OVERVIEW
At Kingswood Elementary, our special area classes—including art, music, physical education, iExplore, and band—are an essential part of every child's education. These experiences foster creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving while helping students discover their talents, build confidence, and develop skills that support success both inside and outside the classroom.
PROGRAMS OFFERED
Drawing
This course will introduce students to basic drawing, perspective and sketching techniques using various media to depict a variety of subjects. Students will create drawings that demonstrate their understanding of the elements of art and principles of design.
Painting
This course is a survey of various painted media on the traditional surfaces of canvas and paper. The class will offer an overview of the fundamental traditional painting methods. Students will be challenged to create paintings that demonstrate their understanding of the elements of art and principles of design.
2D Multimedia
Students will create multi-media compositions with a variety of materials, paint, images, found objects, and ink painting. Techniques will include collage, monotype printing, drawing, painting, mixing, assemblage, cutting, and pasting, etc. Students will be challenged to create products that demonstrate their understanding of the elements of art and principles of design.
3D Multimedia
This art course deals with art in its 3-Dimensional form. A variety of mediums will be explored, which may include textiles, ceramics, paper mache’, wire sculpture…and more! Students will participate in a wide range of experiences using additive or subtractive sculptural techniques designed to build artistic and creative confidence. An appreciation for art from various cultures will be developed.
Collaborative Art
Students will work together to create various pieces of artwork. This course will focus on the skills needed to work collaboratively to complete murals, posters, sidewalk art, set backdrops, or their own class art show.
Fiber Arts
Class will focus on sewing, weaving, and braiding projects. We will work with yarn, cotton, fabric, burlap and other fibrous materials.
World Cultures & Art
Students will explore the artwork and techniques of various countries throughout the world. They will then use this knowledge to try and create their own pieces of art that utilized the techniques of cultures they have studied.
8th Grade Mural
Students will work together to create a mural for our Kingswood campus. This course will focus on the skills needed to work collaboratively to complete murals, posters, sidewalk art, & set backdrops.