Philosophy Statement

At ISB, the Performing Arts department fosters an understanding of the world by facilitating a life-long love of the arts. Each discipline of the Performing Arts engages the intellectual, physical and emotional aspects of a child to promote creativity, self-expression, collaboration, multicultural awareness, interdisciplinary study and critical thinking.

As a Performing Arts department, we value:

• creativity
• self-expression
• global perspectives 
• critical thinking

We believe that students learn the Performing Arts best when they:

• are motivated, challenged, and supported by a joyful and safe learning environment
• take responsibility for their own learning and develop high expectations together
• develop self-awareness, empathy and an understanding of the world through a diverse range of experiences in the arts

Standards

When developing our Music curriculum, standards are based on the National Arts Standards.