Art

The Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School art curriculum is based on the elements and principles of design. Incorporating the elements and principles of design in the art program keeps art challenging. It also allows the students to grow as the procedures increase with age.

Art is provided for PreK3 through High School. PreK3 - Kdg attend class once a week for a 30 minute period. The first through sixth grade students all attend art once a week as well but their class time is increased to 45 minutes.  Seventh and eighth grade students can choose art as an elective. This is offered on a block schedule at the South Campus every other day for a class period of 85 minutes. High school students have the opportunity to take Art I,II,III and IV. This is offered on a block schedule as well every other day for 85 minutes.

Each grade level will create projects that incorporate elements to further student knowledge on each subject. Different media will be used throughout the year to incorporate artists with individual stylistic media. This gives the students the opportunity to find a medium with which they are comfortable. It also challenges students to work in areas outside of their comfort zones.

Examples of these mediums are:

- Drawing with marker, crayon, ebony, oil pastel, ink, pencil, charcoal and chalk

- Painting with tempera, acrylic, watercolor, papers, and oils

- Printmaking with string, glue line, silkscreen, metal plates, Styrofoam, and linoleum ( high school students have a printing press to future their progress)

- Sculpture with paper, wire, plaster, clay, paper-mache, packing tape and other common or found objects- use of a pottery wheel and kiln have been added for in depth study in Arts I-IV

- Art History and in-depth study of design are an integral part of Arts I-IV