Creative Enrichment Classes

Enrichment classes are included in the curriculum to enhance the child's cultural and artistic  awareness.  Such creative activities are an essential part of a holistic curriculum, empowering each child to find his or her expressive “voice.”  Moreover, we “infuse” the arts throughout the curriculum as a vital means to enrich and enliven other subject matter.

Arts and Crafts:  Art strives to maintain the great joy the child finds creating something of his or her own.  The children have the freedom to explore their imaginations in a variety of media used for expression.  The importance of the process is stressed at this time, rather than the end product.  Activities may include:  painting, pottery, drawing, sculpture, photography, mural making, and collage making, as well as crafts like cooking, quilting, and sewing.

Music: The main focus of the music curriculum is to discover the voice, learn how to listen attentively, work collaboratively in a group, and appreciate the universality of rhythm.  Through aspects such as singing and playing instruments, music listening, theory and history, the children learn basic concepts such as melody, lyrics, timbre, beat, rhythm, and pitch.  The children are also given the opportunity to play simple rhythm and percussion instruments.  If you have any drums or percussion instruments to donate please consider doing so.

Movement:  Creative movement and health exercises are a crucial, though often neglected, aspect of schooling.  Such activities provide a genuine form of physical education as well as creative expression.  Our school will offer instruction in various movement arts such as dance, juggling, mime, yoga, and t’ai chi, as well as sports like soccer, basketball, swimming and surfing