中学
中学美术
In our art studios and rehearsal spaces, students learn to express themselves in different mediums, to interpret and appreciate the work of others, to practice a skill until they perfect it … and that butterflies before a performance or show are simply a signal that you are ready to fly.
The visual and performing arts are a core part of the 中学 curriculum. Students explore many different disciplines to develop perceptual and technical skills, an appreciation for the craft and aesthetics of contemporary and historical cultures and works, bet365官网创造力, 协作, 和自信.
中学美术
表演艺术
The 中学 performing arts program includes a progression of formal classes in dance, 戏剧, 音乐, and production technology, and an array of performing ensembles. Additional performing arts workshops (such as dance choreography and 戏剧 club) and private 音乐 lessons are also available in the fee-based 课外的 Enrichment program.
六年级及七年级
In formal classes that meet twice a week, students gain skills and experience in various performing arts disciplines. 在两年的时间里, students spend one full semester in each of the following: dance, 戏剧, 一般的音乐, and production technology. These four classes are exploratory, experiential, and connected thematically. An informal sharing for peers celebrates the end of each semester of exploration.
8年级
The eighth-grade theater class builds on the sixth-grade and seventh-grade performing arts classes and includes a range of exploration, from public speaking and writing monologues and scenes to acting and collaborating on a full-grade culminating performance. This yearlong experiential class, which is thematically tied to the integrated English and history programs, encourages students to apply their skills as expressive performers, make connections across their academic experience, and strengthen their sense of community.
6-8年级合奏团
Sixth graders are introduced to ensemble 音乐 through Band, Chamber Ensemble, or Chorus. Seventh and eighth graders are combined 更多的 advanced Band, Chamber Ensemble, or Chorus. All the ensembles rehearse twice a week and perform at formal 音乐 concerts in the winter and the spring. They also share their work with the 中学 community at assemblies during the school day.
视觉艺术
The 中学 visual arts curriculum encourages students to be self-reflective members of society through activities that draw on three fundamental modes of learning: perception, 自我表现, 和发明. Often using personal narrative for content, students use these three modes throughout 中学 as they learn skills in drawing, 绘画, 版画, 和雕塑. The development of a visual arts vocabulary is consistently emphasized so that students can better understand their own artwork, 他人的艺术作品, and their visual surroundings and heritage. Students take studio art classes twice a week in Grades 6–8.
联系
玛丽·简·帕根斯特彻
Director of 表演艺术
207.774.7863年,ext. 1348
约翰米
Visual Art Department Chair, Grades 6–12
207.774.7863年,ext.1323