Dear Families,
It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the American Heritage Schools Fine Arts Department. We are proud to be recognized as one of the top fine arts programs in the world, and we applaud all our students and faculty for their hard work and extraordinary talents that they put forth every day throughout the school year.

We offer an extensive curriculum in all disciplines of the arts:

 

• Visual Arts offers multiple levels of drawing, watercolor and oil painting, mixed media, figure drawing, ceramics, sculpture, multiple levels of photography, graphic design, computer graphics, and architecture
• Band & Orchestra courses include orchestra, guitar, piano, rock band,  marching band, wind ensemble, symphonic orchestra,  jazz band, and percussion ensemble
• Drama produces seven shows each year, in addition to offering daily classroom electives including acting, directing, improvisational technique, sketch comedy, playwriting, stage management, costume design, sound and lighting, set design, and makeup design
• Vocal Arts offers Treble Chorus, Mixed Chorus, A Cappella Singers. Focussing on vocal technique, sight singing, and sight reading.  
• Dance offers classes for beginners and advanced students covering ballet, jazz and modern. As well as the opportunity to Dance Company and the Patriot Dancers.

We round out our music program with classes in Music Theory, AP Music Theory, and Music Technology.

Students have many different opportunities to display their talents both on our campus, as well as throughout the community, the state, the nation, and the world. Our chorus has been selected as the Featured Chorus at Carnegie Hall in New York, and our thespian troupe is the highest regarded in the state. Our musicians have earned countless superior rankings with distinctions at the state and national level, and our artists have had their artworks selected for exhibits in galleries throughout the world. Our students also compete in regional, state, and national competitions.

We expect our students to be well-rounded, so we integrate a complete historical foundation in all disciplines of study. We begin teaching the arts as early as pre-kindergarten, and our student to teacher ratio allows personal attention for each student to develop at their own level, whether the student is a beginner or an accomplished artist. We look forward to watching your child flourish in the arts throughout their years at American Heritage Schools. “All the world’s a stage!” We hope to see you at our concerts and theatrical productions this season.

Looking forward to meeting you…

Clay Cartland and Jonathan Reid
Fine Arts Co-Chairmen