Visual Arts
As facilitators of art, our goal is to balance a strong curriculum with teaching students how to apply their creativity in order to set the stage for creative talent to flourish. Each student is mentored and shown the importance of patience, dedication, a strong work ethic, and creative thinking. Wesleyan offers several different visual art courses for students to explore multiple mediums that will develop artistic skills and creativity at every level.
Create a classroom full of energy and creativity and stimulate a passion for the visual arts.
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Lower School Art
Students participate in a co-curricular program that emphasizes the fundamentals of art. Lessons are designed to enhance each student's creative imagination and incorporate the skills necessary to perceive, analyze, and understand visual art techniques. For students in Kindergarten through 4th grade, art class meets once a rotation for 45 minutes. -
Middle School Art
In middle school, art classes are available as an elective. Classes are designed to prepare young minds for an increasingly visual culture. Through problem solving and critical thinking, students will begin to realize their own creative style and sensibility.5th Grade:
5th Grade Art6th Grade:
6th Grade Art7th Grade
2D Art
3D Art8th Grade
2D Art
3D Art
Advanced Art
These classes, with the exception of Advanced Art, are only a semester-long. Advanced Art is a year-long class and is only available to 8th grade students that receive teacher recommendation and approval. -
High School Art
High school students who wish to continue pursuing an interest in the visual arts are offered a number of elective courses to choose from. Click here to view the course structure.9th Grade
Introduction to Studio Art
Introduction to Design
Drawing
Painting
Sculpture
Ceramics
Digital Photography I10th Grade
Introduction to Studio Art
Introduction to Design
Drawing
Painting
Advanced 2D Art
Sculpture
Ceramics
Advanced 3D Art
Digital Photography I
Digital Photography II11th Grade
Introduction to Studio Art
Introduction to Design
Drawing
Painting
Advanced 2D Art
Sculpture
Ceramics
Advanced 3D Art
Digital Photography I
Digital Photography II
AP Studio Art12th Grade
Introduction to Studio Art
Introduction to Design
Drawing
Painting
Advanced 2D Art
Sculpture
Ceramics
Advanced 3D Art
Digital Photography I
Digital Photography II
AP Studio Art
These classes (with the exception of Advanced 2D Art, Advanced 3D Art, and AP Studio Art) are only a semester-long.
Advanced 2D Art is a continuation of Drawing and Painting and is a year-long course.
Advanced 3D Art is a continuation of Sculpture and Ceramics and is a year-long course.
AP Studio Art is a year-long class and is only available to 11th and 12th-grade students that have completed the required prerequisite courses and received teacher recommendation and approval.
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