Center for the Arts
Henrico High School
Faculty augmented with resident and visiting artists
Four levels of musical theatre - vocal production, dance, acting techniques, theatre history, microphone
techniques, music theory and history, audition preparation, performance
Four levels of dance - ballet and modern dance techniques, aesthetics, nutrition, anatomy, choreography,
dance history, kinesiology, audition preparation, performance
Four levels of theatre - acting techniques, creative expression, technical theatre, aesthetics, production,
audition preparation, script and character analysis, character development, performance
Four levels of visual arts - art and design principles, history, aesthetics, proficiency in a variety of
artistic media and technique, exhibition of student artwork
Opportunity to take courses unique to the CFA program including Dance Ensemble Honors; Show Choir
Honors; Stagecraft & Production Honors; Entertainment, Design & Technology Honors; and Dual
Enrollment Modern Humanities and Dual Enrollment Women & Gender Studies
Sample Four-Year Curriculum
Grade 9 | Grade 10 | Grade 11 | Grade 12 |
---|---|---|---|
Center Module I
| Center Module II
| Center Module III
| Center Module IV
|
Notes
*See https://academicplanningguide.henricoschools.us/ to determine graduation requirements.
**All CFA Discipline courses are double-blocked classes (two blocks).
^International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Program (MYP) at Henrico High School is offered to all 9th and 10th grade students in
English, Social Studies, Physical Health & Education and Language Acquisition starting in Level II
+All CFA students must successfully complete Health and P.E. 9 and 10 during either summer school or the school year. The
counseling team will work with students to determine which option best suits their schedule.
++All students, beginning with the graduating class of 2015, must successfully complete the Economics and Personal Finance course
or an acceptable alternative as an elective or online.
Course Descriptions