The Arts Program

Fenn’s Arts Department is dedicated to offering a broad curricular experience in the performing and visual arts, and students will be assigned to Arts classes by cohort group.

Curricular Program.

Lower School and Middle School offerings will be as usual, with course content and projects adapted for health and safety, classroom configuration, etc.

n Lower School students will experience coursework in art, music, drama, and woodshop, and Middle Schoolers will be assigned six different Arts offerings.

n Eighth graders will be assigned by cohort group to at least one performing and one visual arts class during the school year, and ninth graders will enjoy woodshop and video production.

n Across all arts offerings, there will be limited sharing of costumes, props, musical instruments, computer stations, art supplies, etc., and proper cleaning will occur between any shared uses.

More detailed information about the arts program will be forthcoming. Families with questions about the band program or instrumental lessons in particular can contact Fenn’s Director of Instrumental Music, Virginia Morales, at vmorales@fenn.org.

Performing Arts.

Fenn’s Performing Arts faculty are committed to continuing our strong Performing Arts tradition while complying with mandates regarding COVID-19. We are hopeful that changing circumstances will allow for a loosening of the restrictions shared here:

n Treble Chorus and vocal rehearsals are on hold until deemed safe to resume by Fenn and health and safety experts.

n Collaborative musicals between Fenn and Nashoba Brooks School have been suspended for the school year. The Arts Department plans to stage a collaborative ninth grade Drama project in the winter trimester to replace them. While we also cannot offer a Middle School play in

the fall, there may be an opportunity to reschedule it. All other performances will be virtual until further notice.

n The band program will transition to a chamber music program this year, and all boys will be placed into ensembles of 8-10, likely separated by grade. Rehearsals will take place outside for as long as weather allows, and musicians will be spaced at least 10 feet apart.

n Fenn will not offer beginning band this year. Fourth graders can instead sign up for private lessons to learn a new instrument.

n Instrumental lessons will be offered virtually.