In Digital Photography, students are taught through project-based learning, the classic art of photography as well as the software and digital principles that allow for the further manipulation and creation of images on the computer. The class is held in the PC Lab, though we do move around the school quite a bit to shoot "on location". The students learn to cover assemblies and school events, and sometimes contribute their photos for use in the yearbook, web site, and other school publications.

This is a course of creative drama and improvisation, using students' creative ideas. The class focuses on basic stage techniques, including the ensemble aspects of the play, voice and diction, stage movement, and analysis of the play's characters and actions. The course culminates in a performance for the students' classmates.

This is a class to develop and enhance students’ problem solving and critical thinking skills; reinforce principles and methods of mathematics through application in engineering; and provide an opportunity to enjoy working with a building system. Projects are grouped into subject areas including Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Technology, Architecture, and Robotics.

For students interested in continuing to learn to play different instruments, handbells is a venue that emphasizes teamwork and musicianship together. While learning how to perform as an ensemble, the students become featured performers at assemblies and concerts.

Learning to play the recorder is fun and a good introduction to ensemble playing. This course will enable boys to cover a wide repertoire including duets and songs in different modalities. It will enable boys to learn about phrasing, rhythm reading, and proper technique.

Working in the medium of wood can be very exciting and can give students a way to express creativity without using the conventional tools of the art room. Here, students have the opportunity to develop a complete masterpiece from the conception to the final completed project. Students learn to work in an organized manner and to take one step at a time as well as discovering the importance of planning and pride in working a project through to completion.

This is a course of creative drama and improvisation, using students' creative ideas. The class focuses on basic stage techniques, including the ensemble aspects of the play, voice and diction, stage movement, and analysis of the play's characters and actions. The course culminates in a performance for the students' classmates.

Working in the medium of wood can be very exciting and can give students a way to express creativity without using the conventional tools of the art room. Here, students have the opportunity to develop a complete masterpiece from the conception to the final completed project. Students learn to work in an organized manner and to take one step at a time as well as discovering the importance of planning and pride in working a project through to completion.

This elective is designed to introduce sixth grade students to the tools and skills necessary to express creative ideas in a digital format. We will delve into more advanced features of digital photography and creative computer design in Adobe Photoshop, and will use these foundation skills to create individual web sites via HTML coding. Prior knowledge of these applications is not required, but it is imperative that boys and parents understand that this is one of two possible pre-requisite courses for the eighth grade Advanced Digital Design elective.

For students interested in continuing to learn to play different instruments, handbells is a venue that emphasizes teamwork and musicianship together. While learning how to perform as an ensemble, the students become featured performers at assemblies and concerts.

This is a course of creative drama and improvisation, using students' creative ideas. The class focuses on basic stage techniques, including the ensemble aspects of the play, voice and diction, stage movement, and analysis of the play's characters and actions. The course culminates in a performance for the students' classmates.

Working in the medium of wood can be very exciting and can give students a way to express creativity without using the conventional tools of the art room. Here, students have the opportunity to develop a complete masterpiece from the conception to the final completed project. Students learn to work in an organized manner and to take one step at a time as well as discovering the importance of planning and pride in working a project through to completion.

Desktop Publishing is a year-long double-period elective that concentrates on developing design and communication principals for print media. The students work on individual projects and in teams, generating everything from school publications and food packaging to cd labels and poster art. The students have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of how to communicate in a more powerful sense with original artwork and designs.

This is for boys who study an instrument and would like to have more knowledge about how music works. Students will focus on theory, harmony, and arranging while performing their original compositions.

This course is a continuation of the art program at Town. Classes are smaller and students are expected to be self-motivated and passionate about art. Work is done in different medias. Examples include silk-screening, wood and lino-block printing, acrylic on canvas, watercolor, pastel, sculpture and ceramics.

This is a course of creative drama and improvisation, using students' creative ideas. The class focuses on basic stage techniques, including the ensemble aspects of the play, voice and diction, stage movement, and analysis of the play's characters and actions. The course culminates in a performance for the students' classmates.

Working in the medium of wood can be very exciting and can give students a way to express creativity without using the conventional tools of the art room. Here, students have the opportunity to develop a complete masterpiece from the conception to the final completed project. Students learn to work in an organized manner and to take one step at a time as well as discovering the importance of planning and pride in working a project through to completion.

This elective is an advanced, year-long course in digital design. Students may choose this class if they have already taken either the 6th grade Introduction to Digital Design elective or the seventh grade Desktop Publishing elective. The class will discuss higher level design ideas, and use a multitude of applications to develop creative, original projects. Advanced Photoshop skills are introduced during quarter one, and honed over the remainder of the year. Additional design skills are taught through web authoring software such as Macromedia Dreamweaver and animation programs such as Macromedia Flash. The project-based nature of this class allows the students to apply acquired skills to projects that are selected with student input.

The Orff approach is a layered one that employs the use of barred instruments such as xylophones and glockenspiels. Each player learns different, short musical motifs. When played together, a ‘whole’ is created. Various Orff arrangements will be presented. Performances will include the Holiday Concert and other times throughout the school year.

This course is a continuation of the art program at Town. Classes are smaller and students are expected to be self-motivated and passionate about art. Work is done in different medias. Examples include silk-screening, wood and lino-block printing, acrylic on canvas, watercolor, pastel, sculpture and ceramics.