Visual Arts

The visual arts program at St. David's seeks to instill a love of art in its students. Students are given the opportunity to experience a variety of different areas in the visual arts kindergarten through twelfth grade. Learning is not confined to the classroom; field trips are often taken to local colleges and universities, galleries, and museums to enhance understanding of various topics.

St. David's student artwork can often be found on display in the local community. Students also have the opportunity to exhibit their art during the major school exhibitions. St. David's believes the visual arts play an important role in the life of a student, the school, and the surrounding community.

Lower School
Meeting once a week, lower school art classes provide a curriculum rich in art experiences that are relevant to the young artist's life and age level. Lessons are discipline-based, incorporate appreciation of well known art, and are often coordinated topics studied in the regular classroom. Students are introduced to a variety of media and techniques, challenged to increase their skills, and gain confidence in their ability to express themselves successfully in art.

Middle School
Middle school art offers an elective that students take four days a week for one semester. In the fifth grade, the focus is on art appreciation. Students create work reflective of art from different time periods in history. Sixth through eighth grade artwork explores various media in making art while learning the elements and principles that guide artists.

Upper School
Visual arts training expands in the upper school, where coursework includes two-dimensional and three-dimensional design, painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, and graphic design. Beginning and advanced levels are offered for many of these classes. For the serious art student, Advanced Placement Studio Art is offered a student's senior year. A.P. students complete college-level artwork to complete a final portfolio.