From an early age, children draw, paint, build, and model in order to interact with their environment and create images that express their understanding of the world. Visual arts education builds on these experiences, providing opportunities for all students to perceive, respond to, and create images, and to communicate through them.
Images are central to the visual arts.
The term image encompasses almost all visual information, ranging from simple marks on paper to elaborate 3-D designs or architectural forms. Through visual arts education, students develop understanding of the personal, social, cultural, and historical contexts in which images are viewed and created. Visual arts education also involves students in image-development and design processes. The Visual Arts K to 7 curriculum develops and extends the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that form the basis for visual arts education from Kindergarten to Grade 12. This IRP has been designed to make visual arts accessible to all students while encouraging the aesthetic , physical, intellectual, social, emotional, and career development of each individual.