Required Courses at ICON

Full-time 9th-12th grade students take 6-8 major arts discipline courses and 2-4 elective arts discipline courses each year.

Full-time 7th/8th grade students receive rigorous and broad arts experiences. Arts Concentrations include 3-4 semester-long courses in each area/interdisciplinary, mixed over two years.

7th and 8th Grade

9th or 10th Grade

11th or 12th Grade

* indicates a course recommended for college-bound students, but it is not required for high school diploma.

Assessment and Evaluation:

Students receive formative verbal and written feedback (rubrics), and receive standards-based grades (A, B, or C) at the end of a course.

Mid-terms indicate Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory progress. Students receiving a U will work with the Dean of Students/Guardian to put a learning plan in place.

Elective Credits at ICON:

Academic Subject: Course TitleICON Arts Department
ELA5: Fall PlayTheatre
ELA6: Spring MusicalTheatre
ELA7: ShakesperienceTheatre
ELA8: Foundational acting and contemporary scene study courseTheatre
ELA9: Odyssey: An actor’s journey from the origins of theatre to autodramaTheatre
ELA10: Script Analysis and Visual LiteracyTheatre
ELA11: Actor’s ToolboxTheatre
ELA12: Voice and DictionTheatre
ELA13: Stories Gone Wilde- a themed devising courseTheatre
M2: StatsNA
M3: Stagecraft and Set Building TechniquesDesign and Production
M4: Math for Theatre PractitionersDesign and Production
M5: Prop constructionDesign and Production
M6: Costume Construction 101Design and Production
S2: Design Technology (Lighting)Design and Production
SS2: Child DevelopmentNA
SS3: History of Modern ArtVisual Arts
SS4: Music ExplorationsMusic
SS5: Art History IVisual Arts
SS6: Musical Theatre Performance Lab IMusic
SS7: Musical Theatre Performance Lab IIMusic

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