Shorecrest Adds an “A” to STEM with “Celebrate the Arts”
Source/Author: Rachel Martin, Director of Marketing and Communications
March 31, 2016
Weeklong Celebration of Art (April 11-16) Features Teach-in with Local Artists, Student Performances, Salvador Dali Exhibit and More!
With a Nationally ranked VEX Robotics team, graduates matriculating to engineering programs at schools like MIT, and a campus Makerspace that’s made headlines for innovation in teaching, Shorecrest Preparatory School is known for its STEM programs. The popular acronym - which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math - is widely used in the education lexicon. At Shorecrest, however, school leaders advocate the importance of incorporating a fifth letter to that acronym - “A” - for Art, to make STEAM.
The arts are such a critical component to the Shorecrest curriculum that for nearly 30 years, the school has dedicated an entire week each spring to their study across the pre-k through 12th grade school. Known as “Celebrate the Arts,” the 2016 weeklong series of events runs from April 11-16 and features a teach-in with more than 40 local artists, music and theatre performances by students, and a campus exhibition of Fruits and Flowers: Dali’s Botanical prints ("FloraDalí-Les Fruits") on loan from the Salvador Dali Museum. The week culminates with the Upper School spring musical production, “The Phantom of the Opera.”
According to Shorecrest Headmaster Mike Murphy, “As much as we’re focused on growing our robotics, engineering and technology curriculum to meet the needs of today’s students, we at Shorecrest put a high value on the liberal arts facets of our program, which include studio and performing arts. Creativity, innovation and risk-taking are top skills that colleges and ultimately employers look for in their applicants. In no other discipline will students so passionately develop those skills than in the arts.”
Celebrate the Arts at Shorecrest begins on Monday, April 11, with events through Saturday, April 16. For a list of events, performance times and featured artists, please visit www.shorecrest.org/CTA.
Volunteers
To volunteer with our guest artists, contact Gina White at [email protected]. To volunteer as a photographer at an event/events throughout the week contact Raffi Darrow at [email protected].Patron of the Arts
There’s still time for YOU to be a Patron of the Arts. Each year, Shorecrest families, individuals and other supporters of the arts contribute to this vital program through their tax-deductible donations. Patrons are invited to a special reception and final dress rehearsal of “The Phantom of the Opera” on April 13 and receive reserved tickets to performances (April 14-16). For more information contact Yvonne Swanson at [email protected], or download a form to sign up today: http://bit.ly/1pY3XXM
(The show's program print deadline has closed, but any new patrons will be recognized on our website and in our annual report in the fall.)
