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Every year, PS 86 strives to improve our arts programming. Our music teacher is a certified music professional who is trained and knowledgeable in instrumental, chorus, and overall in creating musical scores with the students. Our lessons are interdisciplinary and with our ongoing curriculum writing, this enables us to improve our shows and assemblies, while supporting the arts. We currently have two Art teachers who service the students with visual arts in the classroom. The Theatre Arts teacher encompasses the arts, theatre, and literacy.The students are not the only ones learning and growing. Our parent involvement has increased with each passing year through the arts and craft sessions provided by the school. We encourage parents to participate in arts/crafts, tutorials, museum trips, and live day and evening performances. Our annual Art Day is the culminating event preceded by a month long study of a famous artist. Our multicultural fashion show in February, depicts the fashion, art, dance moves, and music of a particular country from around the world. Our music teacher has immersed our students with learning the piano and the guitar for 4th and 5th grades. Our poetry club performs in a poetry performance which includes and culminates in a student-based, student created, movie, filmed and edited by our PE teacher. Our 5th grade chorus performs at The National Choral Festival each year for the past four years. Overall, the students have the opportunity to become inspired while becoming lifelong learners through the arts.
