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Students, teachers showcase fine and performing arts projects at Scituate school committee meeting
Summary
The committee heard a presentation from the district fine and performing arts department highlighting student ensembles, cross-grade collaborations and an upcoming spring arts event.
The Scituate School Committee received an update from the district’s fine and performing arts program on April 7, featuring a student-directed brass quintet, elementary–middle school art collaborations and student reflections on concerts and performance skills.
Fine and performing arts staff described how programs build transferable skills — leadership, teamwork, problem solving and persistence — and presented three student examples: a self-directed brass quintet that organized rehearsals and repertoire; a student essay describing growth through concert performance and anxiety management; and a cross-grade “Stitch monster” project in which first graders designed 2-D monsters and older students produced 3-D versions.
Members of the brass quintet said coordinating rehearsals around classes and other activities was the biggest challenge, and described rewards including leadership development and the chance to inspire younger students. An elementary student who wrote about his winter concert said performing “helped me ... know that I’m not alone” and that the experience improved his confidence for classroom presentations.
Fine arts staff invited the committee and public to the district’s Spring for the Arts event on May 15 and thanked students, teachers and colleagues for their work in Music in Our Schools Month.
The presentation drew no vote; it was informational and committee members offered praise and thanks to students and staff.
