All students at the elementary level will receive a foundation of knowledge in a variety of techniques including drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and ceramics. Their skills within each discipline build upon those practiced the previous year in a continuing, spiraling curriculum. Young artists are exposed to diverse artists, past and present, and cultural practices from across the globe.

Classroom expectations and routines remain the same throughout all grade levels.

The art education students receive at Claypit Hill not only prepares them to participate in arts endeavors at the middle school and high school levels, but also requires that they practice many twenty-first century skills (including creativity, questioning, perseverance, communication, collaboration, global awareness, and especially critical thinking and problem solving) that will benefit their personal growth outside the arts disciplines.