ARTS CONSERVATORY CURRICULUM

​In order to properly align students with their passion and talent, each arts conservatory is broken into levels of learning based on either assessment audition or on progress throughout the school year. Art courses are student driven and may be added or removed based upon student interest.  EVERY ARTS COURSE is tied directly into a career technical education completer program and the expectation is that all students will be specifically enrolled into a CTE completer arts program by the year 2023.  Encore is introducing this formal program in the fall of 2020 and is anticipating two full school years to get all of the students into the correct program grades 7 - 12. 

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​Encore has classes created for both conservatory level expertise and non conservatory level expertise.  Students wanting to go into a more rigorous arts training audition to get into a conservatory class/pathway.  Students not wanting to go into a conservatory level course have entry level lab classes that tie into completer pathways. 

​All of Encore's arts teachers will hold the required CTE credential or teaching credentials by July 1, 2025 pursuant to Education Code Sections 47605(I) and 47605.4(a).

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​CAREER TECHNICAL ARTS CONSERVATORY - The career technical arts conservatory builds a strong career pathways in Arts, Media, and Entertainment - Hospitality, Tourism, Recreation - Fashion and Interior Design - Business and Finance - Child Development, Education, and Family Services.  Students enrolled in the career technical arts conservatory would complete a series of classes that would certify them as completer in a variety of pathways.  Students in this pathway would take three semester courses based on the 11 anchor standards from CTE under the main umbrella for their pathway (Arts, Media, Entertainment / Hospitality, Tourism, Recreation / Fashion and Interior Design / Business and Finance / Child Development, Education, and Family Services).  They would also complete three semester courses based on the completer series of the specific pathway they are completing (Education, Business Management, Fashion and Costume Design, Food Service and Hospitality, Event Planning/Management, Recreation Planning/Management).  Within these levels of completion, students will opt to take a variety of lab courses in their specific pathway including Cooking, ASB, ESports, Office Internship, and Teacher Internship that align with the mastery within the CTE standards for their specific pathway.  On Fridays, students participate in a project based learning career activities that  prepare themselves for college auditions/scholarships and industry job opportunities.  They also work on specific activities including the full preparation of "behind the scenes" work of planning and executing the management of a music event.  Students can also interview into the most advanced career program for the career minded on campus, the Professional Event Management pathway.

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​CIRQUE ACROBATICS CONSERVATORY - The cirque acrobatics conservatory builds a strong career pathway in Arts, Media, and Entertainment.  Students enrolled in the cirque acrobatics conservatory would complete a series of classes that would certify them as a completer in Professional Choreography.  Under the umbrella of Arts, Media, and Entertainment - students in this pathway would take three semester courses based on the 11 anchor standards from CTE.  They would also complete three semester courses based on the completer series of Introduction to Professional Choreography, Intermediate Choreography, and Advanced Choreography.  Within these levels of completion, students will opt to take a variety of lab courses in aerialist, circus prop arts, ground arts, and tumbling that align with the mastery within the CTE standards for Arts, Media, and Entertainment.  On Fridays, students partidipate in a project based learning career activity that places circus artists together to prepare themselves for college auditions/scholarships and industry auditions.  They also work on specific circus events includign the preparation of "Behind the scences" work of planning and executing the management of a circus.  Students can also audition for the most advanced career program for circus artists on campus, the Professional Performing Artist Development Honors pathway. 

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DANCE CONSERVATORY – The dance conservatory builds a strong completer career pathway in Arts, Media, and Entertainment.  Students enrolled in the dance conservatory would complete a series of classes that would certify them as completers in Professional Dance Choreography.  Under the umbrella of Arts, Media, and Entertainment - students in this pathway would take 3 semester courses based on the 11 anchor standards from CTE.  They would also complete three semester courses based on the completer series of Introduction to Dance Choreography, Intermediate Dance Choreography, and Advanced Dance Choreography.  Within these levels of completion, students will opt to take a variety of lab courses in ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, lyrical, and musical theatre that align with the mastery within the CTE standards for Arts, Media and Entertainment. On Fridays, students participate in a project based learning career activity that places conservatory dancers together to prepare themselves for college auditions/scholarships and industry auditions.  They also work on specific dance events including the full preparation "Behind the scenes" work of planning and executing the management of a dance event.  Students can also audition into the most advanced career program for dancers on campus, the Professional Performing Artist Development Honors pathway.  

