Visual Arts

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• Grade 5

  The Grade 5 curriculum focuses on the exploration and transformation of materials. By matching their ideas to the materials at hand, students discover that plans are made in the process and that problems can have multiple solutions. Projects introduce students to new techniques and opportunities to work with various media, including, but not limited to, paint, cardboard construction, paper-maché, and clay.

• Grade 6

  In Grade 6, students develop personal imagery and visual vocabulary in two and three dimensions. Projects emphasizing experimentation and exploration offer students the opportunity to work with a variety of materials, including paint, pastel, wire, paper-mâché, and found objects.

• Grade 7

  The Grade 7 curriculum combines skill-building with open-ended prompts allowing students to express themselves authentically and confidently. Projects engage students in exploring various mediums and techniques related to drawing, painting, sewing, sculpture, and collage-making.

• Grade 8

  Grade 8 art classes are divided into semester-long courses allowing for students to study two of the following mediums:
       
  Photography 
  Students acquire an understanding of the basics of traditional darkroom photography by constructing and photographing with pin-hole cameras—additionally, students experiment with alternative photographic processes such as photograms, chemigrams and lumens.
  
  

  Ceramics
  Students acquire the fundamental skills of ceramics hand-building and gain a historical and cultural understanding of clay through presentations and discussions.
  
  

  Printmaking
  Students explore various printmaking methods in two and three-dimensional forms allowing for multiple reproductions with conventional and unconventional tools and materials.