Art and Design

Course summary

- Art is a language that all people speak, that cuts across racial, cultural, social, educational, and economic barriers, and enhances cultural appreciation and awareness. - It provides opportunities for self-expression. - It develops both independence and collaboration. - It makes it possible to use personal strengths in meaningful ways. - It improves academic achievement - enhancing test scores, attitudes, social skills, critical and creative thinking. - It exercises and develops higher order thinking skills including analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and “problem-solving”.