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Starting in 2017 we have new Visual and Performing Arts Proficiency College and Career Ready Standards.  The standards are learner centered and have the best interest in mind for our students in South Carolina to further their understanding and use of the Arts to help them compete in a very current creative job market. 

Profile of the SC Graduate

The Arts Teach...

Knowledge

• teach a diverse and transferable set of learning skills.
• enable learners to be creative in their approach to problem solving and to visualize concepts in new ways.
• arts programing that is rigorous, comprehensive and sequential and based on SC state standards provide a foundation for college, and career opportunties.

Skills

• set achievable, measurable goals to build knowledge and skills necessary to prepare learners for the future workplace.
• develop critical thinking and problem solving skills as learners create, refine, and reflect on their work and the works of others.
• enable learners to acquire skills necessary to communicate effectively as part of a team.

Life and Career Characteristics

• broadens global perspectives.
• require learners to persevere through experimentation, repetition, and mastery of their arts discipline.
• require learners to be disciplined, dedicated, and demonstrate a strong worth ethic.