Studio Habits of Mind

Our Visual and Media Arts curriculum successfully intertwines the Studio Habits of Mind with the New York State Visual and Media Arts Learning Standards. Throughout your child’s UPK-12th grade experience, they will develop creative thinking habits that cross all content areas, fostering a well-rounded education.

The Studio Habits of Mind are:

• Develop Craft (technique & studio practice)
• Engage & Persist (finding passion & sticking with it)
• Envision (imagining & planning)
• Express (finding & showing meaning)
• Observe (looking closely)
• Reflect (question, explain, & evaluate)
• Stretch & Explore (play, use mistakes, & discover)
• Understand Art Worlds (domain & communities)

Our curriculum is always student-centered, always emergent, and always a work in progress.