At ACS, students can find a sense of belonging, develop passion for their craft, and cultivate purpose in using their talents for God’s glory. With our school focus on Creative Ministry Arts, we prepare students to offer their artistry to a world that longs for beauty, hope, and redemption from Prek through High School.
Early Childhood Arts (Prek-Kinder)
The arts play a huge role in our Early Childhood curriculum, with opportunities to develop skills, express themselves, learn God’s Word, and ultimately praise and honor the Lord creatively.
Elementary Art Program (1st-5th)
The goal of the elementary art program is to challenge students to use their creativity and imagination to develop their own style of art, while learning about how God created each of us in his image. We are his masterpiece, and although each of us are different, we are all created beautifully and carefully, with a specific plan.
Visual Art is part of our Specials Program for Elementary Students. Each elementary class attends art on a rotation each week. With each three-class segment, a new artist is introduced, and a new art technique or medium is used. Throughout the various projects, elementary students learn proper techniques when using watercolor, acrylic, oil and chalk pastels, paper, and pencil.
All elementary students have art on display at our Winter and Spring Art Showcases, held in conjunction with our Winter & Spring Performances.
Middle School Visual Art Program (6th-8th)
Visual Arts are offered as enrichment for middle school students as an opportunity to explore and mature in specialized mediums. As various artists and mediums are studied, students develop their personal style and find where they are most gifted. Students learn to take an idea and create their own masterpiece, just as God created each of us uniquely the way He wanted.
Through our Middle School art program, students not only gain a deeper knowledge of the medium, but also learn how to utilize many different techniques. These courses introduce and build upon their subject throughout the semester.
High School Visual Art Elective (9th-12th)
The High School art electives offer a variety of mediums and art techniques, and encourage students to find a part of art that they love.
Visual Arts are offered as an elective for high school students as an opportunity to explore and mature in specialized mediums. As various artists and mediums are studied, students develop their personal style and find where they are most gifted. Students learn to take an idea and create their own masterpiece, just as God created each of us uniquely the way He wanted.
Through our High School Art Elective, students not only gain a deeper knowledge of the medium, but also learn how to utilize many different techniques. The course introduce and build upon their subject throughout the semester.
Graphic Design (6th-12th)
We strive to find a way to convey the gospel message and our human experiences through the art of storytelling. In a world of ever changing technology, we boldly explore and experiment with a variety of new mediums. Media Arts students are innovative, creative, and independent thinkers who are encouraged to explore, design and create rich communications.
Middle School students take computer class as an enrichment and learn to navigate the web, Google platforms, and graphics through Web 2.0 tools. Students develop an eye for artistic expression, composition, editing skills.
High School students can take Media Arts as an elective and earn 1 carnigee unit. Media Arts is an exciting, constantly-evolving field for this next generation! Students focus on finding creative, visual solutions to communicate stories through understanding the design process, spatial relationships, elements of composition and digital imagery. We also offer Photography as an elective for 1 carnigee unit where students develop aesthetic valuing in photography, yearbook, film-study, and website production.