A. Thanks for sharing your concern. We respect and understand that each student is different and while art or music may be one child’s favorite class, social studies or technology may be another child’s favorite. Art and music are required courses. The study of all disciplines (i.e., math, social studies, art, technology, music, science, English) provides a balanced education for students. Once in high school your child may be satisfied completing his/her 1 HS credit in art or music and then elect to explore other courses while other students will take as many art or music classes as possible. To see all available options you can view the Progressions Documents on the academic webpage: https://www.shenet.org/academics/