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Visual Arts
Visual Arts
The Visual Arts program fosters creative confidence, independence, and personal expression through hands-on exploration and artistic discovery.
At every grade level, students engage with varied media and techniques as they examine concepts such as identity, storytelling, creative problem-solving, and cultural understanding. The curriculum is developmentally appropriate, continuous, and sequential, allowing students to build foundational skills while deepening their understanding of influential artists, art history, and visual communication. Through this process, students learn to express ideas visually, reflect on their own work, and appreciate the artistic perspectives of others.
Opportunities for Every Child
All Lower and Upper School students visit the Art Room twice per 8-day cycle, where they engage in developmentally appropriate experiences designed to foster creative growth.
During this time, the Visual Arts Department provides every student with opportunities to:
- Use current technologies as part of the creative process
- Analyze, interpret, and reflect on their own artistic choices and the work of peers
- Expand creative and critical thinking skills
- Engage in meaningful group discussions and self-directed exploration
- Explore both verbal and nonverbal forms of artistic communication
- Strengthen independent problem-solving skills and perseverance
Elements of Art and Principles of Design
Activities rooted in Elements of Art and Principles of Design reinforce art concepts.
Through drawing, painting, printmaking, textiles, sculpture, and other fundamental artistic processes, students learn to:
- Make connections between art and other disciplines such as dance, theater, music, math, science and social studies
- Develop fine and gross motor skills
- Analyze and evaluate art using art vocabulary
- Synthesize other skills, like reading and writing, to analyze each component of their arts education as well as their own personal growth
- Compare art from different time periods and cultures
- Appreciate a process-focused Art curriculum through open-ended projects
The program encompasses art history, art criticism, aesthetics, design, and production and draws its curriculum from a variety of sources including state and national guidelines, local cultural and museum offerings, and elements born out of ideals relevant and unique to JTD.
The ultimate mission of the JTD Visual Arts Program is to assist students in reaching their fullest creative potential in a supportive environment. The Visual Arts Department strives for student artists to develop self-confidence and a sense of pride as a result of their artistic education and accomplishments.
The ultimate mission of the JTD Visual Arts Program is to assist students in reaching their fullest creative potential in a supportive environment. The Visual Arts Department strives for student artists to develop self-confidence and a sense of pride as a result of their artistic education and accomplishments.
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Applicants for admission are accepted one year prior to the student's enrollment. If you have just found out you are moving to Los Angeles or if you have any questions, please feel free to call the admissions office for information.
The John Thomas Dye School admits students of any race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs.
Located In Los Angeles, CA, John Thomas Dye is an independent school for grades K-6. Students benefit from a challenging academic program, fine arts, competitive athletics, and a wide selection of extracurricular activities.
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