Welcome To Art!

Welcome To Art! 2014-2015 TCDS Studio Art includes 2nd through 8th grade in a rich curriculum that includes Art History, drawing, painting, ceramics, printmaking, and multicultural studies. Early elementary Art studies focus on introduction to different media, imagination, and the process of making art. Grades reflect effort and improvement of skills. Later elementary grades continue with more challenging assignments to extend their use of media and knowledge of world art. We begin to focus on past and contemporary artists to learn from a variety of styles while expressing students’ own original ideas. Middle school Students have increasingly advanced challenges with more complex media and use of specialized tools. We design assignments from art history and students use what they have learned from other artists to build their own unique styles. Assignments support the National Core Art Standards. The Art Department challenges students on an individualized basis. By nature Art is highly differentiated among students and should reflect their viewpoints and individual imaginations. To grade a student’s work, we use a variety of assessments that include the process of creating art and the effort shown, in addition to the final outcome. The TCDS Art Department is led by two teachers, Mrs. Jean Paradis and Mrs. Kala Phelps. Mrs. Paradis teaches on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Phelps teaches on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Please feel free to email your child’s art teacher with any questions. Thank you, and we are looking forward to seeing all our new and returning students! Don’t forget to visit our blog weekly to see pictures of what your children are creating. http://tcdsartdepartment.blogspot.com/ or you can link from our eplanner. Please “like” our Facebook page Tucson Country Day School Art Department! We are looking forward to a brilliant new school year! Sincerely, Mrs. Jean Paradis & Mrs. Kala Phelps art@tcdcharterschool.com