2021-2022 Fine Arts Guide - North Broward Preparatory School

FINE ARTS

ART | DANCE | MEDIA | MUSIC | THEATRE

2021-2022

WELCOME Our joyful and supportive community values artistic achievement and the self-discovery it facilitates. Energized by the passion and dedication of our young artists, we aim to be “always better,” to foster a culture of excellence, and to find more meaningful ways to connect with our community.

Our students and alumni have been recognized for their artistry both within our community and beyond, earning recognition from a multitude of local, state, and national arts organizations and acceptance into distinguished arts conservatories and colleges.

Our faculty of brilliant arts educators and teaching artists inspires our students through their expertise as active performers and creators.

They continually seek to hone their skills as arts educators through participation in notable programs such as Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Project Zero, the Arts and Passion-Driven Learning Institute, and professional development at The Juilliard School.

Our Arts Academy is specifically designed to inspire and enable our career-minded artists to achieve their dreams and make a positive impact on the world.

We are also particularly proud of our groundbreaking collaboration with The Juilliard School. The Juilliard-Nord Anglia Performing Arts Program, enriches our performing arts curriculum and students’ learning with the artistic values, traditions, and expertise of Juilliard. We truly learn with Juilliard. Juilliard curriculum specialists, teaching artists and touring performers visit NBPS regularly, inspiring our school community through workshops, masterclasses, and performances.

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Collaboration is essential to our culture. Our interdisciplinary arts and arts-integration projects encourage the breaking down of walls between and among arts and academic disciplines, promoting innovative thinking and making learning more meaningful and memorable.

Equally important are professional and community collaborations. For example, unique partnerships with Florida Classical Ballet, Savannah College of Art and Design, Adobe, and SlowBurn Theatre offer our artists life-changing experiences that challenge them to achieve more than they thought possible.

Sincerely,

Chris Petruzzi Fine Arts Director

FACULTY & STAFF

FINE ARTS ADMINISTRATION

NORTH BROWARD LEADERSHIP

Chris Petruzzi Fine Arts Director Robyn Hollander Assistant Fine Arts Director Melissa D’Errico Office Administrator Michelle Moore Theatre Producer Dan Bates Private Lessons Coordinator

Bruce Fawcett Head of School John Lehman Managing Director Genevieve Hoppe Assistant Head of School Tanya Lynch High School Principal Alex Birchenall Middle School Principal Kathleen Malanowski Lower School Principal James Standefer Lighthouse Point Academy Director Alex Podchaski Director of Educational & Information Technology Mike Ostrowski Athletics Director / Interim Residential Services Director Carmen Johnson Director of Admissions & Marketing

ART

DANCE

Shelley Weiss* Hope Campbell Sue Greeley Ayla Rexroth Rose Ann Vaszily

Lisa Anderson* Kim Alexander† Lorenzo Agramonte Natalie Corridori Ali Gadia Michelle Moore Claudine Carter Pereira Maria Malu Quintal Monica Richardson Magaly Suarez

DEBATE Shree Awsare* Gabriel Jankovsky

MEDIA Raimondo Di Egidio* Paul Miller

MUSIC Elizabeth Korkosz* Bela Apuzzio Jessica Barbon Dan Bates‡ August Berger Carrie Brooke Giorgi Chkhikvadze Ross DeBardelaben Kelly Dow Dean Eaves Steven Eckert Elena Galván Ilene Lederman Lisa Lachowski Per Lofgren Juanmanuel Lopez Lynne MacDonald Juan Mansilla German Marcano Kyle Mechmet George Tandy Aaron Venable Erika Venable Julia Wadsworth

THEATRE Tiffany Lutz* Brian Edgecomb Suzanne Harris Carly McGehee

* Dept. Coordinator/Team Leader † Lower School Coordinator

‡ Private Lesson Coordinator

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

EXTRA CURRICULAR

LOWER SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL

Art

Art Comprehensive I Art Applied Design I 2D Art I 3D Art I Art Comprehensive II Art Applied Design II 2D Art II 3D Art II 2D Art III 2D Art IV 2D Art III Honors IB Art HL A I & II AP Art Drawing AP 2D Art & Design AP 3D Art & Design Animation & Special Effects I Animation & Special Effects II Animation & Special Effects III Animation & Special Effects IV Digital Art & Annimation

