Valuing Self-expression

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orchestra concert
Large group of student dancers performing on stage
In a Grove
A Rowland Hall Upper School art student draws with charcoal during class.

The Arts

When our students have the opportunity to perform and create, they find new ways for self-expression and self-discovery, and gain self-confidence.

Our Upper School Advanced Chamber Ensemble's annual Collage event is an evening of interactive listening, art, poetry, dance, and chamber music. Middle School and Upper School music teacher Sarah Yoon first worked with students to launch Collage in 2018, and it's since become a favorite annual cross-disciplinary arts event, showcasing our students' boundless creativity and thoughtfulness.

Taught by faculty who are professional actors, writers, dancers, musicians, & visual artists, our extracurriculars & curriculum open doors for students who want to develop confidence & creativity in practicing an art form.

Art is woven into the very fabric of our students’ lives. Beginning School teachers integrate visual art and music throughout curriculum, and instruction becomes more formal in the Lower School. Children enjoy their weekly visits to the McCarthey Campus' beautiful art studio, where they learn technique, history, and criticism, and make 2D and 3D masterpieces under the able direction of professional artist-teacher Kathryn Czarnecki.

Learning to play Orff-Shulwerk instruments and exploring music theory, history, and performance from the talented baton of Susan Swidnicki also enthralls lower schoolers as their artistic interests begin to bloom. Stage performance starts in the Lower School, and students can develop their dramatic talents in the middle and upper schools.

Dance is everywhere—from movement exploration in the Beginning School, to impromptu playground rehearsals for the Lower School's annual Puttin’ on the Arts concert, to the Lincoln Street Campus studios where our older students develop fierce, animated choreography to express their feelings about the world they want to change.

Arts Stories in Fine Print Magazine

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