Integrated Arts?

The Integrated Arts is a model designed to offer support, extension, and supplementary experiences in content areas through interdisciplinary arts activities. The Common Core Standards' emphasis on developing depth and rigor in thought and the ability to communicate relevant information with increasing skill provides the necessary impetus for this model. Content will be viewed through many lenses, allowing the entirety of relevant ideas to be processed and applied broadly and with added depth. Work with visual arts, music, drama, literature, writing, technology, and design will be incorporated and collaboration with classroom teachers will be ongoing. As Yeats wrote, "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire". The Integrated Arts is an opportunity to light a very purposeful, very directed fire.

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Art Studio Lunch Club Begins



I love to capture a bit of creativity. Here we have some enthusiastic artists at work designing a poster to be hung on the front of the school to inform about our upcoming fall Harvest Festival, which is October 1st from 4-630 or so in the afternoon. It should be fun.

This work was done during our Friday art studios which occur at lunchtime. Children are encouraged to come in and try their hand at new techniques or work with me on a large-scale project for the school. Soon to come are a few new decorations for our front fence and an interactive art piece for our Kindergarten playground. Fun and engaging work is found in our Art Studio every Friday at lunchtime.
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