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The Arts

The Arts at Lusher

The arts play a central role in the life of Lusher Charter School. With a full staff of practicing, professional artists, Lusher Charter School has the well-deserved reputation of being one of the top arts institutions in the city. In the broadest sense, students engage in the arts in two main ways—integrated arts education and the Certificate of Artistry (CA) program.

Through integrated arts education, the arts are infused into Lusher’s broader curriculum as a mode of learning and deepening understanding. For example, students may use dance to explore the relationship of planetary bodies in space or study modern art in order to better understand and appreciate modern poetry. Integrating the arts into all classrooms allows for a level of subject-matter engagement and critical thinking not often found in schools where the arts play a sideline role.

Lusher offers Arts Exploratory classes and Arts After Hours in elementary, middle and high school, and students can focus their study during high school in one of five arts disciplines offered through a specialized, rigorous Certificate of Artistry program. Students work through a curriculum of history, theory, criticism and practice in their chosen arts discipline—Creative Writing, Dance, Media Arts, Theater, Musical Theater, Stagecraft, Vocal & Instrmental Music and Visual Arts—during and after school hours. Lusher performance groups have been on stage throughout New Orleans and from Baton Rouge to The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

STUDENTS ENTERING THE CA PROGRAM MUST AUDITION
PRIOR TO ENROLLMENT
Please contact the Main Office or the Department Chair
for audition details and dates

Click an Image to Find Out More About the CA Program by Discipline


Creative Writing	Vocal & Instrumental Music	Visual Art	Theater	Dance

Arts After Hours
Classes for M.S. and H.S. students

Arts After Hours classes begin January 9, 2008

Registration forms are available in the office of the Fortier Campus, and should be returned to Kathy DeJean, Arts Coordinator (returning students need not return a new form).

Contact Ms. DeJean for more information: 324-7313

Advocates for Arts-Based Education Corporation
Lusher Charter School
Celebrating Cultural Diversity Through High Academics and the Arts

7315 Willow Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, Telephone (504) 862-5110, Fax (504) 309-4171
5624 Freret Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70115, Telephone (504)304-3960, Fax (504) 861-1839