Saint John's School of the Arts

Providing excellent training in the fine and performing arts, guided by the love of Christ.

SOTA Core Values:

Christ-Centered Purpose

We believe the love of Christ is the foundation of all we do. Every lesson, performance, and interaction honors God by reflecting His grace and truth.

Artistic Excellence and Creative Expression

We are committed to providing the highest quality training, empowering students to communicate beauty and meaning through their craft. Our programs emphasize mastery of technique, artistic growth, and authentic expression.

Integrity and Discipline

Character matters as much as skill. We cultivate responsibility, respect, and resilience, helping students develop strong work ethics and disciplined habits that serve them in life and art.

Community and Service

‍We foster an environment of support and collaboration. Through servant-hearted leadership, meaningful relationships, and intentional practices, we provide a safe community that uplifts others and shares the joy of the arts.

Health and Wellness

We recognize that thriving in the fine and performing arts requires physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Our programs encourage healthy habits, balance, and self-care to support sustainable artistic development and lifelong creativity.

Beauty and Joy

We cultivate beauty and experience joy as we learn, create and share. Our processes and our art reflect the realities of life in a broken world, as well as the true, sustaining hope we have in God’s promises.

Your donation will help us make all of these aspects of our mission possible. Through your support, we plan on increasing our scholarship fund for students, purchasing new and improved equipment, and funding our lighting replacement project (our dance studio and recital hall still has original/inadequate lighting from the middle of the last century).