Make room for the unexpected
Take one look into Garland, Founders Hall, or any of Poly’s visual or performing arts classrooms, and you will witness pure creativity in action. Once stretched to...
capacity and in need of additional space, through The Next 100 Years campaign, Poly has now expanded the classrooms and venues where students express their abundant creativity.
"We take a holistic approach to the arts at Poly," said Arnor Bieltvedt, chair of the Visual Arts Department. "We not only teach technique, but also history, theory, and how the arts relate to other disciplines. Practice and discussion both play an important role. We want to help students learn to talk about art on a personal level and also on a formal level."
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"We take a holistic approach to the arts at Poly," said Arnor Bieltvedt, chair of the Visual Arts Department. "We not only teach technique, but also history, theory, and how the arts relate to other disciplines. Practice and discussion both play an important role. We want to help students learn to talk about art on a personal level and also on a formal level."
Poly's vibrant arts program translates into eager student participation, and recent renovations on campus expand artistic venues for students in every division. Lower, Middle, and Upper School students alike now have dedicated art studios, music rooms, and performance spaces.
This multi-faceted approach is reflected in Poly's arts curriculum as well, which exposes students to a vast array of visual media and performing experiences from the youngest grades. The goal is to prepare students for a lifetime of artistic appreciation and activity.
"We want our curriculum to provide breadth," explained Cynthia Crass, chair of the Performing Arts Department, "so that students can experiment. We also want to offer depth, so that individual students can pursue very high levels of achievement. For all students, we believe the arts offer a unique avenue for learning about the self. We want to help students push against what holds them back; discover trust and empathy with their fellow performers; and learn to wholeheartedly support the creative endeavors of their community. Like everything at Poly, the arts are training for life."
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