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=Elementary Philosophy=

We live through art in our everyday life. Art is a part of what it means to be human, and it is an integral part of the choices we all make daily.

Art encompasses skills, techniques, elements and principles that can be learned, studied, refined and practiced. Learning about art develops citizens who can make meaning from their experiences, analyze their choices, identify and creatively respond to problems, take risks, and tolerate ambiguity. Despite the career path students will enter, a comprehensive and sequential learning experience in the visual arts will train every elementary student to experiment, reflect, problem-solve, and create, all skills that even the youngest students will need to build upon in the 21st century. By focusing the elementary art program on active learning and creation, students will use the arts as another language with which they can synthesize knowledge and express their individual viewpoints through an open and supportive environment.