Art
We believe the arts must be as meaningful a part of the curriculum as are mathematics and language. We advocate teaching the arts because they provide children with a sense of civilization, foster creativity, teach effective communication, and provide tools for the critical assessment of what one sees, hears, feels, reads and experiences. We are fortunate that our parents understand this from their own experience. All will enjoy observing their children discovering these eternal truths.
An effective Art Curriculum provides a sequential program of instruction for all the children. Each student deserves to learn about our common artistic heritage, to have the chance to add creative images to the world, and to appreciate how through art one can express ideas and emotions that cannot be grasped by language alone.
Fine motor practice, color work, and imagination all come into play in Art activities. The Art curriculum uses collage and glue, cutting with scissors, hole punching, markers, crayons, paint, and our own play dough. Art activities include an ever-changing selection of creative activities for children. For example we continuously develop new lessons on great artists in which the children's activities are matched with fine arts prints that are part of our shared aesthetic vocabulary.
