ART-601Elective
Art Foundations
A welcoming first studio where sixth graders explore drawing, color, and texture with friendly, low-pressure projects.
Grade 6 · Rotation
Department
Fine Arts
The Fine Arts department gives every student a way to make, perform, and respond. Through visual art, music, theatre, and media arts, students build craft, take creative risks, and contribute to a shared culture of showcases and celebrations.
campus imageGrade progression
6
Foundations through the Exploration Wheel, with optional yearlong music.
7
Visual Art I, intermediate ensembles, theatre, and media arts electives.
8
Studio art, advanced ensembles, theatre production, and publication design.
Courses (17)
MUS-601Elective
General Music
A hands-on rotation where sixth graders sing, drum, and discover how music is built from rhythm and melody.
Grade 6 · Rotation
MUS-611Elective
Beginning Band
The starting point for new instrumentalists, where students pick a band instrument and learn to play their first songs together.
Grade 6 · Year
MUS-612Elective
Choir 6
A friendly first choir where sixth graders learn to use their voices and sing together with confidence.
Grade 6 · Year
MUS-613Elective
Beginning Strings
A first-year orchestra class where students learn violin, viola, cello, or bass from the very first note.
Grade 6 · Year
ART-710Elective
Visual Art I
A semester studio where seventh graders stretch their drawing and design skills across new materials.
Grade 7 · Semester
MUS-710Elective
Intermediate Band
The next step for band students, building tone, range, and ensemble skills on the instrument they started in sixth grade.
Grade 7 · Year
MUS-711Elective
Choir 7
A growing choir where seventh graders strengthen their voices and begin singing in richer harmony.
Grade 7 · Year
MUS-712Elective
Strings 7
A second-year orchestra class where string players add new positions, keys, and bowing styles.
Grade 7 · Year
THE-710Elective
Theatre and Speech
A lively semester where students build confidence on stage through acting games, scenes, and short speeches.
Grade 7 · Semester
MED-710Elective
Journalism and Digital Storytelling
A hands-on semester where students report, write, and design stories for a class news project.
Grade 7 · Semester
ART-810Elective
Art Studio
An eighth-grade studio where artists work on bigger projects and begin to develop a personal style.
Grade 8 · Semester
MUS-810Elective
Advanced Band
The top band ensemble, where experienced players take on challenging music and polish their performance skills.
Grade 8 · Year
MUS-811Elective
Choir 8
The top middle-school choir, where singers polish harmony, blend, and expressive performance.
Grade 8 · Year
MUS-812Elective
Strings 8
The top string orchestra, where players take on advanced repertoire and refine their technique.
Grade 8 · Year
THE-810Elective
Theatre Production
A hands-on semester where students rehearse and stage a class production from script to opening night.
Grade 8 · Semester
MED-810Elective
Yearbook and Publication Design
A year-long workshop where students design, photograph, and produce the school yearbook as a team.
Grade 8 · Year
Faculty characters
Ms. Lena Marsh
Arts Teacher
Ms. Marsh is a arts teacher who runs the visual-arts studio and the Art Collective. She curates the spring showcase in the Harbor Commons and believes making things together is how a community gets to know itself.