Artists             Performing and Visual Arts             Curriculum

Grades 1-8

Acting 101

For the Beginner & Theater Lover, each class will focus on students being comfortable with self, body, scene and character development and improv technique. Our Upper Division (Grades 6-8) will focus on finding and delivering the perfect monologue and play production classes.  

Audition Prep

For the more serious actor, these classes will focus on audition etiquette, cold reading (commercial slating for beginners), self-tape best practices and picking the best headshots.  

Speech

Our voice and speech class will teach students to build confidence finding their voice, learning basic articulation tactics, and strengthening communication skills with public speaking

Dance 101

This exciting class encourages dancers and students new to dance to learn basic dance techniques, terminology and add their own personality to every movement. 

For the Culture Hip Hop

This class will teach basic styles and terminology of hip-hop dance inclusive of breaking, locking and popping while preparing students for performance. 

Yoga Class

A class designated for all Innovators and Scholars teaching them to learn to relax, focus, learn breathing techniques and stretch.

Piano and Voice

We believe music classes are a vital part of student academic achievement and are an important component of student learning and success. Our music training classes include piano, and voice.  Classes will range from beginner to advance in technique & theory based on student body portfolio. Parents will have the option for either individual or small group lessons (One-on-one instruction is geared to individual needs & goals).  

Visual Arts 

Visual Arts is integrated as part of our interdisciplinary curriculum of STEAM. However, we have expanded opportunities for Innovators and Scholars who seek additional exposure to these two disciplines with course offerings in animation and visual arts. Our animation class for grades 6-8 focuses on 2D and 3D animation, and the visual arts class offered to grades 1-8, explores various mediums such as pastels, charcoal, watercolors, sketching, collage, acrylics, and more.  Benefits of these two classes are:  

  • Motor Skills Development
  • Language Development
  • Decision Making Skills
  • Visual Learning
  • Inventiveness
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Academic Performance

 

Grades 6-8

Dance Performance

This upper-level class is designed to expose students to various dance forms (modern, tap, ballet etc.) and give them hands on experience with choreography as culminating projects. 

Project Story Tellers

The goals in this course are for our scholars in grades 6-8 to be able to create their own shorts, PSAs, documentaries and music videos using their smartphones. During this course they will learn the tools to create, shoot, and edit their projects, while embracing ways to tell their stories and the victories that with their shared and individual experiences.  

Songwriting

This class will focus on the mastery of songwriting. Special “surprise” appearances by industry professionals in these fields will occasionally “Zoom in “and share their knowledge with the students. Additionally, students will learn how to properly structure songs with each scholar leaving the course having created a song of their own using a collaborative process with others in the course.  

Animation

Visual Arts is integrated as part of our interdisciplinary curriculum of STEAM. However, we have expanded opportunities for Innovators and Scholars who seek additional exposure to these two disciplines with course offerings in animation and visual arts. Our animation class for grades 6-8 focuses on 2D and 3D animation, and the visual arts class offered to grades 1-8, explores various mediums such as pastels, charcoal, watercolors, sketching, collage, acrylics, and more.  Benefits of these two classes are

  • Motor Skills Development
  • Language Development
  • Decision Making Skills
  • Visual Learning
  • Inventiveness
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Academic Performance