Grade one students have been making discoveries about the different kinds of line and worked together to create fantastically large artworks using only lines.

PK2 students make discoveries about different shades of color using colored paper and white paint.

Student in PK1 began the year experimenting with making different kinds of marks on paper.  During the first week students were given three primary colors of finger paint and used their hands.  The second week, students used primary colors of tempera paint and a brush. 

Students in grade three are studying the different causes of pollution and how they effect our environment in the unit of inquiry, Sharing the Planet.  In art class, students are specifically inquiring into which materials they think can be recycled into art. 
This week students watch this short video to learn more about the problem.

To learn more about the issue of plastics pollution check out this ted talk about plastic pollution.

PYP arts students at Hong Kong Academy will focus on responding to and creating great works of art in class each week.  Some of the media students create with this year include paint, paper, printing, textiles, and clay.  Students will use Visual Thinking Strategies to respond to the art work of other artists, and aim to exhibit attributes of the PYP the Learner Profiles and Attitudes, while gaining a deeper understanding of the Elements of Art.  You can check this blog to learn more about what your child is doing in art class at HKA.  Please check it regularly to see new photos and be inspired !

To learn more about the arts program at HKA you can check out last year's blog at http://hkarts.weebly.com/

Yours Truly, Ms. Regina Woodard