NEEDHAM FINE & PERFORMING ARTS
Vision & Mission
As a result of instruction in the Fine & Performing Arts, all Needham students will develop skills in, and understanding of:
CREATING
Creative Problem Solving and Strategizing as a Process*
Using Creativity as a form of Self-Discovery *
Mastery Technique in the Arts
Expressing Personal View through the Arts*
RESPONDING
Listening and Seeing Critically and Discriminating Qualitatively*
How the Arts evoke Feelings, Meanings and Images*
Recognizing and Appreciating a Wide Variety of Styles in the Arts
PERFORMING/PRESENTING
Performing and/or Presenting their Own Work
Taking Risks in Performing and Presenting*
Striving for Artistic Excellence inPerformance/Presenting
Expressing Personal Feelings and Emotions throughPerformance/Presenting *
*Social Emotional LearningConnection (SEL)