Courses of Study

The Arts

Students at Bronx Envision Academy have the opportunity to study the arts throughout high school. Committed visual art and dance students prepare for the Commencement Level Assessment in the Arts. A passing score on this exam and the successful completion of 10 credits will allow students to earn an Arts Endorsed Diploma.

Visual Art

Introduction to Visual Art

Course Available for:

9th Grade Students
10th Grade Students

Introduction to Visual Art  is structured to give students a basic understanding and appreciation for art. This course will give students the background necessary to appreciate visual art and participate in the creation of visual art. Introduction to Visual Art is planned to meet the needs of students of all artistic ability levels.

The course emphasizes skills development and development of the creative thought process. Each time students learn new skills they will make creative applications of those skills. Students will be given a sense of art history, through discussion and observation of visuals that relate to the studio projects.  Students will also learn how to create artist statements.

Students will explore various materials, including oil pastels, colored pencils, conte crayon, acrylic paint, watercolor paint, papier mache, and collage.

Intermediate Visual Art

Course Available for:
10th Grade Students

Suggested Prerequisites:

Introduction to Art

Faculty Approval

Intermediate Visual Art is designed to continue students’ understanding of and appreciation for art. This course will encourage students to improve skills developed in Introduction to Art as well as introduce new skills to create artwork.

Students will continue to develop their creative thought process, explore art history, improve on the skills developed in Intro to art, learn new skills to create artwork, continue the reflective process of the artist, and use self & peer critique to improve the artist’s process.

Advanced Visual Art

(Pre-Advanced Placement)

Course Available for:

11th Grade Students
12th Grade Students

Suggested Prerequisites:

Introduction to Art

Intermediate Art

Faculty Approval

Advanced Visual Art is designed to continue students’ understanding of and appreciation for art. This course will encourage students to to improve skills developed in Intro to Art and Intermediate Art as well as introduce new skills to create artwork. Students will continue to develop their creative thought process, explore art history, improve on the skills developed in previous art classes, learn new skills to create artwork, continue the reflective process of the artist, and use self & peer critique to improve the artist’s process.

Art Portfolio

Course Available for:
12th Grade Students

Suggested Prerequisites:

Introduction to Art

Intermediate Art

Advanced Art

Faculty Approval

Examination:

Comprehensive Art

Art Portfolio is designed to continue students’ understanding of and appreciation for art. This course will encourage students to to improve skills developed in Introduction to Art, Intermediate Art, Advanced Art as well as introduce new skills to create artwork. The main focus of this course is for students to develop an art portfolio to apply for college and to take the Comprehensive Art Examination.

Students will continue to develop their creative thought process, explore art history, improve on the skills developed in previous art classes, learn new skills to create artwork, continue the reflective process of the artist, and use self & peer critique to improve the artist’s process. Students will be presenting their art portfolios in January and June.

AP Studio Art 2-Dimensional Design

Course Available for:
12th Grade Students

Suggested Prerequisites:

Introduction to Art

Intermediate Art

Advanced Art

Faculty Approval

The AP Studio Art portfolios are designed for students who are seriously interested in the practical experience of art. Students submit portfolios for evaluation at the end of the school year. Students create a portfolio of work to demonstrate the artistic skills and ideas they have developed, refined, and applied over the course of the year to produce visual compositions. AP Studio Art students work with diverse media, styles, subjects, and content.

• The Range of Approaches (Breadth) section illustrates a range of ideas and approaches to art making.

• The Sustained Investigation (Concentration) section shows sustained, deep, and multi-perspective investigation of a student-selected topic.

• The Selected Works (Quality) section represents the student’s most successful works with respect to form and content.

Students’ work is informed and guided by observation, research, experimentation, discussion, critical analysis, and reflection, relating individual practices to the art world. Students are asked to document their artistic ideas and practices to demonstrate conceptual and technical development over time.

AP Art History

Course Available for:

11th Grade Students
12th Grade Students

Suggested Prerequisites:

Introduction to Art

Intermediate Art

Global History 1-4

Examination:

AP Art History

AP Art History is a college level classroom-based (not studio-based) course where students explore topics such as the nature of art, its uses, its meanings, art making, and responses to art. Students will investigate diverse artistic traditions of cultures from prehistory to the present. Students will analyze artwork, constructing understanding of individual works and connections throughout the history of art-making.

