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Special - Art

The elementary art program at SSIS is designed to develop creativity, self-esteem, imagination, perception, and appreciation of diverse cultures and genres of art. The ability to solve problems and make connections to the world around themselves is encouraged through discussion and reflection as students lead conversations about their own artwork and the art of others in the broader community and throughout history.Through this curriculum, students develop an appreciation for the arts and the art making processes.

The curriculum encourages personal expression involving deep cognitive processing such as interpretation, reflection, and inference with the basic skills of technique, composition, and design. Students explore a wide variety of media, art historical genres, and diverse cultural influences throughout the school year. Students work with sculptural forms, construction, and modeling as well as graphic design, brush technique, perspective drawing, and life drawing.

Theme based exhibitions of student artwork are ongoing though out the year in the Elementary Art Gallery area outside the two art rooms. In many instances,students write reflections, critiques, or poetry as a part of the presentation of their work. Extra-curricular art classes are offered for those students who wish to delve more deeply into their art. All students participate in a culminating end of the year all-school art exhibit and celebration of the visual arts.

	Art Goals:
Early Childhood	Experiment with drawings, paintings, color-mixing, collage and construction Develop fine motor control through use of art tools Use a variety of materials, tools and processes to express own ideas
Kindergarten and Grade 1	Continue to explore a variety of media and tools as a means of expressing concepts, themselves and the world around them Seek inspiration from different literary source Respond to their own and others’ artwork Work with increasing concentration and confidence
Grade 2	Apply art skills, knowledge and understandings acquired in previous grades Make art connections with students’ own life experiences and topics being studied Reflect on and discuss own work and the art of others
Grade 3	Further art skills and knowledge acquired in previous grade Experiment with a wider variety of media and tools Develop inquiry and problem-solving skills in their approach to art
Grade 4	Develop skills, knowledge and understanding of art throughout history and culture Explore various modes of artistic expression from sculpture building to graphic design and various brush painting techniques Research a range of sources as inspiration for their ideas Reflect on, evaluate and discuss their work and the work of other artists
Grade 5	Demonstrate more independence in learning Strengthen an awareness of art within societies and throughout time, thus stimulating their inquiry into the art world Plan, develop and research a range of sources as inspiration for their ideas Reflect on, evaluate and discuss their work and the work of other artists