2024-2025 Course Flipbook v2 - Flipbook - Page 54
An Integral Part of the Curriculum
Our studio arts program is an essential
component of our whole curriculum. Studio
classes are core academic courses that allow
students to explore different forms of selfexpression through student-centered teaching
and hands-on learning. Students all take a
studio class each year through grade 11, and
may choose to take studio classes in 12th
grade.
The Impact of Studying the Arts
Through engagement with an artistic
discipline, students practice organizing and
developing concepts and then re昀椀ning, reengaging, and bringing their ideas to fruition.
As members of an artistic community,
students observe and give feedback to each
other, perceiving and analyzing work while
offering each other support. Student artists are
challenged to engage deeply in their work as
they develop 昀氀uency, con昀椀dence, and skills.
Presenting and Performing
Conveying meaning through the presentation
of artistic work is part of the artistic process.
Studio students regularly present their work
through performances, concerts, exhibitions,
and events. By engaging with the community
outside the classroom, students showcase
work that has required conceptual thinking,
engagement in multiple rehearsals or drafts,
and consideration of context.
Hands-on Teachers
Our studio art teachers are practitioners in
their 昀椀eld—potters, musicians, actors/directors,
writers, and designers. As practicing artists,
they can inspire our students by working
alongside them and modeling their own
approaches to the creative process. They
design classroom spaces where students
actively work and engage with each other.
CREATIVE + CONNECTED
INQUISITIVE + INCLUSIVE
REFLECTIVE + RESILIENT
