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RATIONALE STATEMENT FOR FINE ARTS EDUCATION Dance, music, theater and the visual arts are everywhere in our lives, adding depth and dimension to the environment we live in and shaping our experiences, often so deeply or subtly that we are unaware of their presence. In any civilization, the arts are inseparable from the very meaning of the term "education". To be truly educated, one must have knowledge and skills in Creating Art, Art in Context, and Art As Inquiry. In addition to specialized instruction in the arts, the knowledge and skills will be further enhanced by integration of the arts across the other curricular areas. Building mastery at each of the readiness, foundations, essentials, proficiency and distinction levels is the overriding principal of a rigorous arts education. As students continue to use a wide range of subject matter, symbols, images and expressions, they grow more sophisticated in their knowledge and use of the arts to investigate, communicate, reason and evaluate the merits of their work. As a result of developing these capabilities, students can arrive at their own knowledge, beliefs and values for making personal and artistic decisions and be better prepared to live and work in a constantly changing, expanding society. All students will achieve the essentials level (see standards section of this web page) in the four arts disciplines (music, visual arts, theater and dance) and attain the proficiency level in at least one art form on or before graduation. All levels are built upon previous levels. Since students will achieve the proficiency level at different ages or rates, schools will provide curriculum to allow students who go beyond proficiency to study at the distinction level. |
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