Type II Group lessons in woodwind instruments, brass instruments, or drums, are given weekly during school hours. Type II Band members meet once a week during the school day and perform at two concerts during the year. Type II Selected students meet after school once a week and perform at the spring concert. Type II Local, state and national poster contests are open to students in all grade levels. Dates, requirements, and assistance are offered by the art teacher.
Lessons are a multidisciplinary collaborative effort.
Students are chosen to attend based upon performance in the arts, interest and recommendation. Type I Seven multiage learning sessions are held in the late spring schoolwide, once each week. Topics for research are initiated by students and staff through interest surveys. Students conduct their research as authentic practitioners, presenting products to an audience of fellow students at an Interest Cluster fair. Emphasis is on authentic research, higher level thinking , and the development of new skills.