The Arts and Sciences
Dance: 
 Dance, one of the 4 fine arts, enables students to discover their ability of expressing ideas, thoughts, and feelings through this medium. Our curriculum will include creative work, dance forms and techniques, dance history, performance and production, aesthetics and criticism and provide students a chance for cross-curricular connections, which is another benefit of studying dance. Dance contributes to a healthy lifestyle, as well as the development of individual and social skills, especially when it is practiced from an early age. It enhances and increases the kinesthetic, interpersonal, and intrapersona intelligences (Multiple Intelligences by Howard Gardner); dancing involves the self, the most intimate of expression. Consequently, a person's self-concept, identity and self-esteem are improved in relation to such use of their body's movement. 

Movement plays a crucial role in the development of the individual and his/her concept of the ‘otherness’ of his classmates. It promotes creativity and motivation; it demands a type of interpersonal coordination in space and time that is almost nonexistent in other social contexts. In brain-based studies of both amateur and professional dancers, researchers have addressed questions as: How do dancers navigate though space? How do they pace their
steps? How do people learn complex series of patterned movements? The results offer an idea of the mental coordination required to perform even the most basic dance steps

Drama: 
 Drama supports the development of every student as an artist and learner. Students’ own feelings, perceptions, ideas, and expressions are integral to the drama practice. Drama provides a holistic context for learning and gives students opportunities for active and creative responses to what they know. It helps students to organize information, interpret ideas, gain new insights, and work with others. Through dramatic play, for example, students "live through” imaginary experiences in order to explore and test their own feelings, perceptions, and ideas about the world. Every
  
The study of drama as a perspective on the history of diverse cultures and societies throughout the world, will give students the opportunity to develop skills based on their prior knowledge. Course work will focus on the development of physical and vocal expression, oral presentation, reflective/critical insight, and the ability to solve complex and challenging artistic problems. The drama program will provide a curriculum that includes studying the history of the respective discipline, learning to interpret and analyze works of art and performances, producing their own works of art, and developing both the creative and appreciative dimensions of the art form. The focus of the program is on the development of the individual. 
 
Music: 
Students will have the opportunity to participate in music classes during the school day that include pedagogy, theory, music history, ear training, and instrumental and vocal performance ensembles of varying styles. This curriculum will allow for live performance experiences as well. Students will develop skills and techniques for participation in music and an openness to and respect for the arts as an observer or audience member. Students will cultivate life- long attributes such as self-discipline, cooperative learning and perseverance through their participation in music. Student assessment will be based on participation, skill mastery and effort. AN introductory course will contend a series of game with specific musical elements that will allow the music makers of a better understanding of musical key concepts. The following steps will be for the upper elementary years will organize group of classes around specific concepts; One concept at the time in a different grade. For example; Syncopation in which he will compare and contrast accents on the beat and accents between the beats. Another grade will be singing Swing; the student will try to sing in both straight and swing rhythm. Games will be played in a series of six or seven classes with a changing conceptual focus.

Painting & Drawing:
Students will learn the basic elements of art such as color, color concepts, pattern and design, perspective, line & shape and texture. The curriculum will include these elements and touch on some basics in art history, teach some basic drawing, painting and sculpture techniques, and educate the student to look at art critically. Emphasis is placed on developing basic drawing and painting skills and techniques. A variety of resources will be used including drawing pencils, pastels, charcoal, watercolors, and opaque media. The fundamentals of composition as found in the elements and principles of design
will be used when drawing and painting from life and imagination, using realistic and abstract themes.

Sculpture: 
For those who enjoy 3 dimensional crafts, Sculpture is the way to go. It is a three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining materials. Materials may be worked by removal such as carving; or they may be assembled such as by gluing, or hardened such as by firing. The sculpture lessons make use of materials such as clay, wood, soap, paper, tape, beans, foam, metal, stones and more.

Media: 
Arts at AAS will provide a rigorous  education through an enquiry based approach that blends media arts with  responsibility and integrity in an inclusive and diverse academic  environment. AAS will provide an integrated, inclusive curriculum through  hands on experiential learning that satisfies California standards for graduation from secondary schools. We seek to prepare students for an  education in the media arts at the university and community college level, as  well as to prepare all students to understand the role of the Media Arts in the  world and how people’s lives can be affected by them. Our mission stems from  the need to provide an education that recognizes the extensive influence the  media has on our children and society. 

AAS students  are required to participate in a well-rounded representation of traditional  visual arts, design, and technical media classes. After being introduced to  all aspects of media arts over their first two years, students can select  areas of media arts in which to immerse themselves. Internships and  practicums are also an important part of the media arts experience. Students  are expected to participate in extra-curricular events and projects for the  department, including art shows, video and audio recording, yearbook, school  newspaper, and literary journal.

Students will learn basic literary vocabulary, improve their listening skills to follow instructions and gain independence in exploring books and request materials based on personal interests. They will learn how a library is organized, how to access and use the resources for different purposes and informational needs, and the procedures will help them in reading and information needs.

Science: 
 The Science curriculum will cover topics that concern all of us and prompt the student to become more fully aware of his surroundings and responsive, i.e., to cooperate with the environment. These topics are: Plants and Animals, Earth and Climate, Fossils and Ruins, Space and Time, Matter and Energy, Mind and Brain, Living Well, and Health and Medicine. 

Forensics: 
Forensics is a branch of science that applies several scientific procedures to answer questions of interest to a legal system in relation to a crime or a civil action. It will include hours of lab, field, and classroom experience. Students will develop critical thinking skills. As an illustration, they can review an authentic forensics report and decide on their own whether the opinions match the evidence. Or, they can tell when someone took deleted facts overlooked details or guessed wrong.

Computer Science:
Computer Science is designed to teach and integrate technology with classroom learning. The classes emphasize memory skills, comprehension, writing, keyboarding, test preparation, logical thinking, critical thinking, and creativity. One goal is to illustrate a concept through animation, sound, and demonstration. Students progress at their own pace and work individually or problem solve in a group. Computers provide immediate feedback, letting students know whether their answer is correct. If not, the program shows students how to correctly answer the question. Computers offer a different type of activity and a change of pace from teacher-led or group instruction. They improve instruction for students with disabilities because students receive immediate feedback and do not continue to practice the wrong skills. Many computer programs can move through instruction at the student’s pace and keep track of the student’s errors and progress; and the program does not move ahead until they have mastered the skill. Computers capture the students’ attention because the programs are interactive, they move at the students’ pace and usually provide differentiated lessons to challenge students who are at risk, average, or gifted.