Art Courses
Art 1
Year / 1 Credit / Grade 9-12
Art 1 is a beginner’s course; it includes many structured drawing and painting lessons, a few sculpture and craft lessons, and complementary art vocabulary and appreciation lessons. To benefit from this course, students must have the ability to experiment, focus their imaginations, work with care, and organize an art portfolio.
Art 2
Year / 1 Credit / Grade 10-12
The course provides for additional experiences in making art and understanding the art of others. The emphasis of this course is in developing each student’s personal motivation for creating art. To benefit from this course, students must be able to draw from observation, draw from imagination, blend colors and compose in both 2 and 3 dimensional space. Students in this course are expected to have a genuine interest in art and to have completed the Art 1 course
World Crafts
Semester or Year / 1/2 or 1 Credit / Grade 10-12
The spirit of craft objects varies around the world depending on construction methods, availability of raw materials, and decorative motifs that are culturally derived. Students in this course will discover crafts within the context of world cultures and use this knowledge to create works of their own. Paper, fiber and clay will be the primary materials used. Learning about the cultures of India, China, and Africa relative to their art is an essential part of this class.
