The Broadmeadow Art Studio Philosophy

As a core academic subject, Needham Public School Students engage in a rigorous standards-based arts education, rooted in the creative process, which further develops a child’s ability to communicate, think creatively, problem solve, and collaborate.

The art program at Broadmeadow embraces Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB). In this model, students learn about art and the art world by assuming the role of artist as they direct their own learning. They practice coming up with art problems to solve, asking questions, and seeing possibilities in the world around them. Students learn to persevere through difficulties as well as to trust themselves and their own judgment while simultaneously becoming self-directed and organized. -Jen Ferrari Lane School Bedford Ma

The art-making experience at Broadmeadow focuses on developing eight broad thinking practices, also known as Studio Habits of Mind (SHoM):

Develop Craft, Engage & Persist, Envision, Express, Observe, Reflect, Stretch & Explore, Understand Art Worlds

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