儿童早期
艺术
Visual arts, creative 运动, and music are as core to our curriculum as they are to being a child.
Working closely with professional artists and musicians and exceptional educators, 儿童早期 students are introduced to different ways and cultural traditions for creating art, 移动他们的身体, 做音乐, and expressing their view of the world.
儿童早期 classroom spaces are maker spaces, from the Art Room to the Blocks Cabinet to the 音乐学院. Our youngest learners rehearse and stage plays in the 富兰克林剧院, show their artwork in the Waynflete 画廊, and perform original musical compositions in Pachanga—learning craft, 创造性的自我表达, 还有一路走来的自信.
画廊
The Waynflete Art 画廊 is both a resource and a showcase for the entire Waynflete community. 儿童早期 students show their work in multiple themed gallery exhibitions throughout the year and participate in hands-on activities and exploration around the work of other students and visiting artists.
富兰克林剧院
The Joan Sayward Franklin ’46 Theater is one of the premier stages in Portland, Maine and an incredible venue for 儿童早期 students to learn and share their creativity and their craft. From the catwalk to the costume shop to the green velvet curtain, our theater spaces build drama and sustain delight.
艺术区
儿童早期 students spend their days drawing, 绘画, 雕刻, 拼贴画, 印刷, 还有更多. Whether they are recording their own observations or learning about other cultures or techniques, 他们沉浸在实践中, materials-based learning while developing their own sense of aesthetics.
音乐学院
Children love spending time in the 儿童早期 音乐学院, where they can explore different types of instruments, compose and record their own songs with teachers on the piano, see performances from other students and professional musicians, 参加即兴演奏.
舞蹈工作室
Space, 形状, 力 和节奏 are the four main elements of 儿童早期 创造性的运动. 给 rapidly growing bodies a sense of the many different ways they can move, our 创造性的运动 instructors promote a sense of accomplishment, 发现, 和信心.
幼儿艺术
视觉艺术
The 较低的学校 视觉艺术 program is designed to help students develop capabilities for creating, 理解, 以及欣赏符号和形象. Students participate in a wide range of activities to encourage and expand creative expression, to broaden their 理解 of the arts in a historical and cultural context, and to develop a personal sense of aesthetics. 绘图顺序指令, 绘画, 陶瓷, and printmaking form the core of materials-based learning. 世界文化, 历史与当代艺术家, and stylistic 运动s are blended into the curriculum.
音乐
在低年级的音乐课程中, students develop musical literacy through creative participation in individual and group experiences; gain 理解 of our rich musical heritage and those of other cultures; and develop an appreciation of the connections between music and other forms of artistic expression. Incorporated into these guiding principles are pertinent areas of study as defined by state and national standards for arts education. 其中包括倾听, 创建/即兴创作, 运动, 节奏, 唱歌, 读写符号, 弹奏乐器, and evaluating and 理解 artistic culture. The 较低的学校 music program offers the necessary time and space for exploratory play, and provides scaffolding to guide students toward musical form and 理解.
创造性的运动
创造性的运动 classes in 儿童早期, 幼儿园, and Grade 1 introduce the principles of dance 运动 and the use of four elements: space, 形状, 力, 和节奏. These basic elements of 运动 provide students with a limitless vocabulary of 运动 possibilities, an awareness of self and each other in individual and group sessions, and a greater awareness of themselves in relation to the surrounding space.
Classes begin each year with an emphasis on the theme of opposites. 通过即兴的动作, students explore the concept of antonyms (light/heavy, 快/慢, 软/锋利, 进入/退出). An animal theme is also taught in coordination with stories and fables read in the classroom throughout the year. Literature comes to life through 运动 and the creative retelling of traditional, 受欢迎的, 还有原创故事. The program promotes a sense of accomplishment, 发现, 和信心 at a pace that is both comfortable and challenging.
联系
“Our EC classroom hums with the work of children—excited and productive play. 这是一个培育的环境 experimentation, curiosity, and risk taking. We listen to children’s questions and ideas and design connected and purposeful learning opportunities that encourage deeper inquiry. Come see where they have taken us today!”
安妮·斯克里布纳·霍普金斯
新巴黎人注册网站低年级主任
