Visual Arts & Communications
Explore Visual Arts & Communications
Your child can explore their passion and put their creativity to work designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content. Stride Career Prep* can help them take their talent anywhere from visual and performing arts to design, journalism, entertainment services, and beyond!
Career pathways include:
Visual Arts Pathway
Would your child like to spend their day creating websites, computer-game graphics, animations, or special effects for movies? If they're interested in any of these things, they might be a good candidate for the Visual Arts Pathway where students put both their creative spirit and technical mind to work to create visual assets for the digital world. And a career in digital design will allow them to work in a variety of industries, including education, entertainment, and advertising.
Students will:
Discover the fundamentals and best practices of digital arts
Learn the industry-standard software used in digital design
Gain experience presenting their digital design work to others
Digital Journalism Pathway
If your child has a natural curiosity, a desire to communicate truth, and an interest in researching, interviewing, and storytelling, then Digital Journalism might be the pathway for them. Students learn to gather information and prepare stories that inform us about local, state, national, and international events.
Students will:
Develop strong writing, critical thinking, and research skills
Learn about the evolution of journalism and its ethics and bias
Discover how journalism can lead to exciting careers
What could my future look like with this career?*
*Data is from Lightcast and is updated frequently.
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Connect with Industry Professionals
Students virtually connect with industry professionals and see how lessons in the classroom apply to the real world.
Gain Real-World Experience
See how project-based learning helps students tackle real business challenges.
Learn more about course offerings in the other Stride Career Prep career fields.
*Stride Career Prep is a program for students in grades 9–12. At some schools, career exploration is offered in middle school. Opportunities vary by school. Please visit your school page or check with your school counselor to find out what's available in your area.
