Desoto Elementary

Art Opportunities at DeSoto

Art Class:

Students in grades K-5 have art class one time per week for 55 minutes.

The elementary art program is a visual program, hands on, and creative, introducing artistic knowledge to all children. The art classes contribute to an understanding of the world the student lives in; reacting to the things we see and feel, and interpreting emotions, thoughts, and insights through a variety of visual materials and techniques.

In each grade level, we work in the following areas; art history, art criticism, art production, and aesthetics. These are all integrated through a hands on approach.

Each year we have a different theme we work with dealing with a country, an artist, or a type of art work. Each class level works in an area, doing a different art form. This works out well because the students get to see different things being made and yet they all aren't making the same thing. These are all being made using different kinds of art media.

Each Spring, we have an art show displayed in the hallways at DeSoto Elementary. We also help teachers with special art projects they're doing in their classes. We also integrate art with the subject areas in their classrooms.

Additional Art Opportunities:

F.A.M.E.-The Foundation for Arts and Music in Elementary Education

F.A.M.E. presents a festival each year. DeSoto art students participate in this along with the music department. Their art and music often go hand in hand to make this an enjoyable experience.

Bulletin Boards:

The students art work is displayed throughout the building during the year on bulletin boards, in the hallways, and in display cases. Also, three times during the year, art work is displayed at the Superintendent's Office.