Ongoing throughout the grades:
- Integrates the arts into the other disciplines
- Identify the fundamentals of fine arts in order to supplement and strengthen the basic skills across the curriculum
- Recognizes and expresses the order and beauty of God’s creation in works of fine art
- Recognition and demonstration of expression and communication in all strands and disciplines
- Recognizes fine arts as a means of communicating feelings and ideas
- Demonstrates good citizenship and respect for others and their work
- Demonstrates proper care of materials
- Develops a sense of personal satisfaction and self esteem through fine arts
- Chooses different media to communicate meaning
- Recognizes the differences between art materials, techniques and processes
- Creates the effects of various visual structures
Pre-K (3 & 4 yr old)
- Introduced to Elements of Art
- Develop hand eye coordination and motor skills through manipulation of materials
Kindergarten
- Chooses different media to communicate meaning
- Be introduced to creative Art that addresses Christian identity
First Grade
- Recognizes how fine arts have evolved through time
- Be introduced to the principles of design
Second Grade
- Recognizes historic religious Visual Arts
- Recognize various solutions to a single Art problem
Third Grade
- Recognizes art in their community and everyday lives
- Recognizes how fine arts have evolved through time
Fourth Grade
- Recognizes and appreciates human experiences past and present
- Participates in fine arts programs within the community
Fifth Grade
- Demonstrates how the fine arts have evolved through time
- Identifies and appreciates human experiences, past and present
- Participates in fine arts programs within the community
Sixth Grade
- Recognizes how the fine arts reflect social, cultural, and historical values
- Participates in fine arts programs within the community
- Recognizes how the arts reflect various cultural periods and civilizations.
Seventh Grade
- Recognizes the importance of environmental space in influencing the quality of everyday life
- Participates in fine arts programs within the community
- Demonstrates and understands what makes different art media, techniques, and processes effective in communicating various ideas
Eighth Grade
- Identifies the role of media in shaping perception and communication
- Participates in fine arts programs within the community
- Integrates visual, spatial, and temporal concepts within context