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​INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONSERVATORY - The instrumental music conservatory builds a strong career pathway in Arts, Media, and Entertainment.  Students enrolled in the music conservatory would complete a series of classes that would certify them as completer in Professional Music.  Under the umbrella of Arts, Media, and Entertainment - students in this pathway would take three semester courses based on the 11 anchor standards from CTE.  They would also complete three semester courses based on the completer series of Introduction to Professional Music, Intermediate Professional Music, and Advanced Professional Music.  Within these levels of completion, students will opt to take a variety of lab courses in guitar, piano, percussion, composing, and various bands including string orchestras and symphonies that align with the mastery within the CTE standards for Arts, Media, and Entertainment.  On Fridays, students participate in a project based learning career activity that places musicians together to prepare themselves for college auditions/scholarships and industry job opportunities.  They also work on specific music events including the full preparation of "behind the scenes" work of planning and executing the management of a music event.  Students can also audition into the most advanced career program for the musicians on campus, the Professional Music Arts Honors pathway.

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​THEATRE ARTS CONSERVATORY - The theatre arts conservatory builds a strong career pathway in Arts, Media, and Entertainment.  Students enrolled in the theatre arts conservatory would complete a series of classes that would certify them as completer in Professional Theatre.  Under the umbrella of Arts, Media, and Entertainment - students in this pathway would take three semester courses based on the 11 anchor standards from CTE.  They would also complete three semester courses based on the completer series of Introduction to Professional Theatre, Intermediate Professional Theatre, and Advanced Professional Theatre.  Within these levels of completion, students will opt to take a variety of lab courses in musical theatre, acting, dance technique, and film that align with the mastery within the CTE standards for Arts, Media, and Entertainment.  On Fridays, students participate in a project based learning career activity that places actors together to prepare themselves for college auditions/scholarships and industry job opportunities.  They also work on specific theatre events including the full preparation of "behind the scenes" work of planning and executing the management of a performing arts event.  Students can also audition into the most advanced career program for the actors on campus, the Professional Performance Filmmakers / Film Actors Honors pathway.

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​VISUAL AND TECHNICAL ARTS CONSERVATORY - The visual and technical arts conservatory builds a strong career pathway in Arts, Media, and Entertainment.  Students enrolled in the visual and technical arts conservatory would complete a series of classes that would certify them as completer in Visual/Commercial Art.  Under the umbrella of Arts, Media, and Entertainment - students in this pathway would take three semester courses based on the 11 anchor standards from CTE.  They would also complete three semester courses based on the completer series of Introduction to Visual/Commercial Art, Intermediate Visual/Commercial Art, and Advanced Visual/Commercial Art.  Within these levels of completion, students will opt to take a variety of lab courses in drawing, painting, art, sculpture, photography, film, costume design, and costuming that align with the mastery within the CTE standards for Arts, Media, and Entertainment.  On Fridays, students participate in a project based learning career activity that places artists together to prepare themselves for college auditions/scholarships and industry job opportunities.  They also work on specific arts instatllation including the full preparation of "behind the scenes" work of planning and executing the management of a studio art presentation.  Students can also audition into the most advanced career program for the artists on campus, the Professional Mural Design class and the Yearbook team. 

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​VOCAL MUSIC CONSERVATORY - The vocal music conservatory builds a strong career pathway in Arts, Media, and Entertainment.  Students enrolled in the vocal music conservatory would complete a series of classes that would certify them as completer in Professional Music.  Under the umbrella of Arts, Media, and Entertainment - students in this pathway would take three semester courses based on the 11 anchor standards from CTE.  They would also complete three semester courses based on the completer series of Introduction to Professional Music, Intermediate Professional Music, and Advanced Professional Music.  Within these levels of completion, students will opt to take a variety of lab courses in musical theatre, solo vocalist, piano, composing, and various choirs including madrigals and Production X that align with the mastery within the CTE standards for Arts, Media, and Entertainment.  On Fridays, students participate in a project based learning career activity that places vocal musicians together to prepare themselves for college auditions/scholarships and industry job opportunities.  They also work on specific music events including the full preparation of "behind the scenes" work of planning and executing the management of a music event.  Students can also audition into the most advanced career program for the musicians on campus, the Professional Performance Arts Honors pathway.