Mr. Dubuque and the SPS Visual Arts Curriculum

All of the units taught by Mr. Dubuque meet or exceed the Connecticut State Standards for the Arts, the IB programs art requirements, and the Stamford Public Schools Visual Arts Curriculum Objectives.

Here are the CT State Standards for the Arts:

Visual Arts
1. Media: Students will understand, select and apply media, tech­
niques and processes.
2. Elements And Principles: Students will understand and apply elements and organiza­
tional principles of art.
3. Content: Students will consider, select and apply a range of subject
matter, symbols and ideas.
4. History And Cultures: Students will understand the visual arts in relation to history
and cultures.
5. Analysis, Interpretation and Evaluation: Students will reflect upon, describe, analyze,
 interpret and evaluate their own and others’ work.
6. Connections: Students will make connections between the visual arts,
other disciplines and daily life.

In the SPS Curriculum Objectives for the Visual Arts, each grade grade level has a variety of guidelines for how teachers may meet each of the six standards.  In the case of CONTENT for example, students will consider, select from and apply a variety of sources for art content in order to communicate intended meaning.

Then, each grade according to the SPS Visual Arts Curriculum, has a selection of Techniques and Processes, Materials, Elements and Principles of Art and Types of art that teachers may select from.

Here are the types of art for each grade:

6th
Ceramics
Collage
Drawing
Painting
Sculpture

7th
Masks
Cityscapes
Color Gradiation
Transformation
Surrealism
Kinetic
Ceramics
Collage
Drawing
Painting
Sculpture
Printmaking

8th
Ceramics
Collage
Painting
Sculpture
Printmaking

Again, these are suggested guides, but with the exception of printmaking and ceramics which are restricted by budget, all of these suggested subjects are adhered to in each grade.  8th Grade and 6th grade even get additional subjects. I have exceed the SPS Visual Arts Curriculum.

Further, some of my units also cover the IB Design Tech requirements. That means that those lessons, while meeting all of the State and District standards for the arts, and covering specific suggested subjects, are taught from the point of view of the IB Design Cycle, and cover the requirements for Design Technology. In this case, students will do entries in both their Developmental Workbook and Design Folio.

Rest assured. Mr. Dubuque indeed follows the Stamford Public Schools curriculum for the Visual Arts.

Mr. Dubuque