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Experience the Arts & Sciences of Downtown Tampa!
Pictured: Third Grade visiting Meacham Urban Farms. 1108 E. Scott St., Tampa, FL
Rampello K-8 Downtown Partnership Magnet School is the only public school located in the heart of downtown Tampa. Our magnet focus is cultural arts and humanities: experiencing the arts and sciences of downtown. With this, we allow our students to take what they are learning and experience it in the real world, fully taking advantage of our surrounding area. We have various partnerships with neighboring businesses: The Straz Performing Arts Center, Tampa Aquarium, Children's Glazer Museum, Art Museum, Tampa Bay History Museum, and much more. Our students leave us with a broadened horizon and a sense of the possibilities available to them in the future. We supplement this with our nationally recognized AVID program, a title only we have earned within the entire Hillsborough County District. This is a college-ready program that teaches children that, no matter where they come from, everyone has the capabilities of going to college. Our teachers are all trained to teach the students tools to help them be successful in high school, college, and beyond, including successful note-taking skills, study habits, organizational skills, collaborative skills, and much more. By the time our students leave us in 8th grade, they have an idea of the direction they'd like to go in the future, and the skills to allow them to make those goals happen.
We also have a wonderful music program at Rampello. We have various musical ensembles, including show choir, chorus, world percussions, and a musical theater starting in the second semester. Our middle school students have the opportunity to take band, chorus, and/ or orchestra. All of our instruments are in house and available for student assignment. We host two concerts throughout the year, a December Dazzle and Spring Fling. Each grade level will perform during their designated concert, including our Kindergarteners! We have a wonderful music staff that goes above and beyond for our students.
Rampello offers art at the elementary and middle school level, as well. The students not only learn ways to progress their art skills, but learn about various art styles and artists. At our middle school level we offer 2D and 3D art. Our student artwork is also submitted into numerous competitions! We have had student artwork selected to be displayed at the Dali Museum and at the Capitol Building in Tallahassee.
If you are interested in learning more about our wonderful school and our magnet program, please contact our Magnet Lead Teacher at rebecca.crescentini@hcps.net