2025-26 Course Descriptions - Catalog - Page 48
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM
Our middle school program provides students with a foundation in the visual and performing arts in 6th
grade, then allows students to investigate core disciplines in 7th and 8th. In addition to our regular course
offerings, middle school students have the opportunity to engage with additional arts programming during
our elective sessions.
FOUNDATIONS IN ART & DESIGN
How can we use art and design to better
understand and interpret our world? How do artists
build rewarding studio habits and communicate
effectively through their artwork? In Foundations in
Art and Design, 6th grade students investigate a
variety of disciplines, including drawing, painting,
ceramics, music, photography, digital art, and
theatre, as they work in a collaborative studio
space and practice creative norms and routines.
Using the elements of art and principles of design
as a framework, 6th-grade artists create handson projects illuminating the connections between
visual and performing arts, design, and STEM. By
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learning a common design language, students
begin identifying and articulating their personal
aesthetics and artistic interests. Participation in
exhibitions and in-person visits to area museums
allow us to consider how art can convey meaning
and how it may be shared with the public,
preparing students to showcase their work at
school-wide exhibitions.
Note: All Field 6th Graders are required to take this
course.
