Performing Arts

Performing and Visual Arts at RSAR

A foundational part of our philosophy at Renaissance is that the close study of visual and performing arts,  specifically for middle school students, provides them with opportunities to express themselves in authentic ways as they are beginning the process of self-discovery, deepen their understanding of other content as they use their developing artistic skills to represent their understanding of a particular concept, and that visual and performing arts are part of the CORE subjects. All students, even if they have never done it before, will be expected to work and improve in both visual and performing arts. It is also important to the staff philosophically that we have no expectation that students will come to us with any predeveloped expertise in these areas. We will teach them. Ultimately, students need to be willing to take risks and try new things they have never done which results in some of the most powerful learning they will experience in middle school.