Arts Education Department
Our Arts Education Program is designed to enrich students' lives with diverse learning and participation opportunities. Young learners in elementary school explore visual arts and music as core subjects, nurturing their artistic and creative potential. Starting in fifth grade, our String Orchestra program offers a continuous instructional path (grades 5-12) for interested students, helping them build fine motor skills, develop their hearing, and prepare for instrumental music success. As students progress to middle and high school, they can specialize by selecting courses in Band, Choral Music, Visual Arts, Theatre Arts, and Dance.
For students seeking advanced artistic challenges, the program sponsors numerous opportunities, such as All-County Middle and High School Band, Chorus, Dance, and Theatre Festival events, the Cumberland County Youth Orchestra, and the Cross Creek Mall Visual Arts Exhibit. Our students and ensembles consistently achieve high recognition, including awards, scholarships, and advanced placements in a wide range of competitions, festivals, and performances at the local, district, and state levels.