Visual Arts
Visual Arts Parents are required to sign a Fine Art Class Parental Agreement Form. Failure to do so will jeopardize your students participation in Performance Art Classes. If you failed to sign this form during the membership process, you can find it here.
All Art Classes meet Fall 12 weeks--Spring 12 Weeks
These supplies should be brought weekly.
Youngest and oldest students need the following supplies:
. a sketch book
. a pencil
. eraser
. crayons
. markers
. glue stick
. scissors
ADVANCED I AND II:
. sketch book
. pencils
. eraser
. scissors
. glue stick or bottle
. markers
. Colored pencils are optional-I would suggest Prisma colors
ADVANCED I:
. Please bring a shoe box either week one or two of class for a
project
NOTE: I need any magazines with plenty of plants and animals, such as Ranger Rick. These
magazines are used for projects throughout the year. Thank you!
ART - Grades 1-3, Grades 3-6
Teacher: Kinsey Stephens or Olivia Denton
HELP Homeschool 3 year Rotation overview
All class projects are subject to slight changes as Mrs. Stephens finds new projects that she wants to add.
Art Around the World Fall 2024
1st-3rd grade
This section of Art around the World includes Japanese Fish Kites, Australian Dot Paintings, Mexican Folk Art, and more!
3rd-6th grade
This section of Art around the World includes African Face Jugs, Japanese Kawaii, Scandinavian Rosemaling, and more!
Famous artists Spring 2025
1st-3rd grade
This section of Famous Artists includes Grandma Moses, Maurice Sendak, Henri Matisse, Picasso and more!
3rd-6th grade
This section of Famous Artists includes Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh, Keith Haring, and more!
Art through the Decades Fall 2022, 2025
1st-3rd grade
In Art Through the Decades we look at one significant historical event in each decade from 1910-2010 and create a piece of artwork inspired by this event! Events include things like the invention of the car, first fast food, space exploration and more!
3rd-6th grade
In Art Through the Decades we look at one significant historical event in each decade from 1910-2010 and create a piece of artwork inspired by this event! Events include things like the birth of famous Artists Frida Khalo, Norman Rockwell, the music of Duke Ellington, WWII Propaganda Posters and more!
Elements and principles of Art Spring 2023, 2026
1st-3rd
The elements of art are color, shape, value, space, line, form, and texture. In each of these projects we learn about one element and put it into practice in our artwork. We will work with all sorts of mediums such as oil pastel, watercolor, model magic and more!
3rd-6th
The elements of art are color, shape, value, space, line, form, and texture. In each of these projects we learn about one element and put it into practice in our artwork. We will make projects with metal, tiles, colored pencils, paint and more!
Art Around the World Fall 2023, 2026
1st-3rd Grade
This section of Art around the World includes French hot air ballons, Mexican sombreros, Ukrainian Easter eggs, Italian reflections and more!
3rd-6th Grade
This section of Art around the World includes the Taj Mahal, Indian Elephants, Japanese scrolls, Indonesian shadow puppets and more!
Animals in Art: Spring 2024, 2027
1st-3rd Grade
Animals in art focuses on learning how to draw and paint many different kinds of animals. These lessons are usually centered on children’s’ literature and the kids really love talking about and creating animals! These lessons include dogs, cats, snakes, birds, lions and more!
3rd-6th
Animals in art focuses on learning how to draw and paint many different kinds of animals. These lessons are usually centered on children’s’ literature and the kids really love talking about and creating animals! These lessons include owls, pandas, sea creatures, insects and more!
Annual Tuition and Class Fee: $250/$50
Kindergarten Art--K4-K6
Teacher: Mrs. Britney Roush
This art class is specifically aimed at K4-K6 students to develop their creativity and fine motor skills. Students will explore, discover, and create open ended art experiences while focusing on cutting, tracing, paint brush techniques, and using a wide variety basic art mediums and styles of art. The goal of this class is skill driven or the process for the art experience as opposed to product driven, so the students will only participate in the spring art show, not the Fall art show.
Annual Tuition and Class Fee: $250/$50
Fall--12 Weeks, Spring--12 Weeks
General Junior High & High School Art - 7th and Up
Teacher: Kinsey Stephens
Does your high school student need an art credit? Or, do they just love to be creative? This is the class for them! No pre-requisites and no weekly homework.
We will do a medium based curriculum, so we will focus on lots of different ways to create art. Curriculum will be catered to the interest and skill level of the specific students that sign up. Projects will include but not be limited to: painting, drawing, sculpture, air dry clay, and more!
Annual Tuition and Class Fee: $250/$50
PHOTOGRAPHY FUNDAMENTALS - Grades 7th-12th
This is a full year class with a different focus each semester.
Teacher: Jacquie Palazzolo
Fall Semester: This is an entry level class designed to introduce the fundamentals of photography. We will spend each week covering a new topic and by the end of the semester, your student will have been exposed to, and practiced necessary elements to photograph most situations in which your student would typically use a camera. The aim (pun intended) of Introduction to Photography is to help the student accomplish more than just “shoot” pictures, but, instead, to be an “intentional image maker”. My goal in this class is to help the student learn how to utilize simple techniques to transform their photography from snapshots to memorable keepsakes. Students should be ready, able, and willing to listen and participate in class and practice the techniques taught in the form of weekly homework assignments.
Spring: We will dive into the foundational knowledge obtained in the first semester. This semester requires more participation and outside class-time practice. We will review and learn more details about a topic each week and then practice the skills necessary to move closer to mastering that skill. Each week will consist of a photography assignment and reading associated with the lessons given. We will plan at least one photography field trip (on a non-HELP) day to practice the skills we are learning. Class fees cover an excellent text as well as a professionally printed/matted image to be displayed in the Art Show on Performance Night. The student will keep the print after each show, having a piece of their own artwork to display in your home!
Require Materials: DSLR Camera & Tripod (Any type)
Annual Tuition & Class Fee $260/$80
Fall 12 weeks--Spring 12 Weeks
Not Offered in 2024-2025
Art History and Technique I - Grades 6th & UP
Teacher: Emily Carabello
This class is specifically designed for those students who have a strong interest in art. We have sketch book homework assignments each week in this class. The students begin to dive into color theory, famous artists, printmaking and watercolor techniques and more. There will be an Art show at the end of the semester where your child(ren) will display their masterpieces.
Annual Tuition and Class Fee: $250/$40
Art History and Technique II - Grades 7th & UP
Teacher: Emily Carabello
This class has a prerequisite of Art History and Technique I. We will continue in more techniques, as well as making wire figures, expanding our watercolor skills, printmaking skills, and drawing skills. Weekly sketch book assignments will be given. There will be an Art show at the end of the semester where your child(ren) will display their masterpieces.
Annual Tuition and Class Fee: $250/$40