Students are assigned projects with basic requirements from which they are encouraged to develop personal expression. Quarter projects replace examinations as end of term assessments. Students may take this course for two years, and may prepare a portfolio for college applications. The seventh grade Art class works on a variety of projects. They each create a mixed medium painting of mystical beasts, assemble constructions out of wood, make masks, and create resist paintings.
Evaluation is based on improvement in art skills and completion of assignments.
Behavior and attitude are also considered. We closely examine the development of the musical instruments of the world. Students then build their own instruments and compose music for them. The grade is based on homework, quiz, and test scores, the instrument project, and classroom behavior and cooperation. In eighth grade Dance, students work on the development of strength, flexibility, technique, and basic steps.