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At St. Linus School, the Visual Arts Program is designed to introduce the Elements of Art and the Principles of Design through hands-on activities at each grade level. The weekly art instruction will give students the opportunity to become familiar with drawing tools and techniques, history of artists, color theory, collage and personal reflection on cultural art.
The Visual Arts curriculum at St. Linus School is aligned with the National Standards for Arts Education, the Illinois Learning Standards, Common Core State Standards, and the Archdiocese of Chicago Curriculum Benchmarks.
@Art Classroom News
Second Grade enjoyed the story "The Boy Who Drew Birds" : A Story of John James Audubon. The students are creating their own sketchbook/guidebook of birds. The class also viewed online paintings such as "Summer Red Bird" 1838.
Third Grade viewed Pablo Picasso's painting "Portrait of Dora Maar" 1939. Students were introduced to the art styles of realism and cubism and drew a picture both ways. The student's also created Cubist Snow people.
Fourth Grade worked on Winter Landscape Dioramas in the style of Canadian artist Kelly Pousette.
Fifth Grade and Sixth Grades viewed historical examples of mosaics from Grecian, Roman, and Byzantine eras. Paper mosaics using heart shapes, and color themes were designed by the students.
Seventh Grade drew a heart shaped stained window and colored the faux stain glass using a watercolor technique.
Eight Grade is designing a board game and package design.
