ART PROGRAM
Art is an essential part of Integral Formation. Art enhances the intellectual, spiritual, human, and apostolic formation of each child. Exploring art awakens an innate call from the Divine Creator and invites a creative response. "Through his artistic creativity man appears more than ever in the image of God." (John Paul II Letter to Artists, 1999)
Our curriculum represents the best thinking of art educators and curriculum experts. They were developed from sources across the United States, as well as from The National Standards for Art Education.
The visual arts classes in grades K-8 provide opportunities for students to explore art production, art history, art appreciation, and art criticism in light of Catholic theology and Christian tradition. At the heart of this creative exploration is the belief that God is love and that all of creation is a manifestation of the love of God, including the gifts and talents bestowed on his creatures.
Students explore a variety of art mediums and processes as they develop and evaluate their ideas through the use of the design process. Students learn and apply the elements of art and principles of design to personal works of art. These elements are like the ingredients for works of art; they are the basic visual symbols artists use to create beauty. The elements are line, shape, form, color, value, space and texture. The principles are the recipes for art; they are the ways artists use the elements to create artwork. The principles are balance, movement, pattern, contrast, rhythm, variety and unity. Students create works of art that demonstrate concepts relating to these elements and principles.
Goals:
Art is an essential part of Integral Formation. Art enhances the intellectual, spiritual, human, and apostolic formation of each child. Exploring art awakens an innate call from the Divine Creator and invites a creative response. "Through his artistic creativity man appears more than ever in the image of God." (John Paul II Letter to Artists, 1999)
Our curriculum represents the best thinking of art educators and curriculum experts. They were developed from sources across the United States, as well as from The National Standards for Art Education.
The visual arts classes in grades K-8 provide opportunities for students to explore art production, art history, art appreciation, and art criticism in light of Catholic theology and Christian tradition. At the heart of this creative exploration is the belief that God is love and that all of creation is a manifestation of the love of God, including the gifts and talents bestowed on his creatures.
Students explore a variety of art mediums and processes as they develop and evaluate their ideas through the use of the design process. Students learn and apply the elements of art and principles of design to personal works of art. These elements are like the ingredients for works of art; they are the basic visual symbols artists use to create beauty. The elements are line, shape, form, color, value, space and texture. The principles are the recipes for art; they are the ways artists use the elements to create artwork. The principles are balance, movement, pattern, contrast, rhythm, variety and unity. Students create works of art that demonstrate concepts relating to these elements and principles.
Goals:
- Develop an appreciation for truth, goodness, and beauty.
- Worship our Creator by imitating his work of creation.
- Develop an appreciation of visual art from a Christian perspective.
- Learn the basic concepts of visual art and be able to describe artworks in terms of their elements and principles.
- Develop and share the gifts and talents God has given to each person.
MUSIC PROGRAM
Music enhances all aspects of our lives by providing a soothing voice in our commute, an outlet for our emotions, and a beat for dancing in time of joy. Music encompasses all subjects found in school and enhances the student’s ability to learn; Music is math through calculation of intervals, measurement of rhythm, and composition. Music is a science by measuring strings, sound waves, vocal production and volume. Music is history, for it shows the changes of human emotion and tradition over thousands of years of human and spiritual development. Lastly music is the universal language which forms a bridge between generations, countries, and differences.
Woodmont’s music curriculum was developed from sources all over the country as well as from The National Standards for Music Education. The students will experience music through hands-on experiences and listening to foster creative awareness, enjoyment of the arts, and exposure to a range of musical styles.
Our curriculum represents what we expect children to be able to achieve at various levels of their education, from Preschool through Grade Eight. Students will develop their musical knowledge and experiences as the material presented becomes more complex. Musical pieces will enhance skill development and encourage greater individual and group performances. Some areas of focus include:
Other opportunities for music include a school performance choir, spring musicals, and sacred music sung in chapel each week.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Woodmont Academy has a band program for both beginners and intermediate band students in grades 4-8. Some instruments learned include:
We also offer guitar lessons for students in grades 7 and 8. Band students perform in two concerts a year.
Music enhances all aspects of our lives by providing a soothing voice in our commute, an outlet for our emotions, and a beat for dancing in time of joy. Music encompasses all subjects found in school and enhances the student’s ability to learn; Music is math through calculation of intervals, measurement of rhythm, and composition. Music is a science by measuring strings, sound waves, vocal production and volume. Music is history, for it shows the changes of human emotion and tradition over thousands of years of human and spiritual development. Lastly music is the universal language which forms a bridge between generations, countries, and differences.
