chorus for community concerts
• NCCU Education Symposium
• Duke Symphony Orchestra

Visual Arts

• State Fair Art Exhibit
• Northgate Art Show participants
• SECU Art Gallery display
• Current Student Art display at Fuller & Staff Development building galleries
• Scenery and Stage design for school productions
• Entrances into local art poster contests
• Durham’s Finest at NCCU

Theatre Productions

• Lion King
• Amazing Grace
• The Wiz
• Cinderella
• The Nightingale
• A Mid Summer Nights Dream
• Hansel and Gretel
• Little Red Riding Hood

Music

• Annual DPS Honors Chorus
• Annual DPS Evening of Entertainment (EOE)
• Student access to individual keyboards
• Students receive instruction in Ukulele (strings), recorder (woodwind), various percussion instruments
• School Concerts
• Collaborates with strings, dance and visual arts

Media

• Battle of the Books Team
• Tech Showcase
• Claymation
• Core Knowledge based research projects
• Annual Spring Book Fair
• Read Across America
• Multi-Media activities
• Partnership with Durham County Library (Card Drive, Summer Reading Kick off events, Author & Illustrator visits)

Dance

• Concentration in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern and Cultural
• FLIGHT Dance Ensemble (grades 3-5) Local Touring Group
• Stargaze at Hillside High School
• School Productions (Nutcracker 2011) (The Bullying Stops Here 2010)
• DPS Destination Dance
• National Week of Dance at Duke University
• Community Events (MLK parade, Black Nativity, AADE Kwanzaa)
• Invited guests performers in DPS Elementary Honors Chorus 2007-2008
• Light Up Durham 2005-2009
• Residencies with CAPPS/local artists