Fine Arts
Fine Arts Department
The study of Fine Arts and Humanities helps to foster creativity in our students, and integrates and enriches other disciplines of our classical curriculum including social studies, languages and religion.
Department Overview
The Fine Arts Department offers courses in all grades, leading up to the possibility of advanced study in all performing and creative disciplines.
This specialized curriculum, which offers strengths and options like no other in the school, strikes a balance between the academic study of the Fine Arts throughout history and opportunities to learn hands-on directly through the creative process. The benefits are both idealistic and practical, in that we hope students will develop a life-long appreciation of the arts for their own personal enrichment and that they will also have a greater chance for professional advancement because they will think creatively.
Curriculum Sequence
Form A | Instrumental Music or Chorus; Art |
Form I |
Instrumental Music or Chorus; Art; Drama |
Form II |
Instrumental Music or Chorus |
Form III |
Art; Public Speaking; Introduction to the Humanities |
Form IV
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Humanities |
Forms V & VI
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Electives: AP Art History; AP Music Theory; AP Studio Art; Studio Art; Men's Chorus; Acting; Production; History of Film |
Course Descriptions
- Art - Form A
- Art - Form I
- Chorus - Middle School
- Form A - General Music
- Instrumental Music
- Drama - Form I
- Art - Form III
- Public Speaking
- Introduction to Humanities
- Humanities
- Drama - Upper School Acting
- Drama - Upper School Production
- Men's Chorus - Upper School
- AP Music Theory
- Studio Art
- AP Studio Art
- History of Film
Art - Form A
Art - Form I
Chorus - Middle School
Form A - General Music
Instrumental Music
Drama - Form I
Art - Form III
Public Speaking
Introduction to Humanities
Humanities
Drama - Upper School Acting
Drama - Upper School Production
Men's Chorus - Upper School
AP Music Theory
Studio Art
AP Studio Art
History of Film
Department Highlights
Fine Arts Faculty |
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Dr. Charles T. Downey, Department Chair Humanities, AP Art History Ph.D., Music History, Catholic University of America M.A., Music History, Catholic University of America B.Mus., Piano, Michigan State University |
Mr. Henry Achilles History of Film M.A., Liberal Studies, Georgetown University B.A., History, George Washington University |
Ms. Maureen Boman All Drama Classes, Public Speaking B.A., Smith College |
Dr. Marcel Maican Instrumental Music Ph.D., Performance and Conducting, Conservatory of Bucharest M.A., Conducting, Conservatory of Bucharest |
Dr. Daniel Peterson |
Mrs. Blair Van Selow All Art Classes, Studio Art, AP Studio Art M.A., Corcoran College of Art B.A., Sweet Briar College |