Primary

• Cross-curricular exploration
• Multi-cultural focus across the continents of Asia, Africa, North and South America, and Europe
• Techniques used by artists such as: Eric Carle, Matisse, Pollack, Katsushika Hokusai, Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Monet and Faith Ringgold
• Develop skills using: clay, pencil, watercolor, beading, pastel, and ink
• Mediums include: sculpture, collage, textile, beadwork, and drawing
• Identify elements and principles of art: pattern, color, texture, line, symmetry, shape, and emphasis

Lower Elementary

• Exploring Africa and Asia
• Techniques used by ancient Egyptians, Ndebele, Ashanti, Yoruba, Hmong, Japanese, Chinese and Korean artists
• Develop skills using: pencil, clay, printmaking, ink, watercolor, oil crayon and pastel
• Application and style of art: Katsushika Hokusai, Rodin, Esther Mahlangu and Abdoulaye Konaté 
• Mediums include: sculpture, textile, beading, weaving, painting and drawing
• Identify elements and principles of art: relief, pattern, emphasis, line, texture, balance, composition and contrast

Upper Elementary

• Exploring the cultural practices, applications and history of the Middle Ages as it pertains to artistic expression
• Focus areas include but are not limited to: Byzantine, Celtic, Mesopotamia, Ottoman, Yang and Tang Dynasties and Islamic
• Techniques and focus discussion of culture and artistic practices on multiple continents
• Mediums include: collage, mosaic, textile, jewelry, painting, drawing, bookmaking, printmaking, metalwork and sculpture
• Identify elements and principles of art: value, pattern, symbolism, perspective, scale, sequence, vanishing point and composition

Middle School

• Exploring literature, social concerns, visual culture studies and environmental influences
• Focus areas are: Colonial Era, Revolutionary War and Westward Expansion
• Techniques used by artists and craftspeople in early American history.
• Additional focus will include: anatomy, biomimicry, fashion, graphic design and iconography
• Mediums include: sculpture, painting, beading, sculpture, drawing, collage and textile
• Identify elements and principles of art: symbolism, social impact, pattern, contour, dimension, value, composition and perspective