Arts programs at every level strive to impart the fundamental skills necessary for students to solve problems, think critically, engage each other creatively.
Upper School
Art, Music & Drama
Arts programs at every level strive to impart the fundamental skills necessary for students to solve problems, think critically, engage each other creatively.
Students develop technical skills and engage with technologies that range from the traditional, to the modern and contemporary.
Course offerings increase in sophistication and specificity to include more formal and focused work in photography and digital media, sculpture and ceramics, and drawing and painting.
Through instruction and discussion, students are challenged to sharpen their critical, analytical, and perceptual skills. They are also encouraged to develop standards for appreciating and evaluating both the world immediately around them and the aesthetic achievements of the past and present.
Fine Arts department follows the NJ State Standards.
Courses
Drawing & Painting
Digital Media
Sculpture & Ceramics
Music
Pioneer Music Ensemble
Since its beginnings, the Music Department of our school has established a very strong culture of performers (solo and ensembles.) We have always had and continue to have numerous talented students who appear to be gifted in various ways musically speaking. The passion, dedication and encouragement has always been present; therefore, Pioneer Academy has always been a crib of musical ensembles starting from Rock Bands to Classical, Jazz and Contemporary ensembles. The music clubs usually serve as the powerhouse for preparing and polishing the performances as the classes equip students with the necessary musical knowledge.
The Music Ensembles of Pioneer academy have produced and nurtured composers, vocalists, virtuosos, competitive musicians at a world level and Prize Recipients who have had the opportunity to be accepted as part of festivals and competitions throughout the country and abroad. It is worth mentioning;
Genius Olympiad Gold and Bronze Medal winner
Staten Island Music Festival participants
The Colors of the World Festival held in NYC, Toronto, Frankfurt
High award recipient composer in the Wayne District Festival of Composers in New Jersey
Lastly, the Pioneer Academy ensembles stand out for their original creative formats that appear every year dictated by the curricular frames of the school's administrators and instructors. It is worth mentioning the Music Exhibitions and the Live Lounge that unfold every year new and novice elements in the world of musical performance.
