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We would love to have you visit our campus for a tour so you can experience how special Sky Islands really is. Please leave your email below and we will coordinate a time and date for your tour.
Sky Islands knows that there are many different ways to express intelligence, and that developing the right brain is just as important as developing the left. We believe that developing skills in creative expression and creative thinking is just as important as developing skills in literacy, science, or math. For that reason, we feature full art programs for high school students that spans a variety of different mediums, including 2D/ visual arts, graphic arts, performing arts, ceramics, culinary arts, and classical guitar through the UofA’s Lead Guitar program.
At Sky Islands, we aim to develop the whole person, and know that a good curriculum teaches more than just how to pass a test or find ‘the right answer’.
Introduction to basic digital imaging using Adobe Photoshop + Illustrator®. Topics include navigation of the interface, the tools, using layers, adjustment layers, layer styles, filters, creating and manipulating selections, masking principles, cropping, image size and resolution, and image compositing of raster images.
Basic principles and techniques in two + three-dimensional art and design; develop skills in the critical analysis of art using a range of artistic media. Concepts addressed include formal composition, the creative expression of ideas through visual form and the relationship between visual expression and contemporary culture.
Introduction to fashion, fashion design, illustration, apparel and textile technology. Content provides opportunities for students to explore historic costumes, research current fashion styles and trends, analyze fibers and textiles, design clothing and accessories, utilize technology in fashion design, and explore career options in apparel and textiles.
Drama courses are designed to enhance students’ understanding of life through the study and performance of dramatic works. Students will develop their ability to express themselves through playwriting activities, studying playwrights and different types of theatrical techniques and traditions. Students are expected to write original scenes and /or one-act plays that will be reviewed and performed by local actors.
This program, which has been offered since 2015, is a partnership with the UA Lead Guitar Program and Brad Richter. Students learn the fundamentals of music and classical guitar-playing techniques, fingering and chords. This is a performance class and students will have the opportunity to perform on the school’s stage as well as at the UA. A Master Teacher is provided through the UA Lead guitar program to work with Sky Islands’ students on a weekly basis thought out the year.
The ecological farm-to-kitchen culinary program at Sky Islands high school focuses on the diverse food cultures from the Southwest and around the world, supplied by the school gardens and local organic vendors. Students in culinary arts learn all the basic skills of operating and running a kitchen, including knife skills, cooking techniques, recipes, and teamwork, as well as serve the school lunches in the Blue Sky Café.
The Test Kitchen is a from-scratch pastry arts, bread making, baking, and cooking course focused on traditional and international plant-based, gluten-free and living foods cooking techniques. Students learn useful skills in recipe selection, recipe scaling, and recipe development, and are encouraged to select recipes that are challenging and creative.
We would love to have you visit our campus for a tour so you can experience how special Sky Islands really is. Please leave your email below and we will coordinate a time and date for your tour.