Hyde Leadership Public Charter School's Performing Arts Program is designed to challenge each student to explore and ultimately unleash his or her hidden talents. Every Hyde student participates in performing arts in one of six areas:
- Acting
- Dance
- Vocal
- Step
- Sound and Lighting, and
- Art
The program motivates students to take a deeper look and find an undiscovered talent. It tests their courage, provides leadership opportunities with their peers and encourages self-discovery and creative expression. The curriculum culminates in the creation and production of a community-wide show.
Hyde's Performing Arts program emphasizes effort, as opposed to aptitude or ability. The focus is on how well a student takes a risk, not on how well he or she performs.
The learning objectives for Performing Arts students are:
• Growth in self-confidence through public performances
• Structure and discipline in an active learning environment
• Community building through common experience
• Stretching student comfort zones
• Creation and presentation of a finished work
• Self and cultural expression