National Art Honor Society FIDM - Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

MIDDLE SCHOOL Adventures in Art Art and Culture Art and Artists 2D Art Explorations 3D Art Explorations Digital Art Explorations

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FACULTY

Shelley Weiss* Hope Campbell Sue Greeley Ayla Rexroth RoseAnn Vaszily *Department Coordinator

UNIQUE CONNECTIONS

NBPS is an ADOBE Certified Test Center. We offer certification for students taught by ACA certified instructors. ACA curriculum is embedded in selected Visual Arts and Media Arts classes.

Our collaboration with Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD), brings together real world experiences and interactions with industry professionals through workshops and the “SCAD Connect Series - For Students Seeking Creative Adventures” and “SCAD-at-Work”. The Joint Enrollment program offers students access to specialised and accelerated academic pathways with a focus on career preparation and Venture Artistry.

BUILDING CONNECTIONS WITH CREATIVITY We are passionate about inspiring our students with art experiences that ignite their potential to think critically and independently. We believe that creativity and innovative thinking are essential life skills that can be leveraged through artworks that have value and cogency, building bridges between what they are studying in school and life outside of school.

VISIT OUR STUDENT ART GALLERY

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DANCE ACADEMIC PROGRAM

EXTRA CURRICULAR

Dance classes include advancing levels of ballet, choreography, composition, contemporary, creative movement, hip hop, jazz, lyrical, modern, musical theatre, and tap.

Lil Hip Hoppers Dance Team Middle School Competition Team Middle School Eagles Dance Team High School Eagles Dance Team Junior Varsity Dance Team Varsity Dance Team Ballet Pointe Fusion Dance Company National Honor Society for Dance Arts

LOWER SCHOOL Creative Movement Dance Elective

MIDDLE SCHOOL Intermediate Dance Advanced Dance

HIGH SCHOOL Dance Fundamentals Dance Essentials Dance Intermediate Dance Advanced Foundational Forms: Ballet Personal Artistry & Lineage: Modern IB Dance HL I & II IB Dance SL I & II

FACULTY Lisa Anderson * Lorenzo Agramonte Kim Alexander † Natalie Corridori Ali Gadia ǂ Michelle Moore Claudine Carter Pereira Maria Malu Quintal Monica Richardson Magaly Suarez * Department Coordinator † Lower School Coordinator ǂ Head Dance Team Coach

FLORIDA CLASSICAL BALLET AND ART OF CLASSICAL BALLET NBPS dancers benefit from expert ballet instruction with Magaly Suárez, Art of Classical Ballet Artistic Director, and NBPS Faculty. Ms. Suárez has trained principal dancers and soloists of the finest dance companies, including San Francisco Ballet and Dutch National Ballet. She also regularly coaches dancers for international ballet competitions such as the Prix de Lausanne and World Ballet Competition. At NBPS, she teaches Foundational Forms: Ballet and Advanced Ballet classes working extensively with our Arts Academy and advanced dancers.

Select NBPS dancers have the opportunity to perform the Florida Classical Ballet’s annual production of The Nutcracker.

LIVING A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE We want our students to develop the habit of excellence. We want them to strive to be more than just excellent dancers; we want them to bring a 'culture of excellence' to everything that they do, from their daily classes to the manner in which they give back to their community.

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MEDIA ARTS FILM ACADEMIC PROGRAM MIDDLE SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL

Film & Special Effects

Film Production Foundation Film Workshop Film Production Intermediate Film Production Advanced IB Film HL I & II IB Film SL I & II

FACULTY Raimondo Di Egidio* *Media Team Leader

VISIT OUR STUDENT MEDIA ART GALLERY

Our students create worlds: they ask questions, explore ideas and build meaning.

