Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA)

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ACADEMY REQUIREMENTS:

Students must complete the required shaded courses for AVPA. Capstone and Performance Gallery is a course without “seat time”. Students will be required to complete a Capstone project during their junior and senior years. Some of the work for the Capstone course may be completed during the summer between the junior and senior years.

CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE REQUIREMENT:

Students must maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale for each semester to maintain Academy graduation status.

ADVANCED COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Students must complete at least 12 credits of their high school program in advanced courses at the Pre-AP, Advanced Placement, or Honors level.

ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:

Students who enroll in the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts are required to participate in an Arts Seminar class to meet outside of the normal school day. They are also encouraged to take a minimum of one Advanced Placement class outside of the Advanced Placement classes offered in the Fine Arts. It is also recommended that students are affiliated with an honor society within the Fine Arts or National Honor Society.

GENERAL HIGH SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS:

Students must complete applicable state assessments, fulfill student service-learning requirements, and meet the University Completer Sequence requirements.

ACADEMY OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS - PRE-AP ENGLISH 9 - 011213*

This course is designed to support AVPA students’ transition into high school-level research and will incorporate cross-curricular activities featuring AVPA-focused artistic disciplines in literature and film. Content area focus will be on grammar, writing, and analysis of literature, along with skill development in the areas of research, composition, and vocabulary.

• • • CREDIT: 1 (half-weighted)*

    • TYPE: Honors 

    • GRADE: 9 

    • PREREQUISITE: Enrollment in AVPA at CHS

ACADEMY OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS - PRE-AP U.S. HISTORY - 023363* 

This course focuses on Pre-AP strategies and curriculum through the lens of United States History. A challenging course designed for 9th grade students who show interest and ability in above grade level study, the AVPA U.S. History course will focus on examining historical time periods through the lens of the arts. Students will begin an intensive research project which sets key skills necessary for upper-level study. Focus will be on grammar, writing, and analysis of literature, along with skill development in the areas of research, composition, and synthesis. Foundational skill building in presentations and collaboration will also continue, in order to build up to senior year Capstone.

• • CREDIT: 1 (half-weighted)* 

  • TYPE: Pre-AP 

  • GRADE: 9 

  • PREREQUISITE: Admission to the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts