Arts
The Arts Matter at KPR
Education in the arts is essential to students' intellectual, social, physical and emotional growth and well-being. Experiences in the arts – dance, drama, music and visual-arts – play a valuable role in helping students to achieve their potential as learners and to participate fully in their community and in society as a whole. The arts nourish and stimulate the imagination and provide students with an expanded range of tools, techniques and skills to help them gain insights into the world around them and to represent their understandings in various ways.
Visual Arts
Visual Arts at BHS encourages the development of technical skill through deeply creative and conceptual approaches to visual expression. Students will explore and experiment with ceramics, paint, drawing, print, sculpture and other media to develop a personal voice.
Music
The BHS music program emphasizes mastery learning and promotes logical systems of thinking through reading, understanding, and performing music in a variety of genres.
Drama
Drama students explore all aspects of theatrical production, from acting through technical skills. They will communicate to an audience through both verbal and physical means of expression. Exploration of video and live performance will be included.
Dance
Dance at BHS is focused on creative problem solving through movement. The study of both technique, and choreography will allow students to experience a wide range of styles and forms in dance both as performers and creators.
Photography
Students in photography focus on the fundamental aspects of composition, light, and conceptual development. They will learn both traditional darkroom techniques for developing film and digital skills using a variety of software tools as they explore the possibility of image in the 21st Century.
For more information about art programs, visit the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board website.