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Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy
Elementary Art Spring 2023
All students must complete a project for these classes.
Grades K-12 jdodge@homeoftheshamrocks.org
Masks: Optional
Additional registration IS NOT required this semester
Elementary Art 1 (Painting)

A number of projects will be completed over the course of the semester using media such as, chalk, oil pastels, ink, watercolor and acrylic paints as they explore the techniques of impressionism, pointillism, resist and texture. Students will enjoy a taste of art history learning about great artists such as Kandinsky, Monet, Pollock and others.
* Please brings clean shoes to change into when arriving at class.
Elementary Art 3 (Drawing)
Students develop new skills and talents while they create their own drawings using a variety of wonderful materials. Classes will focus upon developing skills such as lines, shading and composition technique, all while expanding self-confidence!
Notes
- Bring shoes with clean bottoms to change into before class.
- Wear clothes that can be stained as accidents do happen.
- Projects will be stored in the studio until the last day of class.
*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.
Teacher of Record: Lisa Van Plew-Cid