Fine and Performing Arts
Columbia Christian School values the arts – including both fine and performing arts. Students from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade have multiple opportunities to experience music, drama, art, choir, and band.
Art
Columbia Christian teaches fine art to all students from Pre-Kindergarten through high school. Students learn about basic art skills and materials using a variety of media. Students are introduced to design fundamentals, drawing, painting, color theory, sculpting, and print-making. In the elementary, individual classes also provide time for art projects using sidewalk chalk, water and tempera paints, collage cutouts, and other opportunities for learning designs and color.
Band
Through Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and the elementary grades, all students learn about and explore instrumental music. Students in 3rd and 4th grade learn to play simple flutes called recorders. Students in 5th grade may take part in the Beginning Band program. Middle school students (6th-8th) may enroll in the Intermediate Band, which meets during an elective period during the school day. High school students may take part in the Knights Band, which performs evening concerts and competes on occasion.
Choir/Music
Columbia Christian teaches vocal music to all students from Pre-Kindergarten through high school. In the Pre-Kindergarten and
elementary, a general music class is a regular part of the curriculum for each grade. The curriculum emphasizes basic rhythm, reading, and performance skills; basic singing skills; basic listening skills; basic note reading skills through playing the recorder and singing. The program utilizes movement to instill a feeling and understanding of rhythm in each student. The students learn to relate to music through exploring various composers and style periods. In middle school and high school, the music program consists of students learning basic music reading skills as well as the tone quality of their voice and controlled breathing. High school students have the opportunity to participate in the school choir. This choir performs in several evening concerts during the school year. The music program introduces students to a variety of styles of music as they learn it and perform.
Drama
Elementary students participate in a number of activities, often during the music block, to gain exposure and experience with basic components of drama such as movement, volume, and costumes. Students in intermediate elementary grades may be involved in a drama performance in the spring.
Middle school and high school students have the opportunity to participate in the Columbia Christian drama program (outside the school day), and the opportunity to enroll in a drama course as an elective. The drama program includes at least two performances each school year and students are able to audition for roles in the plays and musicals. In the elective course, students are introduced to a variety of topics including theater history, mime, and improvisation, and students learn stage and set preparation, lighting, sound, costume design, and make-up.
Admissions Director
Carrie Rude
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