Through this exploration they share their understandings with others, motivating broad conversations about art, our lives, our culture, and our beliefs.

EXPLORING MEANING Exploring meaning through THROUGH collaboration COLLABORATION

TRANSFORMING PASSION INTO PURPOSE

MUSIC

We inspire our musicians to learn the skills of musical thinking, active listening, and connection making.

We empower them to engage in meaningful collaborations with their community, transforming their lives and the lives of others.

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

EXTRA CURRICULAR

ADJUNCT FACULTY

LOWER SCHOOL

Choir Club Strings Club Opera Society Pep Band Rock Bands Tri-M Music Honor Society

Bela Apuzzio Jessica Barbone Dan Bates† Carrie Brooke Giorgi Chkhikvadze Ross DeBardelaben Steven Eckert Elena Galván Ilene Lederman Per Lofgren Juanmanuel Lopez Juan Mansilla German Marcano Kyle Mechmet Aaron Venable

Band Keyboard Music Orchestra Strings Voice

UPPER SCHOOL Symphonic Band Wind Ensemble Intermediate Jazz Band Advanced Jazz Band Percussion Ensemble Middle School Choir Concert Choir Middle School Guitar High School Guitar Studies I High School Guitar Studies II High School Guitar Studies III High School Guitar Studies IV Intermediate String Orchestra String Orchestra Chamber Orchestra Piano Lab Music Recording and Production AP Music Theory IB Music HL I & II IB Music SL I & II

FACULTY August Berger Kelly Dow Dean Eaves Elizabeth Korkosz* Lisa Lachowski Lynne MacDonald George Tandy Erika Venable Julia Wadsworth

*Department Coordinator †Private Lesson Coordinator

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PHOTOGRAPHY AND YEARBOOK ACADEMIC PROGRAM MIDDLE SCHOOL Introduction to Digital Photography and Yearbook

HIGH SCHOOL Introduction to Digital Photography and Yearbook Journalism Honors: Yearbook Photography Honors

Equipped with a knowledge and understanding of editing, light, and composition, our photographers tell stories and express ideas and emotions. By sharing meaning through images they make an impact on their community and develop their unique point of view.

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FACULTY Paul Miller

CAPTURING THE SPIRIT OF OUR COMMUNITY

DEBATE ACADEMIC PROGRAM MIDDLE SCHOOL Fundamentals of Public Speaking & Debate

HIGH SCHOOL Fundamentals of Public Speaking & Debate Competitive Policy Debate Public Forum and Advocacy Honors Debate

EXTRA CURRICULAR Middle & High School Debate Teams: Policy Debate Public Forum Debate Congressional Debate (House and Senate) Extemporaneous Debate

FACULTY Shree Awsare* Gabriel Jankovsky *Team Leader

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MOTIVATING A PASSION FOR KNOWLEDGE AND PUBLIC SPEAKING We strive to grow our students’ public speaking and debate skills as they engage with important current political and social issues.

Our students are global citizens who use a variety of presentation strategies to persuade, perform, and entertain judges and audiences.

Ranked #1 in the country Policy Debate.

Visit here to learn more about our latest accomplishments.

THEATRE

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

EXTRA CURRICULAR

FACULTY

LOWER SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL

Junior Thespian Society Senior Thespian Society South Florida Cappies

Theatre

Theatre Arts I Theatre Arts II Theatre Arts III Theatre Arts IV Musical Theatre Repertory Musical Theatre History & Styles Musicianship for Musical Theatre IB Theatre HL I & II IB Theatre SL I & II

Brian Edgecomb Suzanne Harris Tiffany Lutz * Carly McGehee

MIDDLE SCHOOL Adventures in Acting Theatre Explorations MS Studio Theatre

*Department Coordinator

SLOW BURN THEATRE COMPANY

Slow Burn is a professional theatre company in residence at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

Our collaboration with the award-winning Slow Burn Theatre Company offers NB artists performance and design internships, workshops with industry professionals, and exclusive attendance at final dress rehearsals followed by talk backs with the show's production team.

