Those inspired by their gifts of creativity can immerse themselves in a wide range of music, drama, or arts programs. Electives aimed at inspiring new interests range from guitar to documentary film production, including band, choir and photography.
To make all of this possible, Horizon Prep offers dedicated art and music professional teachers, along with music classrooms with hundreds of new instruments, and art studios that include a printing press, potter’s wheels and a separate kiln room.
Visual Arts
The Visual Arts at Horizon Prep are an important part of teaching the whole child. Students in Early Education through High School are exposed and encouraged through the Visual Arts in a wide variety of art mediums and classes. The goal of the Visual and Performing Arts department (VAPA) is to expose students to a wide variety of artists, styles, mediums, and techniques so that students are able to find the opportunity to be creative and worship their creator in the arts.
K-12 students are able to experience, practice, and perfect their skills in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Ceramics, Photography, Art History and Aesthetics.
In the Logic School, the students elective choices include ceramics, drawing and painting, photography and yearbook and graphic design.
Our Rhetoric School students can choose from a number of courses to explore and learn skills as well as perfect and hone their talent, from introductory Art 1 through to the rigorous AP Studio Art course. You can see the many VAPA courses offered at the high school level here.
Performing Arts
Horizon Prep's Performing Arts Department is thrilled to have brought the following productions to our families and community over the years:
2023 Newsies Jr.
2022 Mary Poppins Jr
2019 Godspell
2018 The Music Man
2016 A Fiddler on the Roof
2016 The Sound of Music
2015 Annie
Smaller productions are offered seasonally as after-school enrichments for Grammar School students.
Music
Music instruction begins with our youngest learners and continues through high school! Whether it's movement-based music in preschool, or learning a new instrument, Horizon Prep students learn the 'grammar' of music and develop musical knowledge and understanding as they grow. The music curriculum through 4th grade is developed to give children a solid foundation for later musical growth.
Beginning in 5th grade, students can choose to learn an instrument and join our award-winning band, or stay with vocal music.
Logic School students (grades 6-8) have the opportunity to refine skills, find their passion, or experience something new with elective options. They can be part of our award-winning band or choir, or develop understanding of musical styles and theory through music appreciation elective classes.
Rhetoric School electives include vocal ensemble, which is approved by the UC system and fulfill the VAPA a-g requirement.
Students also can take part in either or our worship bands and lead their peers in our weekly Chapel services.