More Options Needham Public Schools Scholarship - Citizenship - Community - Personal Growth MENU Curriculum and Academics Fine & Performing Arts About Us Faculty and Staff Calendar of Events Partners Elementary Curriculum and Offerings Middle School Curriculum and Offerings High School Curriculum and Offerings Theatrical Productions and Ticket Information Private Lesson Program Forms and Registrations Gallery of Student Work Fine & Performing Arts Needham Public Schools / Departments / Curriculum and Academics / Fine & Performing Arts Mission: As a result of instruction in the Fine and Performing Arts, all Needham Students, will develop skills in and an understanding of creating, performing and presenting, responding, and connecting; the four components of the creative process. Vision Statement: As a core academic subject, Needham Public School Students will engage in a rigorous standards based arts education, rooted in the creative process, which further develops a child’s ability to communicate, think creatively, problem solve, and collaborate. Social emotional and 21st Century Skills are inherently taught in and through the arts. All students will become skilled in the four components of the creative process as outlined by the National Standards for the Arts. Creating Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. Refine and complete artistic work. Performing, Presenting, and Producing Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation. Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation. Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. Taking risks Expressing Personal Feelings and Emotions Responding Perceive and analyze artistic work. Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work. Listening and seeing critically and discriminating qualitatively Understanding how the arts evoke feelings, meanings, and images Connecting Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art. Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding. Recognizing and appreciating a wide variety of styles and genres Ms. LeeAnn Sutton Fine & Performing Arts Director 781-455-0800 x22440 LeeAnn_Sutton @needham.k12.ma.us Felicia Fraser Senior Bookkeeper 781-455-0800 x22441 felicia_fraser@needham.k12.ma.us Betsey Pratt Program Assistant betsey_pratt@needham.k12.ma.us Box Office tinyurl.com/FPABoxOffice Private Lesson Registration Needham Art In Bloom - Virtual http://www.needhamartinbloom.com/ https://youtu.be/YZxoAOYZyCM NHS Strings Performance strings NHS Chous & Chorale https://youtu.be/jgSj4FurBmo Programs: Beginner Instrumental Brochure Advanced Instrumental Brochure 3rd Grade Recorder Information Instagram Accounts: NHS Photography NHS Senior Studios NHS Studio 605 NHS Studio 907 Pollard Arts 210 Pollard Arts 208 Wallart 222 Elementary Honors Chorus Videos This Land is Your Land God Bless The USA Dear Needham Community, Please check out the four videos below that our students put together to give new students and others a "taste" of what our programs are. Enjoy! A Taste of the NHS Performing Arts Program A Taste of the NHS Visual Arts Program NHS Symphonic Band Performs@ Symphony Hall NHS Chorale Performs @ Symphony Hall Needham Public Schools 1330 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA 02492 781-455-0400 781-455-0417 Website by SchoolMessenger Presence. © 2021 Intrado Corporation. All rights reserved.