{"id":4284,"date":"2022-05-25T12:16:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T17:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wschools.risd.org\/ArapahoCM\/?page_id=4284"},"modified":"2024-10-21T17:33:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T22:33:58","slug":"magnet-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/ArapahoCM\/magnet-program\/","title":{"rendered":"ACM Magnet Focus & Components"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPLATO, GREEK PHILOSPHER, C. 428-348 B.C. DIALOGUES, PHAEDRUS, SEC.279<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArapaho Classical Magnet is founded on an educational principle first practiced by the ancient Greeks:\u00a0 that a complete education must address the complete student.\u00a0 Our educational experience extends beyond the academic to encompass and nurture the mind, body, and character as equal parts of the whole student.\u00a0 We interconnect academic, artistic, and real life components through seven years of a rigorous, classical education and prepare capable citizens with a strong academic foundation, a positive self-concept, and an understanding of their responsibilities within the larger community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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- Falcon PRIDE<\/li>
- House System fosters community<\/li>
- Student Leadership<\/li>
- Social-Emotional Learning enhances students’ skills in collaborating and communicating.<\/li>
- After school student clubs that extend student interest, learning and community-building<\/li>
- Strong, cohesive Community and PTA supports the foundation of our school, which is our students and teachers.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArt Integration<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
- Creative Arts units integrate Visual Arts with Language Arts,\u00a0 Math, Science and Social Studies.<\/li>
- Grade-level-wide, each nine-weeks these specially designed learning extensions help students grow in their understanding of how history, reading, writing, and the arts connect in various civilizations of the past with our modern world.<\/li>
- These experiences deepen the learning process as students correlate, incorporate and express their learning through all the arts.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTheatre and Media Arts<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Stage, the Set, the Scene are the Bones of the Arts\u2014<\/em><\/span>Acting its Breath and Life<\/em><\/span><\/p>
Theatre and Media Arts are the vitality of ACM’s esprit de corps that vertically aligns with<\/p>
- Communication Arts,\u00a0Theatre Arts and Visual Arts at\u00a0West Jr High Arts & Technology Magnet, as well as<\/li>
- Leadership at Westwood Jr High:\u00a0 the Math, Science, Technology Magnet.<\/li><\/ul>
Theatre develops and equips our students with lifelong skills of<\/p>
- Self-Esteem and Confidence<\/li>
- Imagination<\/li>
- Empathy and Tolerance<\/li>
- Cooperation and Collaboration<\/li>
- Concentration and Focus<\/li>
- Public-Speaking and Communication<\/li>
- Problem-Solving<\/li><\/ul>
Theatre Arts<\/strong> provides history, culture, and support to our literacy initiative.\u00a0 We focus on the classical elements of theatre.\u00a0 Students learn about acting, movement, diction, playwriting, play analysis, costume design, costume construction, set design, set construction, props, stage management and directing.<\/p>
Media Arts<\/strong> supports student communication by creatively utilizing new visual and audio technologies.\u00a0 Students learn about storyboarding, scriptwriting, film acting, digital storytelling, camera techniques, angles and composition, editing, and production.<\/p>
- News<\/li>
- Broadcasting<\/li><\/ul>
Media is the Wings of Civilization’s Communication<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t