This course will include research and visits to museums.

All students interested in studying the history of art are encouraged to enroll.

This course is strongly recommended for students interested in an art-endorsed diploma.

Dance

9th Grade Dance Study & Composition: Hip Hop Dance

Course Available for:

9th Grade Students

In this course, beginner dance students will learn how to create dances using Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) through knowledge of SPACE, TIME, BODY, and RELATIONSHIP and hip hop dance vocabulary. Students will compose group pieces through dance making and choreography.

9th/10th Dance Study & Composition: Contemporary Dance

Course Available for:

9th Grade Students
10th Grade Students

In this course, beginner dance students will learn how to create dances using Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) through knowledge of SPACE, TIME, BODY, and RELATIONSHIP. Students will study contemporary dance and world dance forms. Students will compose group pieces through dance making and choreography.

10th Grade Dance Study & Composition: Jazz Dance

Course Available for:
10th Grade Students

In this course, dance students will study jazz dance technique. Students will study both theatre jazz and vernacular jazz dance and compose group pieces through dance making while utilizing new choreographic concepts. Students will study the history and development of jazz dance over time and the impact jazz dance has made on society.

11th/12th Dance Study & Composition: Ballet & Modern Dance

Course Available for:
11th Grade Students

12th Grade Students

Suggested Prerequisite:

9th/10th Gance OR 10th Grade Dance

In this course, students will study ballet and modern dance vocabulary. Students will be able to compose a solo and/or group piece using previous knowledge of dance vocabulary and choreographic concepts. Students will discuss, analyze, compare and contrast several ballet, and modern dance pieces in addition to creating and revising their own.

11th/12th Dance Study & Composition: Tap Dance

Course Available for:
11th Grade Students

12th Grade Students

In this course, students will explore tap dance technique. Students will be introduced to Broadway and rhythm style tap dancing as well as be able to compose individual and group pieces using tap dance vocabulary. Students will discuss, analyze, and critique several tap pieces and view tap dance in historical, cultural, and social contexts.

Theater

Theater

Course Available for:

9th Grade Students
10th Grade Students

The focus of this class is to develop dramatic artistry and an appreciation for all styles of theater. Dramatic Artistry is an important skill because it will give you the knowledge and vocabulary necessary to express your thoughts and the thoughts of others through the art of theater. This course will prove to be relevant to your own life by helping you to make connections between styles of theater you are already familiar with and new styles, which will be introduced to you. This class will help you to make connections between drama and other art forms, as well as areas outside of the arts.

Advanced Theater

Course Available for:

11th Grade Students
12th Grade Students

Suggested Prerequisites:

Theater

In this class you will continue to study theater through the lens of theatrical eras and innovations. You will study the contributions various artists have made to the world of theater. You will assimilate these contributions to eventually develop your own theatrical voice whether it be as an actor, director, playwright, producer or audience member. By studying Advanced Theater at Bronx Envision Academy, students will be afforded the opportunities to create, respond and perform.

Music

Music I

Course Available for:
9th Grade Students

In this class you will learn the basics of singing, musicianship and music theory. The history and culture of each song you study will be explored. You will study many different styles of music including classical, pop, Broadway, gospel, jazz, folk-songs and songs in different languages. Other mediums such as theatre, poetry, technology, and dance/movement will also be incorporated to help you fully understand the music we study.

Music II

Course Available for:

10th Grade Students

Suggested Prerequisite:

Music I

The focus of this class is developing personal musicianship and an appreciation for all styles of music. Personal musicianship is an important skill because it allows you to become both independent and a leader of others through the art of music. This course will prove to be relevant to your own life by helping you to make connections between styles of music you are familiar with and new styles that will be introduced to you. This class will also help you to make connections between music and other art forms, as well as music and areas outside of the arts.

Advanced Music

Course Available for:

11th Grade Students

12th Grade Students

Suggested Prerequisites

Music I

Music II

By studying Advanced Music at Bronx Envision Academy, students will be able to relate music to their own experiences, the experiences of others and the world around them. In this class, students will further develop personal musicianship by:

-Singing, playing instruments and composing music

-Reading pitch and rhythm

-Relating music of various genres to their own experiences, the experiences of others and the world around them

-Working with cultural organizations and/or in after school programs

-Discovering career opportunities in music