Art Education
Elementary Art Education
The Gilbert Public Schools elementary art curriculum acknowledges that involvement in the arts is associated with gains in math, reading, cognitive ability, critical thinking, and verbal skill. Involvement in an art program can also improve motivation, concentration, confidence, and teamwork. Our highly experienced team of art teachers create more choice opportunities in their learning environments where students are encouraged to develop creative thinking and problem-solving skills while following a scope and sequence of learning that meets both objectives and standards.
Our mission is to offer an environment that fosters student independence and creative thinking. Students are provided with encouragement to plan and problem-solve in order to develop confidence and motivation with an overall pride in their artwork.
Our vision is to promote student artists to achieve the ability to develop and implement a visual idea. Our goal is to develop a grade-appropriate continuum of artistic behavioral expectations.
The elementary art education program provides instruction for kindergarten through 6th-grade students and utilizes an assortment of mediums and techniques including drawing, painting, clay/ceramics, 3D art, collage, fibers, and printmaking.
Secondary Art Education
Gilbert Public School’s Secondary Visual Arts Programs endeavor to provide meaningful and diverse exposure and achievement through rigorous visual arts curriculum.
Students are empowered to make enduring real world connections, communicate, and create through various media and experiences in classes such as: Art & Design, Ceramics, Digital Photography, Drawing, Metals and Jewelry, New Media, Painting, Traditional Photography, and a variety of AP and IB coursework.
Instructors work as a community to create and implement curriculum that develops skills in problem solving, aesthetic literacy, collaboration and critical thinking. Instructors strive to meet the needs of their students by creating relevant relationships that prepare students for their next steps, whether it’s art school or moving directly into the creative industry.
Our visual arts programs give artist-students the opportunity to participate in student art shows and competitions, while also focusing on the foundations of art creation.
High School
Two Career and Technical Education or Fine Arts Credits:
Students must complete one credit of fine art from the following areas:
- Music
- Art Theater
- Dance
OR
One full year credit of CTE from the same program area. Refer to course description for courses that meet this university entrance requirement.