2021-2022 THEATRE PRODUCTIONS High School Musical: Catch Me If You Can 3-5 Musical: Singin' In The Rain Jr. K-2 Musical: 101 Dalmations KIDS High School Play: Metamorphoses Middle School Musical: Matilda Jr. All School Opera: The Little Prince High School Studio Series The Mad Ones Complete Works of of Shakespeare Abridged She Kills Monsters I and You

OPENING WORLDS OF SELF-EXPRESSION AND SELF-DISCOVERY We aim for our students to think about and go through the steps of the creative process: thinking and doing, focusing not just on the product, but the process. We create a safe environment that enables not only self-expression but also self-discovery.

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ARTS ACADEMY

The Arts Academy inspires tomorrow’s artists to make a positive impact on the world. We empower our career-minded artists with the dispositions and skills to achieve their goals beyond North Broward Preparatory School by focusing on artistic excellence; collaboration; venture artistry; and creative engagement with today’s audiences.

Arts Academy students train with professionals from our diverse faculty and staff to guest artists from top performing arts organizations. We offer pathways in art, dance, music, theatre, and interdisciplinary arts.

In addition to their academic schedule, students hone their skills and develop their unique artistic voice through their core arts classes and afterschool performances, productions, and competitions.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FINE ARTS ACADEMY

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INSPIRING TOMORROW'S ARTISTS

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM The North Broward Preparatory School Fine Arts Department is proud to offer scholarships that reduce tuition fees for students who excel in the arts. Fine Arts Scholarships are available in Art, Dance, Media, Music, and Theatre. Scholarships are awarded based upon the applicant’s entrance audition, interview, and academic records. They are valid for all four years of high school, contingent upon continually meeting the scholarship criteria.

Need-based financial aid and academic achievement scholarships are also available.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FINE ARTS SCHOLARSHIP

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IMAGINE YOUR CHILD... performing in front of an audience with confidence and ease. Watching them enjoy school as they improve and excel in all their subjects and think of creative ways to solve problems. Seeing them interact, respect and appreciate people from different cultures and communities around the world. Imagine your child falling in love with Music, Dance and Drama!

Through our performing arts curriculum enhanced by Juilliard, we will unlock your child's imagination and transform their education. At Nord Anglia Education we prepare your child for the world stage.

Find out how the performing arts can benefit your child at www.naejuilliard.school

JUILLIARD COLLABORATION A WORLD CLASS OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR CHILD The Juilliard-Nord Anglia Performing Arts Program is a multifaceted collaboration that brings The Juilliard School’s philosophies of teaching dance, drama, and music to our classrooms. The program seeks to inspire and equip students with the creativity, curiosity, and cultural literacy to engage with the performing arts throughout their lives.

Our school community enjoys inspiring benefits of the program such as Juilliard alumni and Juilliard-affiliated artist visits; Juilliard developed embedded curriculum; Juilliard presented professional development for our faculty; and Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard.

EMBEDDED CURRICULUM The program’s embedded arts curriculum features a Juilliard-curated repertoire of core works and categories that encompass a broad range of genres, styles, and cultures. Our students learn through engaging activities developed by Juilliard that help our students understand the language of the arts and develop creative skills such as improvisation and composition. Our outstanding teachers use the Juilliard Creative Classroom, an online resource of teaching materials, recordings, and videos that they can incorporate into their lessons to support your child in developing a deep understanding and engagement with the performing arts.

JUILLIARD ALUMNI AND ARTISTS VISITS

SUMMER PERFORMING ARTS WITH JUILLIARD

The program connects the NBPS community with Juilliard’s worldwide network of performers, teaching artists, and curriculum specialists, providing us with workshops, master classes, professional development, and performances throughout the school year.

Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard offers immersive experiences in music, dance, and drama to students from around the world. With three tailored programs offered in Geneva, Florida, and Shanghai, students have a unique opportunity to engage with and learn from artist faculty from the Juilliard School, the world's leader in arts education.

