Fine Arts
The Fine Arts Program is an integral part of St. Paul’s School curriculum. Students in kindergarten and first grade work on art projects as part of timed centers and their learning curriculum. Beginning in second grade, students take a separate class with an arts specialist. Students in grades 3-8 receive arts instruction in one of the art rooms.
Art at St. Paul’s creates an environment for creative expression and growth. Students are exposed to a variety of wet and dry mediums, such as paint, print making, ink, clay, and papier mâche. Students study art in history, learning about such figures as Georgia O’Keefe, Alexander Calder, and Frida Kahlo, and emulating their style. Frequently, art is connected to specific cultures and complements studies in other disciplines. Students duplicate cave art, make Native American masks, emulate Asian ink paintings, create Kente cloths, make Greek-style vases, paint molas, and design and build mummy cases.
St. Paul’s School exhibits student artwork throughout the School and in various locations in the Oakland/East Bay community. During the year, each class also visits at least one of the many Bay Area art museums and galleries.
