What Is Portfolio Academy? 
Portfolio Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts is a unique program designed for high school students who have demonstrated a proficiency of talent and a personal desire to pursue their interest in a particular area(s) of the arts. Started in the fall of 2000 as a natural outgrowth of The Master’s Academy of Fine Arts, Inc., the Portfolio program serves as great preparation for those students wishing to pursue college level training in the arts as well as those who wish to pursue their area of interest as a ministry area in the future.

Students involved in the Portfolio program benefit from focused and specific classes in their chosen interest area as well as smaller class size and individual attention, coaching and mentoring.
Students with skills gained in other arts programs, including Master’s Academy, find their skills moved to a higher level of understanding and proficiency. 

Portfolio Academy offers a distinctive approach to the arts by requiring each student to participate in the worldview class scope and sequence and by offering a broad approach to arts history and various arts disciplines. It is our desire to prepare students not only in their area of giftedness, but also to help that student lay a firm Biblical and Christian worldview of the arts. Our minds should be filled with God’s ideas before interacting with the culture….thus enabling us to have interacting with the culture but not accommodation. This approach is what sets Portfolio apart from other arts programs and insures a safe and appropriate environment for arts instruction.

Strands of study offered vary by location but may include any of the following: visual art, music, visual media, theater (acting or tech/media), and literary arts. All majors begin with basic foundational courses and progress to discipline specific courses and are completed with preparation for senior projects, recitals, shows and portfolios. Portfolio Advanced Arts Education Diplomas are awarded to graduates. Students enrolling in Portfolio after their freshman year are eligible to receive credits based on prior instruction and demonstrated abilities and are thus eligible for either a full Portfolio Diploma or a provisionary diploma. Recent graduates from the Portfolio program have received arts related scholarship to a variety of colleges based on portfolios and auditions using materials and instruction received while attending Portfolio Academy.