Performances include poetry reading, role-playing, singing, and dramatization. Music is emphasized at every level. All primary students receive choral music incstruction with a skilled parent volunteer at least once a week. Classroom teachers supplement this experience with instruction on composer history, note reading, and interpretation. All second and third graders receive recorder instruction once a week.
Third graders learn square dancing, and social dance is offered as an after-school program.
The students are taught scientific methods, but also how to use creativity to look for broader interpretations. From the start, all aspects of Arroyo Mocho's development have been directly influenced by the unique, arts education focus. The school has a fully equipped theatrical elevated stage, complete with built-in lighting, roving spots, microphones, speakers, backdrops, and curtains. The staff members were chosen for their expertise and interest in the four focal points. Many teachers share their expertise and enthusiasm for the arts with students in after-school programs as well as in the classroom.