Art

Art Curriculum
DoDDS Isles District

In the Isles District the study of art is important. As stated in the “Arts Education for Life and Work,” a 1997 publication of the Getty Education Institute for the Arts:
“In classrooms across the nation, experience has repeatedly demonstrated that when the arts are taught in a comprehensive program, they are also a medium for developing cognitive skills that carry over in other areas. These include the abilities to generate new ideas--in other words, to think holistically. These are the same qualities embodied in the broader goals of educational reform, and they are exactly the attributes that children will need to succeed in the 21st century.”
The aim of art education is twofold: to prepare students for fulfilling productive lives as citizens and to prepare students as life-long learners. The DoDDS goals for learning in art were recently revised. In the revision process, educators and parents reviewed the latest research and trends in art education, and wrote content standards. In art there are seven standards. These standards shape the lessons and learning at all levels.

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