DISCOVER YOUR INNER ARTIST!
We believe anyone can be an artist. Engaging in and facilitating art creation for children does not require arts expertise to make the experience meaningful and productive.
Q: WHO CAN BE AN ARTIST? A: Anyone, at any age.
If you agree, we've got a curriculum for you!
CURRICULUM
TK-6 ELEMENTARY VISUAL ARTS
PROCESS > PRODUCT CLASSROOM CURRICULUM
Our process-based visual arts curriculum differs from product-based art where students are shown a finished piece and given step-by-step technical direction to replicate it. A process-based approach means educators facilitate student exploration of various materials, discovery of new tools, and creation of truly original pieces of art while fostering a sense of student artists as culture bearers and storytellers, shying away from the idea that art requires perfection or a specific product outcome. Learn more about our philosophy.
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STUDENT ART KITS
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING BENEFITS
The visual arts curriculum requires students to reflect on their feelings and emotions, understand and empathize with others by recognizing the perspectives of diverse individuals and cultures, establish healthy and rewarding communication, and consider the well-being of oneself and others through making safe choices. This is a guiding principle! Therefore, we provide personal art kits with materials for each student to take pride in their individual artistic journey.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FOR TK-6TH GRADE TEACHERS
Contact us for in-person and asynchronous professional development opportunities in process-based, visual arts education. We believe every educator can apply their skills to teach art, regardless of their own perceptions of their aptitude or expertise in art. This is because we view teachers as the facilitators or guides of the process and experience of making art, and not as the ranking expert who must know every technique, genre, movement, or medium. Instead, we honor the skills teachers have cultivated for the design of tailored learning experiences for their learners.
BECOME AN ART AMBASSADOR!
Contact us if you think Discover Your Inner Artist curriculum is a good fit for your classroom, school and/or district. Learn more about how you can bring process-based art to your elementary students.
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It helped [students] form a community. It helped them overcome their anxieties of working with other kids [and] improved performance in class in academics because [students] were...very relaxed and just calm in class because they were able to express themselves through art.”
Shazia, 5th Grade Teacher
I did notice that the students felt confident when they had the [sketch]book, [they] felt more confident about their artwork and just the idea that they don’t have to compare themselves to anyone else was a real area of growth for them.”
Kristy, 5th Grade Teacher
I had a kid come up to me. He goes, ‘I made a mistake.’ I looked at him and I said, ‘just go with it’. Being a true artist is about transforming those errors and making them something beautiful."
Trena, 5th Grade teacher
