 | The Visual and Performing Arts Departments offer a selection of courses in musical and theatrical arts, photography, digital art, ceramics, sculpture, art history, and studio art. Our curriculum promotes creativity, original thinking, perseverance, resourcefulness, personal exploration, and safe risk-taking. We seek to awaken and nourish the creative process in every student and support those art students who wish to pursue a college career in the visual or performing arts.
In order to graduate from CH-CH students must earn a total of 2 credits in the Visual Arts Department and/or the Performing Arts Department. In addition to studio instruction, most visual arts courses include slide lectures or screenings, group discussions, and critiques. Performing arts courses combine live and recorded performance, as well as studies in technique, history, and analysis. Homework is required outside of class in all courses. Because of the high cost of artists’ materials, some courses require a materials fee.
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We offer:
• Foundation studies and advanced classes
• Portfolio development throughout CH-CH career, including real world applications of art
• Participation in drama productions and music performance
• Visits from visual and performing arts colleges to CH-CH
• Participation in National Portfolio Day
• Help to students in finding their “unique voice” in their artwork and performances
• Help to students as they develop a greater comfort level in performance and public speaking
• Visiting artists to teach, encourage, and inspire students
• Encouragement to students in using their art to raise social awareness
• Some the latest digital technology available in the arts
• Opportunities for students to translate the written word to various genres of live performance
• Support for cultivating individuality and self-realization, along with an understanding of the community and respect for all cultures
• Class discussion and critiques as part of every class
• Sketchbook exercises on a regular basis
• Collaborative projects with visiting lectures and artists that help students develop
• Visits to performing and visual arts events outside the school community
• Opportunities for students to show their artwork and curate art shows in the CH-CH gallery
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Because we are a College Preparatory school, we recommend that all incoming freshman students register for the entry level courses. We have students from all over the world who come to CH-CH with varying levels of experiences. Our entry level courses allow students to explore the foundations at CH-CH that are necessary for moving into the advanced level courses with confidence. We specialize in working one-on-one with each student to help each student reach her/his own potential.
The Arts Department Chairs work closely with the Director of Academics to ensure that every student is placed in the optimal class. The curriculum is designed to give students the flexibility to get a taste of multiple disciplines in both the visual and performing arts or declare an “Arts Concentration”.
Although a portfolio is not required, we encourage all interested applicants to submit a portfolio. If a student has a portfolio of work, the Arts Department will review it to assess the potential for moving into an upper level course.
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