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This article describes the goals and operations of the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts, a public high school and career training program for students who are talented in theater, creative writing, music, dance and visual arts. Program goals, selection of students and faculty, curriculum content and counseling procedures are delineated. The second half of the article discusses the results of a survey of student perceptions of the impact of the program on various aspects of their lives. Recommendations generated from both the program description and the survey are presented.

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New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts: Program Descriptions and Student Perceptions

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