Arts+Media

Valor Arts+Media has an exceptional performing arts program, with extensive offerings in dance, music, theater and recording arts. Students improve their strengths while growing in their relationship with Christ. Our students experience a sense of belonging as they get in-depth training in a healthy, joyful environment with Christ at it's center.

Valor’s extensive dance program provides a place where students can experience the joy/community that Christ offers, while excelling in the area of dance they love. From ballet to hip-hop, we offer genres and tracks where we can serve dancers at a variety of levels. We help beginners, while dancers who desire to further their skills are encouraged to join our Valor Conservatory for the Arts dance program.

Valor Christian High School offers extensive resources and tools for students through our vocal, instrumental, musical theater and recording arts programs. Our state of the art recording studio, The Loft,  is recognized as one of the finest studios in Colorado, while a number of our student vocalists and instrumentalists have garnered state level honors.

Valor’s theatre arts and musical theater program is widely regarded as one of Colorado's top performing arts programs.   With extensive course and stage opportunities, alongside individual training through the Valor Conservatory of the Arts, our actors excel!  Of equal importance, our theater community is close knit - a place of joy and belonging with fellow performers and an invested faculty.

Valor's innovative visual arts programs are the perfect space for students to explore traditional and digital art forms. Our programs are largely based in problem solving, risk taking, and creative expression, students can explore a variety of digital and traditional mediums. Our disciples are deeply connected and we encourage our students to experiment and explore. Students receive in-depth training in our programs while thriving in a joyful, well-crafted, student-centric culture rooted in Christ.  Students who are deeply passionate in their craft should consider the Visual Arts arm of the Valor Conservatory for the Arts.

Valor’s traditional media program offers students first class studio experiences in ceramics, drawing, and painting. Students have the opportunity to take beginner classes and advance to more challenging courses if they wish.

Valor’s photography program offers students state-of-the-art studio experiences and real-life photography skills. Students have the opportunity to take beginner classer and advance to more challenging courses if they wish.

Valor's Graphic Design program offers four levels of in depth work into the field of graphic design. Students start out learning the basics of Adobe Cloud Applications and gain industry skills that will help them enter the work force.

Valor’s Recording Arts program is a true national distinctive. No other high school in the country offers the level of in-depth, industry-relevant training in Songwriting, Studio Recording and Artist Development. Coupled with a joyful, Christ-centered culture, the Recording Arts program offers unparalleled opportunity to thrive as an artist. Our 2.1 million dollar recording arts complex reflects Valor's commitment to raising up artists to influence our culture for Christ.

Valor offers a robust curriculum that rivals most collegiate commercial music programs. Offering four levels of songwriting, students can excel from the basics of songwriting to producing work for the industry, released through the Loftside Collective. Our songwriting program is led by Marty Magehee, whose years with Christian band 4Him earned him 26 number-1 singles, 9 Dove Awards and a Grammy nomination.

Geared towards anyone who is interested in learning production and audio engineering at any level, students are taught how to produce their own or other people's music utilizing software such as Logic and Protools. With access to our professional recording studio and state-of-the-art equipment such as our flagship SSL AWS 948 mixing console, opportunities rival advanced college programs.

Artist development is the process a musician goes through to develop the skills necessary to build a professional career in the music industry. Students focus on both performance and the business side of commercial music, typically performing publicly two to three times a year, while also working toward music releases through the Loftside Collective. 

Valor offers extensive media opportunities in the Cinematic Arts+Journalism classes. Cinematic arts students will focus on all aspects of production. Our approach to Journalism reflects industry trends, incorporating a multi-media approach where social media is leveraged alongside more traditional broadcast applications.

Valor’s Eagle Eye Media is Valor's multi-media journalism class. Students will learn how to gather quality video, write compelling stories, conduct interviews, and produce short form content for various digital platforms.

Valor’s film program offers students an insight into how Hollywood movies are made. They have state-of-the-art cameras and screening room to showcase their short films they make each semester.  Students understand the basics of image composition, lighting, and editing in Adobe Premiere Pro, as well as other production skills and techniques.

Podcasting and audio journalism is an exciting medium for immersive and informative storytelling. In this course students will learn the basics of every aspect of podcasting.