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Technical Education

The Academy for the Performing Arts is a college 12 credits through Kent State University
preparatory program for high school juniors and 3 CT2 credits
seniors. Juniors attend in the morning session and Career: A
seniors attend the afternoon session. The Academy is
an accredited, half-day high school program which The expectation in Studio Art & Design is to prepare
takes place during school hours. The program will self -motivated, creative students for careers in the
consist of acting, theatre, movement, voice for the visual arts by developing a comprehensive portfolio
stage and tech theatre training and performance for college acceptance. The program aims to prepare
education. This will include daily acting classes, plus
classes in voice, movement, musical theatre, technical students to be, College & Career Ready. All art
theatre, stage combat, makeup, history, vocal training, students will be introduced to the multiple careers in
and audition labs. The acting class will consist of the visual arts through the use of social media, guest
sessions of improvisation, scene study, Shakespeare, speakers, class instruction and our own professional
Styles physical technique, acting for the camera and networking resource, “ARTatWORK”.
two years studying Stanislavski technique. The voice
class will include vocal exercises, dialects and Curriculum Expectations
monologues. Additional workshops led by guest artists  To embrace creative problem solving and
from professional theatre. visual communications while developing
Each year the Academy produce up to 8 fully mounted individual expressions within content, image
productions and student plays. Juniors are expected to and message.
be a part of the Junior Play Festival in March and  To develop a personal philosophy of art
seniors are expected to be a part of the Senior Improv based on aesthetic theories, personal
Show in December. All other shows are strictly development and cultural influences.
extracurricular and participation is not  To design authentic learning related to
required. Students may audition for as many multiple careers in art.
productions as fit their schedule. Students auditioning
must clear their schedule to accommodate rehearsals CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
and productions. Students must provide their own Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Advertising,
transportation to after school and evening events. Product Design, Animation, Art Education, Art
History, Architecture, Display Design, Painting,
Studio Art & Design I & II Interior Design, Photography, Art Direction,
(Orange High School) Freelance Artist and Urban Landscape Design. Fine
College Tech Prep artists create art to satisfy their own personal vision
SAD I and self-expression and may choose to exhibit their
Visual Creation work in local, national and international shows. They
Visual Design Primer may also submit proposals for publicly funded art
SAD II projects (i.e. murals), private and corporate
Advertising & Communication
Business of Arts & Communications commissions, corporate collections, gallery
ALL COURSES ARE SEMESTER representation and museum collection purchases.
Applied artists put their artistic skills and commercial
Prerequisite: Studio art assessment, portfolio, knowledge at the service of multiple clients including
reference letter and interview. Interview by the local, national and international businesses,
Instructor. By program start date student must have commercial organizations, non-profit groups,
completed coursework required for junior status at
their home school including seven (7) credits with a corporations with in- house art departments, card/gift
mandatory two (2) credits each earned in English and industry, fashion industry, industrial design/product
Mathematics. industry, retail and wholesale companies/stores, and
publishing firms.
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical
Education
3 credits each year

3 credits through Lakeland Community College
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