The arts at PCD color our days with confident, bold brushstrokes and fill our halls with jubilant voices raised in song. They offer abundant opportunities for exploration and expression, and are shared with an ­appreciative and engaged audience. No paint-by-numbers, curriculum add-on here, the arts are a dynamic and essential piece of our culture and are honored as much as every other classroom pursuit. Through a combination of skill development (launching new levels of discipline and opening new doors to self ­expression), critical analysis (developing important discernment skills) and performance (punctuating hours of collaboration and hard work), PCD’s visual and performing arts programs offer inspiring, inclusive and supportive environments for ongoing personal discovery and growth.