Arts
The Arts at Ensworth

Arts in the Lower School

Students in Grades K–5 take visual arts and music during each grade. Instructors introduce a variety of media and processes for making visual art and help students find success through creativity. Students examine influential artists toward learning a global view of art, and connect their artwork with interdisciplinary projects. Students explore fundamental music concepts, singing and listening skills, and opportunities to play instruments, culminating with an opportunity to showcase their work in a performance each semester.

Curriculum Highlight: Interdisciplinary Learning

Students develop awareness and understanding connecting a theme and digging deeper into an area of learning across the disciplines of music, literature, culture, history, language, art, and technology, culminating in a public performance and presentation to families in the spring.

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  • Signature Project: Mosaic—Arts in Concert

    In 3rd Grade, students develop an understanding of Chinese culture and tradition through an interdisciplinary lens connecting learning experiences in music, art, technology, and literature.
     
    Students examine multicultural fairy tales for understanding emotional connections across cultures. Students create stop motion animation videos artwork, Chinese language narration, and learn about pentatonic-scaled music.

  • Signature Project: Roots & Streams of Influence

    In 1st and 2nd Grades, students explore jazz music, impactful artists, and the power of inspiring positive influence in conjunction with the National Museum of African American Music and resources available at the Frist Museum.
     
    Students experience workshops, field trips, and teacher-designed collaborative lessons (literature, technology, music, art) highlighting the role that jazz music played in history and in the community.
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