{"id":1407,"date":"2021-01-05T01:01:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T01:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.minoritymoney-matters.com\/dnaprep\/?page_id=1407"},"modified":"2021-01-12T00:33:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T00:33:22","slug":"the-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.minoritymoney-matters.com\/dnaprep\/the-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row row-small\"  id=\"row-1040926300\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1296257504\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1545608803\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.minoritymoney-matters.com\/dnaprep\/arts\/\">Artists<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"\/dnaprep\/performing-arts\/\">Performing and Visual Arts<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #999999;\">\u00a0 Curriculum<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1545608803 {\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n  line-height: 1.5;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-1545608803 {\n    font-size: 0.75rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1296257504 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_2052406142\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-full-width align-middle\"  id=\"row-436145037\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1095022467\" class=\"col medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-544122289\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Grades 1-8<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 491px;\" width=\"517\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"120\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Acting 101<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"276\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For the Beginner &amp; Theater Lover, each class will focus on students being comfortable with self, body, scene and character development and improv technique. Our Upper Division (Grades 6-8)\u00a0will focus on finding and delivering the perfect monologue and play production classes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"120\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Audition Prep<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"276\">\n<p>For the more serious actor,\u00a0these classes will focus on audition etiquette, cold reading (commercial slating for\u00a0beginners), self-tape best practices and picking the best headshots.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"120\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Speech<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"276\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our voice and speech class will teach students to build confidence finding their voice, learning basic articulation tactics, and strengthening communication skills with public speaking<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"120\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dance 101<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"276\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This exciting class encourages dancers and students new to dance to learn basic dance techniques, terminology and\u00a0add their own personality to every movement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"120\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For the Culture Hip Hop<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"276\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This class will teach basic styles and terminology of hip-hop dance inclusive of breaking, locking and popping while preparing students\u00a0for performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"120\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Yoga Class<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"276\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A class designated for all Innovators and Scholars teaching them to learn to relax, focus, learn breathing techniques and stretch.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"120\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Piano and Voice<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"276\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We believe music classes are a vital part of student academic achievement and are an important component of student learning and success. Our music training classes include piano, and voice.\u00a0\u00a0Classes will range from beginner to advance in technique &amp; theory based on student body portfolio. Parents will have the option for either individual or small group lessons (One-on-one instruction is geared to individual needs &amp; goals).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"120\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Visual Arts\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"276\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Visual Arts is integrated as part of our interdisciplinary curriculum of STEAM. However, we have expanded opportunities for Innovators and Scholars who seek additional exposure to these two disciplines with course offerings in animation and visual arts. Our animation class for grades 6-8 focuses on 2D and 3D animation, and the visual arts class\u00a0offered\u00a0to grades 1-8, explores various mediums\u00a0such as\u00a0pastels, charcoal, watercolors, sketching, collage, acrylics, and more.\u00a0\u00a0Benefits\u00a0of these\u00a0two\u00a0classes\u00a0are:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Motor Skills Development<\/li>\n<li>Language Development<\/li>\n<li>Decision Making Skills<\/li>\n<li>Visual Learning<\/li>\n<li>Inventiveness<\/li>\n<li>Cultural Awareness<\/li>\n<li>Academic Performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-292896916\" class=\"col medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_2052406142 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-1933247054\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-626239644\" class=\"col medium-4 large-4\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1254523923\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.minoritymoney-matters.com\/dnaprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Film-class-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.minoritymoney-matters.com\/dnaprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Film-class-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.minoritymoney-matters.com\/dnaprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Film-class-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.minoritymoney-matters.com\/dnaprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Film-class-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.minoritymoney-matters.com\/dnaprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Film-class.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1254523923 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1653592486\" class=\"col medium-4 large-4\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1735331168\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.minoritymoney-matters.com\/dnaprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSC00646finalcopy-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.minoritymoney-matters.com\/dnaprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSC00646finalcopy-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.minoritymoney-matters.com\/dnaprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSC00646finalcopy-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1735331168 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-477052454\" class=\"col medium-4 large-4\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2139426861\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.minoritymoney-matters.com\/dnaprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Annie-pic-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.minoritymoney-matters.com\/dnaprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Annie-pic-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.minoritymoney-matters.com\/dnaprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Annie-pic-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.minoritymoney-matters.com\/dnaprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Annie-pic-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.minoritymoney-matters.com\/dnaprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Annie-pic.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2139426861 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-752799203\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; 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During this course\u00a0they will learn\u00a0the tools to\u00a0create, shoot,\u00a0and\u00a0edit\u00a0their projects,\u00a0while\u00a0embracing ways\u00a0to tell their stories and\u00a0the victories that with their\u00a0shared and individual\u00a0experiences.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"120\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Songwriting<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"276\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This class will focus on the mastery of songwriting.\u00a0Special \u201c<em>surprise\u201d\u00a0<\/em>appearances by industry professionals in these fields will occasionally \u201cZoom in \u201cand share their knowledge with the students. Additionally, students will learn how to properly structure songs with each scholar leaving the course having created a song of their own using a collaborative process with others in the\u00a0course.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"120\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Animation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"276\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Visual Arts\u00a0is integrated as\u00a0part of our interdisciplinary curriculum of STEAM. However, we have expanded opportunities for Innovators and Scholars who seek additional exposure to these two disciplines\u00a0with course offerings in animation and visual\u00a0arts.\u00a0Our animation class for grades 6-8 focuses on 2D and 3D animation, and the visual arts class\u00a0offered\u00a0to grades 1-8, explores various mediums\u00a0such as\u00a0pastels, charcoal, watercolors, sketching, collage, acrylics, and more.\u00a0\u00a0Benefits\u00a0of these\u00a0two\u00a0classes\u00a0are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Motor Skills Development<\/li>\n<li>Language Development<\/li>\n<li>Decision Making Skills<\/li>\n<li>Visual Learning<\/li>\n<li>Inventiveness<\/li>\n<li>Cultural Awareness<\/li>\n<li>Academic Performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1157229002\" class=\"col medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_458686837 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-405688225\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <div class=\"bg fill bg-fill \"><\/div>\n                                    \n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-36309045\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n<h3 class=\"uppercase\"><strong>Covid-19 Disclaimer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If local officials continue to request that schools maintain a closed campus due to Covid-19, course offerings may be limited and those offered, will take place virtually. 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