The Exploratory Wheel is designed to provide Grade 6 students the opportunity to sample a variety of the electives offered at the middle school level. Students in the Exploratory Wheel will rotate through classes which reflect the fine arts, the practical arts and/or linguistics. The students travel as a group and rotate through the various classes offered. The possible combinations of offerings vary with the individual school’s schedule. Students may also participate in elective courses if they are offered through the after-school ACT II program. (See page 6.)
Grade 6 students who elect instrumental music and those students who are required to take Instructional Studies or opt to take another skill building course will participate in those classes on a daily basis instead of the Exploratory Wheel.
Visual Art, Music, and Theatre Arts classes all use an experiential approach to the creative process. Students in arts classes develop and refine the attitude, discipline, and necessary skills to produce visual art works and musical theatrical performances.
Students will:
- Demonstrate effective communication, techniques in formal and informal settings.
- Develop and critique scripted scenes.
- Discover and explore themes in drama/theatre.
- Use improvisation to create a character, explore ideas, and develop a progressive chain of events.
- Understand and respond to elements of technical theatre as they affect the audience.
- Improve understanding of self and others through role-playing.