Hopewell City Public Schools

Hopewell City Public Schools is designed to enrich our students with the knowledge and skills that they acquire through instruction by our most talented and experienced teachers in the Fine Arts department that consist of music, theater arts, and  visual arts.

The Fine Arts Standards of Learning were developed through the efforts of classroom teachers, curriculum specialists, administrators, college faculty, professional artists, fine arts organization representatives, and museum personnel. These persons assisted the Department of Education in developing and reviewing the draft documents.

Adopted in June 2020 by the Virginia Board of Education these standards which now include dance, emphasize the importance of instruction of the Fine Arts program. Through these programs our students will learn and have the ability to:

• Think critically
• Solve problems resourcefully
• Make informed judgments
• Work cooperatively within groups
• Appreciate different cultures
• Exercise imagination
• Be creative

Each year in March the Fine Arts Department showcases our talented students at the Fine Arts Festival. It has been a division-wide annual event since 1989, where students culminate to perform their eclectic talents.