Fillmore Program:  Once a week, all Hearst students receive Arts education at the Fillmore West Arts Center.  Each student spends part of a day at Fillmore, with Pre-K and K classes attending onTuesday mornings, and all other classes attending on Tuesday afternoons.  Every child in grades K, 1, and 2 experiences the same curriculum. As the school year is divided into trimesters, all Fillmore students are exposed to visual arts for the entire year and to dance, drama, or music each trimester. As part of the experience, the early childhood classes invite parents for Open House visits once per trimester.

Students in grades 3-6 choose classes from a wide variety of art areas. Classes (except for instrumental music) change each semester. At the end of the semester, Festival Evenings are held where students share their work and performances with family and friends. Attendance at these evenings is an important part of the learning process and is expected.  In addition, students in grades 3-5 have an opportunity to participate in after-school ensembles in strings, band, and chorus. These ensembles often go on field trips to perform and hear other groups.