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ANNOUNCING 2021-2022 JUILLIARD ALUMNI AND GUEST ARTIST VISITS We are fortunate again this year to benefit from exceptional collaborations with Juilliard alumni and visiting artists. Our young musicians, dancers, and actors work directly with professional artists through a number of exciting productions, workshops, and events. Please see below for a sneak peek at some of the visitors that we have planned for this year: • Amernet Quartet

• Paul Tine

• Palm Beach Opera

• Colin Bradbury

• Mike Block

• Fine Arts Quartet

At North Broward Preparatory School, the Juilliard – Nord Anglia Performing Arts Program has inspired us to dream bigger — sparking ambition in our faculty and students and exciting our community.

• Stephanie Cunninham • Rachel Handman • Andrea Lee

• Keve Wilson

• James Waterford

• Becka Vargus

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GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES Learning has no limits at Nord Anglia Education. The Global Campus connects our students with fellow students from 76 schools to collaborate, discuss and learn together every day. The Global Campus offers exceptional opportunities that empower, excite, inspire and challenge Nord Anglia Education students around the world.

JUILLIARD "ASK THE ARTIST" AND CHALLENGES Our students enjoy opportunities to ask Juilliard artists and alumni questions about the performing arts, and engage in challenges and competitions that develop skills such as collaboration, risk taking, resilience, and discipline.

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR Nord Anglia musicians from across the globe are encouraged to develop, share, and celebrate their artistry through a multitude of categories in both performance and music composition.

VISUAL ARTS COMPETITION Visual artists from across our global family of schools create impactful art inspired by entries from the Nord Anglia Creative Writing Competition. The winning pieces are developed into a stunning anthology for our students to cherish as a memento of their work and that of their fellow students.

NORD ANGLIA PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL The Nord Anglia Performing Arts Festival is a dynamic program for young actors, dancers, and musicians from our family of schools. Nord Anglia performing artists are inspired by performances, unique workshops, collaborative projects, and rehearsals led by talented performers, including world-renowned artists affiliated with The Juilliard School.

COMPOSITION CONTEST Nord Anglia composers create an original composition for the Nord Anglia Performing Arts Festival inspired by the UNICEF Global Goals. Compositions will be selected to be performed live in concert.

SUMMER ARTS WITH JUILLIARD Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard offers immersive experiences in music, dance, and drama to students from around the world. With three tailored programs offered in Geneva, Florida, and Shanghai, students have a unique opportunity to engage with and learn from artist faculty from the Juilliard School, the world's leader in arts education.

NORTH BROWARD OPPORTUNITIES North Broward Preparatory School’s artists benefit from even more life changing opportunities that we present annually. Our Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, and Choir will perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City in March 2022 and experience Juilliard hosted workshops.

A few other recent events include: 2020 Nord Anglia Performing Arts Festival, featuring unique dance, theatre, and music collaborations; 2019 Faces of U.S. Art Festival trip to Washington, DC, visiting National galleries and institutes of art tours and workshops; 2019 Dance Festival, in Los Angeles, CA; and the 2019 Nord Anglia Performing Arts Festival, which featured a gala performance at the New World Center in Miami.

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We are proud to offer a robust private lesson program that complements and enhances our classroom curriculum. Our students benefit from a broad range of private lessons available in music, dance, theatre, and art. With lessons scheduled in-person or virtually either before, during or after school, our students develop their skills, technique, and artistry while accommodating their busy schedules.

Passionate about their art and teaching, our private lesson team is comprised of both full time North Broward faculty and adjunct teaching artists. Throughout the school year we host regular private lesson recitals that afford our students quality opportunities to display their skills in a comfortable and supportive setting. https://nbprep.com/private-lessons

SUZUKI In addition to traditional private lessons, we offer Suzuki violin, cello and guitar lessons. The Suzuki method uses the curriculum and teaching philosophy created by Japanese pedagogue Shinichi Suzuki. This philosophy of music education is known as the mother tongue method, where learning music parallels natural native language learning. This method works very well for the young child as parental involvement is paramount.

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