Arts

Arts education is part of the K-12 core curriculum. It is a planned, systematic, logically sequenced study for all students based on the disciplines of music, theater, visual arts, and dance. Arts education is a dynamic process of inquiry and expression that empowers all students to use knowledge, skills, imagination, and creativity to make responsible and informed aesthetic decisions in life.

The Arts in the Tacoma Public Schools uses Priority Standards that were developed in 2019, that have their basis in the National Core Arts Standards. The Priority Standards focus on all various aspects and knowledge that is learned in classes with a focus on Creating, Presenting, Responding and Connecting.