The Arts

BCD students have opportunities to engage in singing, playing instruments, movement and dancing, performing, listening, developing musical literacy, learning about musicians, styles, and cultures, and more. 

 

Preschool through 3rd grade students take weekly music classes and all students perform on the BCD stage at least once a year during assemblies. 4th and 5th grade students participate in either the vocal ensemble (Bulldog Singers) or the instrumental ensemble (Concert Band) with performances at BCD as well as off campus.

 

Middle school students can choose to participate in choir (Spotlight Singers) or band (Wind Ensemble) with weekly rehearsals. Ensembles perform on campus and participate in workshops, clinics, competitions, and outreach performances including: performing at CU basketball games, The Dairy Center, Walt Disney World, and senior living centers. In addition, middle school students may select music Explore classes. Past music Explore classes have included: Guitar, Ukulele, History of Rock, Songwriting, and Rock Band.

Friday Assembly is a cornerstone of community-building and performance at BCD. Each week a different grade is on stage to perform, exhibiting courage and risk-taking while sharing talents, newfound skills, and artistic passion. The comfort and ability to speak one’s mind is one of the biggest factors impacting one’s ability to navigate the world with confidence. Numerous public speaking opportunities prepare students not just to be clear, succinct, and well-spoken, but to use those skills to navigate the world around them with conviction and kindness. Parents and guardians are always welcome to attend.

 

Annually, Middle School students produce and perform a spring Musical. Students can participate and learn skills from production and costume design, to sound and lighting, to on-stage performance.

Visual Arts instruction is designed to challenge students to plan, investigate, make inferences, evaluate, and critique themselves and others through their art. Students in Transitional  Kindergarten through 5th grade study fundamental 2D and 3D art skills, aesthetics, art terminology, and art history. Students are also taught to view art through multicultural perspectives as they develop awareness and respect for diversity in our global society.

 

Middle school students are challenged to create work using a variety of mediums and techniques ranging from drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, photography, etc. Exposure to many different types of art and artists from around the world encourages students to freely create work of their own that represents their personal vision.

Each school year in March, Arts Week at BCD is held. Arts Week features professional artists-in-residence who work with BCD students, an annual student art show, performances, and more.

Arts Week 2023