PROJECT BASED LEARNING

Visual Arts is a veteran classroom of Project Based Learning or PBL.  DCS students are presented with assignments that are limited, yet creatively open ended.  Students use in-depth inquiry to hone their 21st Century Skills and collaborate with other students, teachers and the community.  Visual Arts teachers at Drew guide classroom teachers as to how to effectively use materials and techniques in their PBL as well.  

S.T.E.A.M.

Drew’s Performing Arts and Visual Arts programs put the A in S.T.E.A.M. at DCS.  Visual Artists link Science, Technology, Engineering and Math into the designs and techniques that they use on a daily basis. 

The philosophy that all subjects are relative is common knowledge in this S.T.E.A.M. based environment.  Teachers from these subjects collaborate to create rich lessons connecting academic classrooms and relating to real life situations with community members that have careers in associated fields.