The Arts Academy
The Arts Academy at LCCS equips and inspires students to discover, appreciate, develop, and refine their artistic gifts and abilities. It provides students the opportunity to pursue their interests and use their creative talents. Our desire is that students create beauty in the world as an act of worship to the Creator. Through the Arts Academy, students have recorded original music in the recording studio, performed student-written theatrical performances to our school family, sold their handcrafted one-of-a-kind art pieces, brought beauty to our halls with unique murals, and so much more!
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Through the visual arts, students have opportunities to explore art elements and principles of design. Students study proper composition and color theory, delving into a variety of media including drawing, painting, ceramics, poetry, photography, and more. All students in preschool-grade 8 take a visual art class each year.
Upper school electives include classes such as 2D design, 3D design, ceramics, and pottery.
Purposeful Pottery
Arts Academy students started Purposeful Pottery to create and sell their one-of-a-kind artwork to raise funds for a ministry of their choice. Recently, profits have been donated to Zoe International, a Christian organization with the mission to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to the unreached through rescuing and caring for orphans and children who are victims of human trafficking. -
We use all forms of music to glorify God. Students experience improvisation and explore various standard musical forms, discovering unity balanced with variety as the basis for beauty.
All students in preschool-grade 8 take a visual art class each year, Students in 3rd-5th grades learn note values, note names, and how to make music together by singing and playing classroom instruments. In 6th grade, students form an orchestra and band and learn either a brass or string instrument. The 7th grade students learn to play guitar. The music education experience culminates with a music appreciation class in 8th grade where students learn about various musical eras in relationship to music advancements, cultural and historical context, and musical instrument developments. They listen to, analyze, and play music of the different historical style periods.
Middle & upper school electives include classes like choir, band, and worship team.
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Theatre provides a creative outlet that is essential for a well-rounded educational experience. Producing a show brings the arts together and provides growth opportunities for all varieties of learners. Engaging the body through dance, evaluating the written and spoken word of a script, tackling set and costume design/construction, and delving into the music through a show’s score, students are challenged in a variety of disciplines. At LCCS, theatre helps students develop skills not only specific to the arts, but those which they can utilize in today’s world.
In addition to theatre electives, clubs, and summer camps, middle & upper school students produce a main stage show every spring.
The Arts Academy showcase event, Ruwa, is an evening of beauty and inspiration! The event features highlights of student accomplishments in both visual and performing arts. There are opportunities for guests to purchase or bid on student artwork and buy delicious treats to support the Arts Academy.
