SDARTS

Coronado Unified School District

SDAN Contact: Kate McKnight
Title: Director, Coronado School of the Arts
Mailing Address: Coronado High School
650 D Avenue Coronado, CA 92118
Phone: (619) 522-4050 ext. 1

2009-10 Program Highlights

Coronado School of the Arts (grades 9-12) a pre-professional arts program at Coronado High School that includes the following conservatories: Classical and Contemporary Dance; Digital Media and Filmmaking; Instrumental Music; Musical Theatre and Drama; and Visual Art
Village Elementary School and Strand Elementary School (grades 1-6) Instrumental Music pullout program and visual and performing art specialist instruction
Coronado Middle School (grades 6-8) Instrumental Music and Choral Music programs; Visual Art classes; Performing Arts program; and KCMS Video program.
Palm Academy (Grades 10-12)- Arts integrated across the curriculum with theme based annual projects; mosaic project in 2008-08; Digital Media project in 2008-09; Music Appreciation in Social Skills and Language Arts classes in 2009-2010; Reader's Theater focus in Language Arts 2010-2011.
Coronado High School (grades 9-12) Instrumental Music and Choral Music programs; Dance classes; Visual Art, Beginning, Advanced, Portfolio, AP Studio Art; Ceramics: Beginning and Advanced
Coronado High School awarded Career Technical Award 2007 (only three awarded in California).
Coronado High School awarded California Distinguished School in 2007.
Coronado High School awarded No Child Left Behind National Blue Ribbon Award in Oct. 2008.

Strategic Plan

Village Elementary School Strategic Plan Focus: VAPA
Palm Academy’s Plan includes focus on Fine and Practical Arts

Resources

Facilities at Coronado High School Performing Arts Center opened in January 2007. The Center includes:

State-of-the-art 600-seat theater
Three dance studios
Music complex including electronic music studio
Theatre Arts classroom
Two art studios
One ceramics studio
Two Mac labs for animation and video
ITV studio and editing lab