Woodmont’s music curriculum was developed from sources all over the country as well as from The National Standards for Music Education. The students will experience music through hands-on experiences and listening to foster creative awareness, enjoyment of the arts, and exposure to a range of musical styles.
Our curriculum represents what we expect children to be able to achieve at various levels of their education, from Preschool through Grade Eight. Students will develop their musical knowledge and experiences as the material presented becomes more complex. Musical pieces will enhance skill development and encourage greater individual and group performances. Some areas of focus include:
- Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
- Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
- Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments
- Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines
- Reading and notating music
- Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
- Evaluating music and music performances
- Understanding relationships between music and the other fine arts
- Understanding music in relation to history and culture
Other opportunities for music include a school performance choir, spring musicals, and sacred music sung in chapel each week.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Woodmont Academy has a band program for both beginners and intermediate band students in grades 4-8. Some instruments learned include:
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We also offer guitar lessons for students in grades 7 and 8. Band students perform in two concerts a year.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Physical education classes at Woodmont Academy are a valued and complementary component to our overall program of Integral Formation. We seek to help every student be well-rounded, active and healthy.
In the lower grades, K-3, the physical education curriculum focuses on
Students in grades K-3 have gym two times per week.
In the upper grades, 4-8, the physical education curriculum focuses on
Physical education classes at Woodmont Academy are a valued and complementary component to our overall program of Integral Formation. We seek to help every student be well-rounded, active and healthy.
In the lower grades, K-3, the physical education curriculum focuses on
- Locomotor skills
- Balance
- Manipulative skills
- Spatial awareness
- Directionality
- Coordination
- Physical fitness
Students in grades K-3 have gym two times per week.
In the upper grades, 4-8, the physical education curriculum focuses on
- Skill development
- Coordination
- Physical fitness
- Teamwork
- Endurance
- Healthy lifestyle
SPANISH PROGRAM
Learning Spanish begins at Woodmont Academy in preschool and continues through the eighth grade. Learning a foreign language at an early age has many benefits; it helps students gain an awareness and appreciation of other cultures, it assists with brain development, and prepares them to better participate in our diverse society.
The teachers for Pre-k through grade 3 and for grades 4-8 introduce the language and the culture at age appropriate levels. The sound and flexible curricula provides a strong foundation for future study of Spanish. After successfully completing ten years of Spanish study, students will be extremely well prepared for high school Spanish.
Below is a sample of what the Pre-K through Grade 3 Spanish curricula include:
Students will
Below is a sample of what the Grades 4-8 Spanish curricula include:
Students will
Learning Spanish begins at Woodmont Academy in preschool and continues through the eighth grade. Learning a foreign language at an early age has many benefits; it helps students gain an awareness and appreciation of other cultures, it assists with brain development, and prepares them to better participate in our diverse society.
The teachers for Pre-k through grade 3 and for grades 4-8 introduce the language and the culture at age appropriate levels. The sound and flexible curricula provides a strong foundation for future study of Spanish. After successfully completing ten years of Spanish study, students will be extremely well prepared for high school Spanish.
Below is a sample of what the Pre-K through Grade 3 Spanish curricula include:
Students will
- recite simple Spanish greetings and introduction phrases
- recognize and recite colors, numbers, food, and animals
- learn simple songs in Spanish
- recite Holiday words (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas)
- recite the Sign of the Cross and various Catholic prayers
- explain and retell aspects of the Spanish culture
- identify polite Spanish words
- recite the Spanish alphabet.
- participate in Cinco de Mayo activities
- recognize and recite days and months of the year
- describe the celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Las Posadas
Below is a sample of what the Grades 4-8 Spanish curricula include:
Students will
- converse using classroom expressions
- recite and recognize basic greeting questions and answers
- recite and recognize numbers to 1000.
- recite and recognize the subject pronouns of I and you
- make introductions in Spanish
- gain cultural knowledge of Spain
- describe differences and similarities of Easter in Spain and United States
- recognize and use indefinite articles in the singular form
- recite various prayers in Spanish
- correctly change singular adjectives and nouns to plural forms
- use plural and singular definite articles in oral and written language
- make noun and adjective agreement in oral and written language
- will identify and locate countries in Central America (Map Study).
- describe cultural knowledge of the siesta concept, family meal times in Spanish-speaking countries, as well Christmas celebrations in South America.