The Arts at Guajome Park Academy

 The drama program inspires middle and high school students to express themselves and pursue a new persona while collaborating with a team. In drama classes, students learn to convey emotions, share a message with conviction, express empathy, and work together toward a goal.

Each class experiences the behind-the-scenes skills needed to create and perform two productions a year. Stage Pro students learn projection, expression, improvisation, team building, and collaboration—all skills that will benefit them in the future. In Stagecraft students learn the technical elements of production and behind the scene management. Stagecraft students have a hands-on experience with carpentry, scenic painting, scenery rigging, audio engineering and stage lighting design.

Past shows have included: Alice in Wonderland, The Little Mermaid, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Wizard of Oz, Tom Jones, She Kills Monsters, The Laramie Project, Sister Act, All Shook Up, Guys and Dolls, Beauty and the Beast, and many more!

Our visual arts program provides young artists a space to find community, grow together, and take artistic risks. Students from Kindergarten through high school are exposed to art classes and gain confidence in their creativity. Art helps our students to consider new perspectives and learn creative expression - habits that will benefit them throughout their lives.

Our visual arts curriculum begins in elementary grades as students explore fine motor skills and progresses in stages, teaching them purpose and problem solving as they develop their artistic voice. The art curriculum at Guajome helps students release stress, express themselves, experiment, be creative, and find acceptance and support.

In elementary music classes, students move, sing, and play percussion instruments to music. When students move into middle school, they have the opportunity to participate in Middle School Choir and begin learning instruments in Music class. As students learn the melodies and harmonies for the music presented before them, they grow in confidence and ability. In high school, students have the opportunity to be a part of Guajome award winning string orchestra and choir. The orchestra and choir perform two concerts each year and participate in various music festivals as well as Guajome's graduation ceremony.

These programs bring people together from diverse backgrounds and helps them to appreciate new types of music, which develops compassion toward others. Students learn to appreciate performing music and the impact their sound can have on the human soul.

Our unique technical arts program allows middle and high school students to explore the ways that their artistic abilities intersect with technology. Students can pursue classes that provide  skills to prepare them for opportunities in programming, design, visual arts or live production. 

Classes help students to explore new creative avenues and guide their future endeavors. Students might troubleshoot audio issues during a production, design publications to market a show, learn new software, refine their photography skills, create items using the 3d printer or code a new program. With each challenge, students gain confidence, improve their skills, gain practical experience and collaborate with others—setting them up for success in their careers.