Elementary School Visual Arts

The art program at the Elementary School level provides visual learning for all students. Students in pre-first through fifth grade are taught within a sequential program adapted to their differing maturational and developmental levels. Two full-time art teachers, each having an associate, present an age-appropriate curriculum which emphasizes building confidence and developing skills. Students use both two- and three-dimensional forms to express their ideas. Through repeated art experiences in drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, ceramics, and fiber arts, the concepts dealing with principles of art and elements of design are identified and explored, and facility with the tools, techniques, and vocabulary of the process are enhanced. At each grade level, students learn about their artistic heritage through exposure to works of art and artistic traditions in different cultures and times. Whenever possible, art activities are integrated into and/or correlated with the classroom curriculum and other special areas.