Visual Arts

Visual Arts education benefits the student because it cultivates the whole individual, gradually building many kinds of literacy into unique forms of expression and communication while developing intuition, reasoning, imagination, problem-solving, creative and critical thinking, and dexterity. A visual arts education benefits society because students gain powerful tools for understanding human experience, both past and present. By studying visual arts, students stimulate their natural creativity and learn to develop it to meet the needs of a complex and competitive society.

Music

The music curriculum is designed to provide opportunities for student performers and non-performers alike. The large ensembles, which include Band, Chorus, and Orchestra, provide the opportunity for student musicians to develop performance skills, which include Chorale, Jazz Band and Jazz Choir provide the opportunity for developing more advanced andindependent music performance skills. Music Theory, Audio, music technology, Class Piano and Exploring Music are courses that do not require public performances.

Visual Art teachers:

Susan Guerard susan.guerard@warwickschools.org

Ashley Lynn ashley.lynn@warwickschools.org

Susan Paolella susan.paolella@warwickschools.org

Alison Toronczak alison.toronczak@warwickschools.org

Department head:

Dean D'Andrea dean.d'andrea@warwickschools.org

Music teachers:

Nick Reed nicholas.reed@warwickschools.org (Band)

Ricco Royster ricco.royster@warwickschools.org (Chorus)