Arts, Music, & Movement
Physical Education
In Physical Education students don’t just learn about cooperation and teamwork through learning how to play sports, they engage in conversations around physical and emotional health. Our Mind & Body Room allows for students to engage in mindfulness regularly.
Some of our Physical Education activities include:
Mindfulness and Breathing Techniques
Swimming: In 3rd grade, every student receives swimming lessons for free during their Physical Education time through a partnership with La Familia Recreation Center
Trampoline Workouts
Yoga
The human body and how it works
Healthy life habits
Managing Emotions
Baseball, basketball, obstacle courses, and hockey
Music
In Music students have hands on experiences learning how to play instruments during each class session.
Some of our Music activities include:
Play drums, rhythm tubes, keyboards and even ukuleles!
Listening to rhythm and beats,
Learning how to read music
World Music Festival & Winterfest: student concerts to showcase what they have learned
Students in K-2 participate in Winterfest, where they celebrate the winter and the different winter holidays through music.
Students in 3-5 participate in World Music Festival, where they celebrate cultures from around the world through music
Art
In art students learn about expressing themselves through different mediums. They draw, paint, build, and construct different forms of art.
Some of our Art Projects Include:
Students investigate artists from around the world and talk about how artists were influenced by the time and their surrounding
Piano painting on the 16th street mall
Paper mâché
African masks
Self portraits
Animal advocacy art
