On top of our Core Curriculum, we offer special arts classes to our elementary students. Through rotations, each grade has an art, music, movement, and technology class each week. All curriculum courses are aligned with the Utah State Core Curriculum Standards and enhanced with a thematic emphasis on the Arts. A wide spectrum of activities will be integrated into the curriculum that supports the educational goals and overall academic success for students. Additionally, increased emphasis placed on student proficiency in reading will increase the likelihood of student success across the curriculum. Following is a substantive overview of the curriculum embedded with innovative teaching methods and curriculum approaches.

In movement they learn to move their bodies in different ways, how to keep their bodies healthy and how to integrate movements from their core classes. They are taught to count and choreograph dances with locomotors, ripples, patterns, levels, space, time, and motion. They also learn to work in groups during each class and performance skills in preparation for schoolwide performances. Movement definitely helps with self confidence, self awareness, and allows them to get out of their shell.

Dance has been proven to aid in the learning process and therefore all grade levels at SAA take movement class once per week, in addition to performance opportunities throughout the year. Movement class exposes students to many artistic forms of expression including hip-hop, ballet, lyrical, jazz, yoga, tumbling, and more! Students also gain knowledge of dance history, the benefits of physical exercise and learn to express their emotions through movement. Performances are an integral part of movement classes, with multiple opportunities for students to learn choreography, audition for solos, and perform at SAA North’s state-of-the-art amphitheater.

The elementary computer Technology class provides a curriculum that is evolving based on the standards of the Utah State Board of Education. Syracuse Arts Academy integrates technology teaching through the Grades Kindergarten to 6th as a school level of use, and the grade level’s involved. Students at our school learn the basic operations and concepts of the computer, Google Apps, Internet safety and Digital Citizenship, Keyboarding/Typing, and some beginner programs of coding. 5th and 6th graders will complete a robotics unit. Students will demonstrate the responsibility of using the types of equipment.