Balboa High School |
||||||
|
CAST CAST is a Small Learning Community for
the Visual and Performing Arts The world we live in is
filled with vibrant media, blaring images, and buzzing sounds all competing for
our attention. Everyday, we come across messages on the street and in our living
rooms, all with different goals – to pass along important information, persuade
us to take on an opinion on an issue, get us to know about the latest brands,
convince us to buy a hot new product. CAST is a Small
Learning Community (SLC) that integrates the Visual and Performing Arts with
Social Studies, English, and Sciences to equip students with the tools needed
to understand these messages and empower them to create their own. Students
entering this pathway recognize that the Visual and Performing Arts are the
heart and soul of what ties this SLC together. Through the framework of the
Visual and Performing Arts, students will be able to gain insight into other
subjects and the world they live in.
Requirements CAST is a pathway
structure based on UC and All CAST
members will be expected to utilize skills
gained from Strategies for Success courses including note taking and
organizational techniques. At the end of every six-week grading period, CAST
members will be required to participate in
a public performance and/or portfolio-based assessment. The entire CAST – all students
from each discipline including Drama, Art, Media Arts, and Music – will stage a
public performance or showcase to demonstrate learning and share their
accomplishments with the entire Balboa community. |