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MISSION:
It is the mission of the Capistrano Unified School District Visual and Performing Arts Department to enrich the artistic capabilities and awareness of post secondary options for its students and to prepare them to become lasting, educated stewards of the arts.
It is the mission of the Capistrano Unified School District Visual and Performing Arts Department to enrich the artistic capabilities and awareness of post secondary options for its students and to prepare them to become lasting, educated stewards of the arts.
The CUSD Visual and Performing Arts Department is a department dedicated to artistic excellence. The department focuses first on artistic skill development and artistic knowledge. The first objective of the CUSD Visual and Performing Arts staff is to help each student develop his or her artistic potential to the utmost.
The Visual and Performing Arts provide an opportunity for students to develop an appreciation of the arts and encourage the skills and discipline necessary for achieving success throughout a lifetime of experiences. Arts programs form a vital and important part of the school environment.
The Visual and Performing Arts provide an opportunity for students to develop an appreciation of the arts and encourage the skills and discipline necessary for achieving success throughout a lifetime of experiences. Arts programs form a vital and important part of the school environment.
CURRICULUM:
Our VAPA Curriculum includes dance, music, theater, media arts, and the visual arts and is based on the California Arts Standards for Public Schools
Our VAPA Curriculum includes dance, music, theater, media arts, and the visual arts and is based on the California Arts Standards for Public Schools
and the California Arts Education Framework. The standards are based on the artistic processes of creating, performing/producing/presenting, responding, and connecting.
Visual and Performing Arts
VAPA Calendar
VAPA Calendar
VAPA School Contacts
VAPA School Contacts
Elementary
Position | Name | Contact Email |
VAPA Coordinator, Elementary Music Supervisor | Albert Jeung |
(949) 234-9586
ayjeung@capousd.org
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Primary Music Facilitator (TK-3) |
Samantha Gossage
Noelle Nielsen
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sygossage@capousd.org
ncnielsen@capousd.org
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Elementary Music Facilitator (4-5) |
Jeff Long
Mahfrin Santoke
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jmlong@capousd.org
mbsantoke@capousd.org
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Block Music Team Leads
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Red:
Hankey, Viejo, Arroyo Vista, Wagon Wheel, Tijeras Creek, Reilly, Castille
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Michelle Brunton | mrbrunton@capousd.org |
Purple:
Vista Del Mar, Marblehead, Las Palmas, Concordia, Palisades, RH Dana, Benedict
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Jeff Long | jmlong@capousd.org |
Orange:
Esencia, Ambuehl, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, Chapparal, Bathgate, Oso Grande
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Bruce Marcus | bwmarcus@capousd.org |
Green:
Moulton, Laguna Niguel, Kinoshita, Oak Grove, Canyon Vista, Don Juan Avila, Bergeson
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Mark Peng | mypeng@capousd.org |
Blue:
Wood Canyon, Del Obispo, San Juan, Lobo, Malcom, Hidden Hills, George White
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Kory Wentzel | kswentzel@capousd.org |
Middle
School | Contact Name | |
Aliso Viejo Middle School | Linda Parsons | lrparsons@capousd.org |
Arroyo Vista K8 | Ashley Stevens | aestevens@capousd.org |
Bernice Ayer MS | Don Schultz | dlschultz@capousd.org |
Carl Hankey K8 | Sara Pedroza | slpedroza@capousd.org |
Don Juan Avila MS | Elena Rodriguez | elrodriguez@capousd.org |
Esencia K8 | Ryan Jesch | rtjesch@capousd.org |
Fred Newhart MS | Valerie Petty | vapetty@capousd.org |
Ladera Ranch MS | Keri Ray | ksray@capousd.org |
Las Flores K8 | Elena Benefield | elbenefield@capousd.org |
Marco Forster MS | Ryan Healy | rwhealy@capousd.org |
Niguel Hills MS | Rachel Wright | rvwright@capousd.org |
Shorecliffs MS | JP Reed | jpreed@capousd.org |
Vista Del Mar K8 | Brandon Jagow | brjagow@capousd.org |
High
School | Contact Name | |
Aliso Niguel High | Jason Harney | jrharney@capousd.org |
Capistrano Valley High | Andy Waldukat | AKWALDUKAT@capousd.org |
Dana Hills High | Ray Medina | rmmedina@capousd.org |
San Clemente High | Alana Mack | almack@capousd.org |
San Juan Hills High | Avery Arman | aparman@capousd.org |
Tesoro High | John Hallam |
jjhallam@capousd.org
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