School Programs

The Art in Action program is a discipline-based, sequential art curriculum designed around the works of the great masters. The curriculum comprises 108 lessons, 12 each year from kindergarten through eighth grade. The Art in Action program is aligned with California and National Visual Arts Standards and integrated with other elements of the core curriculum. Taught by classroom teachers and parent volunteers, the Art in Action curriculum is fun to learn and easy to teach, even for non-artists. Art in Action provides training for teachers and volunteer docents, ongoing school support, and all the art materials and prints necessary for implementing a yearlong program. Curriculum books provide detailed, recipe-style directions for guiding successful discussions and projects, while still allowing the flexibility to ensure that the Art in Action program will complement every school environment. Information Packet

Click here to see an overview of all 9 programs. For a lesson-by-lesson description of each program, click on the corresponding link below.

• Program K (Kindergarten): Art Around the World
• Program 1 (1st Grade): Art Tells a Story
• