Special Program in the Arts

SPA (Special Program in the Arts) is a program made by the Philippine Department of Education to allow gifted students to develop their skills in a variety of subjects. The SPA is divided into five categories: creative writing (in both English and Filipino), visual arts, theater arts, vocal music, instrumental music, dance, and media arts.

Creative Writing includes Fiction, Poetry, Playwriting, and Journalism both in English and Filipino.

Dance includes Classical and Modern Ballet, Folk Dance, Improvisation, Composition, and Staging.

Music includes theory, Composition, Solo instrument, Ensemble, Chorus, and Solo voices both Instrumental and Vocal.

Theater Arts, Acting, Stage Management, Technical Theater, Theory and History of Theater, Dance Theater, and Directing.

Visual Arts include Visual Perception, Sculpture, Painting, Drawing, and Sketching.

Media Arts include Photography, Photo Editing through the computer, Music Remixing, Movie Making & Editing, Materials & Techniques and Computer Art.