Visual Arts

Art education is designed to expand students' means of expression and communication, stimulate the imagination, and provide insight into the contributions of others. Emphasis at the elementary level is fundamentally placed upon exploration and exposure to materials and methods while building skills and techniques over time. It allows students to build their conceptual skills, techniques and understandings as they also develop their own unique creative form of self expression. The Visual Arts curriculum is both experiential and developmental in nature. We strive to stimulate other areas of learning in all students while providing opportunities to identify and cultivate artistic skill sets and capabilities. The South Windsor art program will provide each student with:

• Instruction in the basic elements and principles of art

• Inspiration for his/her creative and aesthetic needs

• Instruction in skills and techniques using a variety of media with experiences in all dimensional modes

• Methods for increasing perceptual and motor skill abilities utilizing a variety of approaches

• An understanding of the role of the artist - both present and past

• The means to interrelate art experiences with other academic areas of study

• An opportunity for interaction with other students’ abilities and ideas

• Opportunities for public exhibition and competitions at the local, state and national level