Class Overview

This class provides maximum opportunity for each student with varying learning styles – whether they are visual, kinesthetic, or auditory learners – to have hands-on experiences in producing personal works of art, enhanced by the integration of: art history, art criticism, aesthetic critiques, as well as the core curriculum (i.e. Reading, Science, Math, and Social Studies) as art readily relates to all educational experiences.

Moreover, our class encourages critical thinking, creative problem-solving skills, cross-cultural understanding, as well as empathy for historical and contemporary artworks. The program is further designed to encourage perceptual awareness through the involvement of all of the senses set in place at Whitehall by Mrs. Hall. Additionally, the class is aimed to build connections and increase student engagement and overall achievement.

My vision for the 2023-2024 academic school year is to develop "distinguished learners, leaders, voices of social justice, and advocates for humanity for the world of today, tomorrow, and beyond.” In fulfilling that vision students will keep record of their growth through their art journal/sketchbook. As a team – student and teacher – we will pledge to provide authentic experiences in the arts through performance/execution, student art show, attendance, and the exploration of personal artistic goals throughout the 2023-2024 school year.