Princeton Regional Schools
Department of Visual and Performing Arts
Patrick Lenihan, Supervisor
217 Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 806-4315
Active participation in an arts program is a critical component in every child’s education. Arts programs enrich students’ lives and provide a vehicle for them to communicate and express human emotion and ideas. In addition, the study of the arts prepares students to be successful in a twenty-first century world that demands innovative thinking and creativity in an increasingly competitive global society. We believe that all students are capable of growth in the arts and that there are skills and concepts inherent in the arts that cannot be taught in other disciplines. Participation in an arts program allows students to make connections across content areas and cultural boundaries. The New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Visual and Performing Arts document begins with the following mission
statement:
The arts enable personal, intellectual, social, economic, and human growth by fostering creativity and providing opportunities for expression beyond the limits of language. (2009)
We support this mission through our instruction aligned to the Core Curriculum Content Standards. Our distinguished faculty members provide sequential instruction in each art discipline, challenging each student to reach his or her potential. We are a nationally recognized program; Princeton High School has been named a New Jersey Model School in the Arts. We are grateful for the tremendous community support for our programs and invite you to attend our many events.
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