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Through prayer and with a heart to be in God's will, the
Council for Arts and Academics has been established at Savannah Christian Preparatory School to
expand the level of parental support available to the faculty and administration specifically
in the areas of arts and academics. The council began as a tug on the heart of a group of parents
who felt a desire to support the school's mission and vision in this area by helping address
manpower and resource obstacles standing between great ideas and practical implementation.
The Council supports the administration, faculty and students of Savannah Christian Preparatory School by
providing experiences and resources that challenge individual potential, encourage creativity and honor
God's unique creation of each person. We help provide labor and resources to help implement ideas and dreams.
The council works with the four PTF boards through representatives active with each PTF organization in to
help expand upon and complement the tremendous work done by the PTFs. Project areas include:
- Arts Blitz
An arts smorgasbord held yearly at both the Middle School and Upper School campuses for
one class period each day for one week. Students select short courses from such diverse areas as beadwork,
calligraphy, ceramics, chess, chorus, dance (ballet, hip-hop, jazz), drama, drawing, fiber art,
furniture painting, graphic arts, guitar, jewelry, magazine writing, magic arts, media production,
modeling, music, newspaper journalism, orienteering, painting (abstract, acryllic), photography, portraiture, pottery, quilting, scrapbooking,
stained glass, violin, watercolor and more. Local artists, instructors and interest groups share their
time and talents to challenge students’ creative skills.
Broadway musical
All-school Broadway musical productions, such as our inaugural production of Bye Bye Birdie
at Trustees Theater in March 2004.
- Fine Arts and Academics Council
Leadership council for arts and academics projects and events.
- Fine Arts Research
Meetings of select SCPS and community leaders to discuss, review, and dream about Fine Arts programming
at Savannah Christian Preparatory School. Our Spring 2003 process summarized our mission and participants,
reviewed current programs, described dreams and priority suggestions and presented a
report to the Board of Trustees in September 2003.
- Media Teams
Opportunities for student training and participation in media activities on and off campus in
Broadcast media (radio, television), Digital media (graphic and computer arts),
Performance media (lighting, sound and staging), Photography (digital and film),
Print media (magazines and newspapers), Video media (movies and videos) and Web media (web sites).
- Upper School opportunities include team meetings weekly after school throughout
the school year, as well as event project assignments and Senior Aide media assignments.
- Middle School opportunities include the 8th grade web class and various event and project
assignments throughout the school year.
- Reflections Art Show
Display of original works from 6th through 12th grade students in the areas of painting, photography, sculpture,
writing, music composition and web design. Pieces submitted in each category are judged by local experts
in the different disciplines on artistic merit, creativity and interpretation of the theme. The show
includes concerts, a reception and display of submitted works.
- Reflections, March 4, 2002
- Reflections, March 4, 2003
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