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The DVUSD Fine Arts - Visual & Performing Arts Department believes that a Visual & Performing Arts education is essential for the development of the whole child. The arts provide students with unique experiences that allow them to explore their passions, maximize their creativity and critical thinking skills, and learn valuable lessons about self-motivation, dedication, teamwork and communication. Simply put, the arts are essential to the proper functioning of our society. The arts continue to demonstrate their ability to provide categorical evidence of their impact on social issues that concern virtually every facet of American society. Students with an arts-rich education:
- Have better grade point averages
- Score better on standardized tests in reading and math
- Have lower dropout rates
Funding for arts education programs in schools is being cut back or eliminated. Many arts organizations have had to make drastic reductions in hours, and offer fewer productions each season.
The work of the Arts Action Fund helps reverse these trends. The Arts Action Fund is the only national organization that mobilizes Americans in the fight for arts funding and arts education. We're building a nationwide army of citizen activists who will help guarantee that arts-friendly public policies are adopted at the federal, state, and local levels.
Every elementary student in the district receives a high-quality education in music and visual arts.
Secondary schools throughout DVUSD offer many different Visual & Performing Arts strands for students to pursue:
- Band
- Choir
- Dance
- Guitar
- Piano
- Orchestra
- Theatre
- Visual Arts