Early Adventurers
(Pre-School/Pre-Kinder)

Art Goals:

Early Adventurers begin developing basic skills in using simple art tools; fingers, crayons, brushes and scissors. Projects are designed to develop self pride, self confidence and identity as well as sensory, memory and verbal skills.

Kindergarten and Grade 1

Art Goals:

Kindergarten and grade one students (grade one students expand upon skills learned in kindergarten) develop basic skills, the proper use of scissors, patterns, paint, crayons and clay. They explore a variety of media and are encouraged to express themselves individually and in group projects. They learn to care for their tools and to clean their area when they are finished.

Grade 2

Art Goals:

Grade two students expand upon the basic skills that were introduced in grade one. Projects become more detailed as the students’ motor skills develop. Interdisciplinary projects are incorporated in conjunction with work covered in other academic areas.

Grade 3

Art Goals:

In grade three projects involving small motor skills are introduced on a regular basis and the fruits of developing eye-hand coordination begin to appear in their drawings on a more sophisticated level. Students have more control over their drawings and are able to incorporate more detail into their work. New media and the concepts of representational and imaginative drawing are introduced.

Grade 4

Art Goals:

Grade four students begin to further develop the concepts of color mixing. As a result, their painting techniques become more sophisticated. In addition, students are able to use the basic art skills they have learned more effectively and can give more thought to the visual content of their work.

Grade 5

Art Goals:

Grade five students continue to build on their existing skills. They are given more work in drawing and begin to learn about simple perspective. On this level, an increased maturity allows for greater independence in their work.