Welcome to Klein Oak’s Visual Arts Department!
The purpose of the Fine Arts Department is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for cognitive, creative, and social growth.
We actively seek to:
- Build many types of literacy while developing intuition, reasoning, imagination, and dexterity into unique forms of expression and communication.
- Explore the influence of the arts in their power to create and reflect cultures.
- Engage students in a process that enables them to develop the self-esteem, self-discipline, self-motivation and cooperation necessary for success in life.
We in the Fine Arts Department share the following beliefs regarding Fine Arts curriculum and instruction:
- Instruction in the fine arts is essential for the development of the whole child.
- Fine Arts education is for all students.
- Well-educated students have basic knowledge, skills and appreciation of the arts.
- The fine arts provide unique experiences that combine the physical, mental, social and emotional aspects of human existence.
- The fine arts are a means of communication beyond the written and spoken word.
- The fine arts are a historical component of civilization and a body of knowledge which provide a sense of cultural integrity and a sense of belonging.
- Participation in the fine arts maximizes critical thinking skills and creativity.
- Fine arts education prepares students to be successful, contributing members of society.
