Arts Integration

Where creativity and academics converge: Discover View Ridge Elementary Arts Academy!

Arts Integration: An Overview

At View Ridge Elementary Arts Academy, students are provided with rich experiences in the arts both through integration into content areas in the classroom and specialized instruction.

Arts integration into content

While students have specialized instruction in these areas, they are also given opportunities to use these skills within their regular instruction in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies. Washington state arts standards are taught alongside the content standards to enhance student learning. Arts integration has shown to increase motivation, retention, and achievement of academic content.

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Kathryn Sprague, Arts Program Coordinator
Phone: 360-473-4500
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Students build the skills of collaboration, communication, perseverance, focus, and creativity while gaining presentation skills and confidence through multiple performance and showcase opportunities.

Students performing a dance routine

Dance

All students, kindergarten through 5th grade receive 10 weeks of dance classes blending creative movement and choreography to teach the elements of dance. Each class learns a full routine to perform at a Dance Showcase at the end of the rotation.

student displaying artwork

Visual Arts

In every classroom at View Ridge, students are given the opportunity to explore different forms of visual arts to express themselves. Students learn the elements of art and apply them through various mediums while studying famous artists throughout history. At the end of the year, all classes pick art to put on display during our Arts and Literacy night.

Students performing

Drama

In Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade, drama instruction is embedded into music class through the development and performance of grade level musicals. Students work together with our music teacher to learn how to tell a story through song, movement, and acting while building their confidence and presentation skills in front of an audience.

In 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade, these skills are extended through a 10 week drama course with a contracted director. Students learn a full scale musical complete with auditions, choreography, blocking, set and costume design, and character development. These musicals are performed at the Bremerton High School Performing Arts Center where the students are able to experience a complete stage tech experience with light and sound design.

After School Drama Programs

Disney Musicals in Schools

3rd - 5th grade students who want an even more in-depth drama experience can join our after school Disney program. Starting in October, students stay after school two days a week to put together a Disney musical to be performed in April. These students learn more complex choreography, blocking, and vocal skills. Throughout this process, these students truly learn what it is to be a theater community and how to work together to put on something big.

K-2 Drama Program

Our younger students have the opportunity to join our K-2 drama program starting in January. This program runs once a week after school, ending in a mini-musical performance opening our second showing of our Disney musical in April. Through this process, students are exposed to choreography, blocking, and acting skills that creates a great bridge into our 3rd-5th grade program.

Why Arts Integration?

Decades of research on arts education and arts integration find many benefits to students including:

Deeper understanding and increased retention of academic concepts
Enhanced creativity and imagination
Increased confidence and self-expression
Increased focus, attention and self-discipline skills
Improved attendance and community engagement

Information & Resources

Highlights from recent performances

Three Nanny Goats Gruff

First Grade Musical March 6, 2025

Arts Integration

Arts Integration

Arts Integration: An Overview

Arts integration into content

Questions? Want to learn more?

Dance

Visual Arts

Drama

After School Drama Programs

Disney Musicals in Schools

K-2 Drama Program

Why Arts Integration?

Information & Resources

Highlights from recent performances

Three Nanny Goats Gruff

Winter Dance Showcase

EIEIOOPs

"Bots"

Fall Dance Showcase

Disney's Beauty & the Beast

The Grunch Musical

Thwacked

Jukebox Time Machine

Dance Showcase

Three Nanny Goats Gruff

Winter Dance Showcase

EIEIOOPs

"Bots"

Fall Dance Showcase

Disney's Beauty & the Beast

The Grunch Musical

Thwacked

Jukebox Time Machine

Dance Showcase