Swimming
Quilting
Drama
Dance - Hip Hop, Zumba, Salsa
Culinary Art
Competative Chess
Tennis
Film/Media Literacy
Future City Engineering Competition
St. Therese Middle School offers electives twice a week to students. This unique program is not available at any other school, and is one aspect of our school that truly sets us apart. These opportunities allow students to explore their gifts or develop new ones in a caring and supportive environment.
Art Docent Program
1st Trimester
Found Objects: Explore and Invent
You will use
found materials, paper, cloth and other elements to make original art.
Your creations will serve as foundations for experimenting with design,
paint and stencils. We will make a kinetic sculpture based on sports, a
transformer from tennis shoes and a life size paper mâché figure.
Skills and topics covered: experimentation with different
interpretations, unusual solutions to problems, seeing familiar things
in new ways, designing and construction of 3d objects, safe and
appropriate use of tools. We will also learn about the work of Antonio
Gaudi and his use of found objects in the Sagrada Familia basilica in
Barcelona.
2nd Trimester
Drawing Fundamentals
Anyone can learn to draw,
it is a skill that can be learned. Drawing is also the foundation of
the visual arts. In this class learn to render using line, shape and
form, proportion, perspective and more!
Skills and topics covered: composition, form, value, problem solving, how choices influence the creative process and outcomes.
3rd Trimester
Painting and Printmaking
This
class will cover the fundamentals of painting and printmaking. We will
explore safe studio practices, color, paint application and composition
and have some fun learning about monotype and screen printing too!
Skills and topics covered: color theory, composition, proper use of
paint, tools and brushes, painting in religious art, impact of religious
art in art history and icon painting techniques.