Lowell: Adventures in Art
Principal
- Kathy Lantz
3200 Clinton Ave., Lorain, Ohio 44055
(440) 277-8157
Grades K through 6
Student Population:
School Hours: 9:00 am - 3:15 pm
Teachers with special skills in the arts will instruct your child in four art disciplines: dance, drama, music, and visual art. These specialists will colaborate with classroom teachers to develop innovative approaches to the curriculum.
Together they will reinforce, enhance, and enrich the content standards in language art, math, social studies, and science nurturing the artistic talents of your child. Your child will be engaged in meaningful art activities that will offer the opportunity to design, produce, and perform dances, plays, operas, murals, paintings, and sculptures. The arts infused curriculum will instill the desire in your child to seek new knowledge in all areas of their learning.
Goals
- lncrease student achievement through hands-on
activities and arts infused curriculum
- lncrease attendance through powerful art
experiences
- Create successes in the academic areas through
the arts
- Improve parent involvement through student
performances, exhibits, and hands-on family
learning activities
- Unite the resources of the District with local artistic
communities and nationally recognized experts in
standards-based education
- Utilize cutting edge technological resources and
dynamic instructional models to increase student
interest and engagement
- Prepare students for further development in the
arts at Whittier Middle School Fine Arts magnet
- Incorporate art education into every classroom,
everyday, for every child
Classroom Experiences
- Academic course work that draws on the arts
- Classes in each of the fine arts
- Interaction with professional artists, musicians,
singers, dancers, and actors
- Field trips to museums, performances, and artists'
studios
- Assemblies that integrate the music, dance, drama,
and visual art into the curriculum
- Performances and exhibitions by the students to
showcase their talent
- Technology enhanced instruction
A Successful Student
- Arrives on time and attends every day
- Works well with others
- Enthusiastic about special projects
- Is willing to use imagination
- Is actively involved in his learning
- Is creatively inspired
- Seeks new challenges
- Is a lifelong learner
- Is an independent worker
- Embraces the opportunity to undertake difficult tasks
Student Requirements
- Grades K – 6
- Students residing within the attendance
boundaries of Lowell Academy are given first
priority over students within the Lorain City
Schools district
- Students enrolled in Lorain City are given priority
over students from other school districts
Staffing
Classroom teachers are assisted by additional specialists in music, dance, drama, and visual arts employing innovative methods of instruction.
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