But this is a district that shows serious commitment to arts education. Students also take instrumental music twice weekly. Despite the districtwide commitment to the arts, budget realities still shape programming. That means making trade-offs, says Brzoska. So, at the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, there are no sports.
Foreign language is the only elective outside the arts block.
The science labs are spare. The furniture is used. And nothing's fancy, not even the art labs. You get the people in place, and the other stuff just kind of comes.