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Programs / PreK - Grade 4
2007 - 2008
(approved 8/23/07)

Art

The K-4 art program is designed to provide children with the opportunity to create. The art program is offered as a means of self-expression which provides for an outlet of ideas, emotion, and creative energy. It develops a perceptual awareness and discrimination which helps our students gain an appreciation of our environment and the quality of life. The art program also develops manipulative and technical skills in a wide range of media.

Students participate in weekly lessons that are a minimum of 40 minutes in duration. Reinforcement of skills takes place in the general classrooms through interest corners at the primary level and special projects for older students. Such projects include dioramas, models, scenic design, posters, etc. The regular display of student work in classrooms, corridors, and local establishments provides a vehicle for communicating individual and collective talents.

Art education is comprised of two aspects -- encouraging appreciation and developing skills. Included in the K-4 program are: printing, sculpture, weaving, painting, stitchery, drawing, puppetry, and dyeing. Each skill area is enriched by utilizing a variety of techniques. As an example: printing encompasses work with strings, potatoes, linoleum, and wood. Elements of design, color sense, use of tools, and art history are aspects that are considered in a multi-level fashion.


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