Fullerton Union High School

What is BEAST?

BEAST is the Biology, Engineering, Arts, Science, Technology Program at Fullerton Union High School and is part of the growing Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics (STEAM) based education movement.

A unique program, BEAST students imagine, design, and create “creature characters” employing the skills of the artist, the understanding of the biologist, and the methods of the engineer. Projects range from analyzing and sculpting anatomical models that show environmental adaptations, to building motorized machines that replicate the motion and locomotion of living creatures, to exploring the principles of mutation, disease, and hybridization through prosthetic makeup and masks.

Partnered with both industry leaders and educational associates, BEAST creates a one-of–a-kind opportunity for students to put knowledge into action and use critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and their own imagination to build the products needed in the STEAM-based “practical effects” field and elsewhere.

Our Mission

The BEAST program's mission is to have students explore the connections between the Arts and Sciences through the knowledge, skills, connections, and careers of the special effects (SFX) of the film and entertainment industries, including special effects (SFX) and special makeup FX (SMUFX), utilizing sculpting, painting, mold making, casting, technical design, CAD, 3D printing, mechanical design and engineering.