Our mission is to serve students with auditory impairment by providing educational challenges and opportunities, which empower them to become productive and independent individuals. Art, Foreign Language, Keyboarding, Skills for Living and Theater. This brief overview provides an opportunity for students to see what is offered as semester courses in the seventh and eighth grade. Art students will learn a variety of drawing and painting techniques using elements and principles of design. Drawing skills are studied in detail to make art comfortable for all students.
Sculpture explores the elements and principles of design through three dimensional works of art.
Students will create sculpture projects using a variety of media and will learn about many of the career options in the art field. Both courses include the study of the historical and cultural aspects of various artists and their works. Exploratory Keyboarding teaches 6th grade students the skills necessary to use their keyboard as a basic communication tool in the preparation of personal and school papers. Using Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing and MS Word 97, students will accomplish sufficient keyboarding skills to be able to operate the keyboard by touch. In addition, they will practice mastering correct techniques of good posture, hand position, key stroking, and proper response patterns.