Sixth, seventh and eighth graders may choose to join the GCS Singers which also performs at school functions. Both singing groups give winter and spring concerts. Children in Junior Kindergarten go to music and movement class twice a week where they learn songs and dances and begin to explore rhythm and tempo. As they move through the grades, they learn folk dances, create their own choreography, and perform in assemblies. In Upper School they are introduced to styles of American social dance, and they study the development of modern dance.
Sixth graders learn tap dancing.
Drama is introduced through classroom productions in the Lower School. In addition to techniques of performance, students learn about the birth and styles of theater in their own as well as in other cultures through the music and drama courses taught in Grades Five through Eight. The drama program is also designed to help students gain self-confidence through pantomime and story telling. Beginning in Grade Six they may participate in major theatrical productions each term. To round out their understanding, classes regularly visit museums, galleries, and architectural sites and attend performances of opera, theater, and dance.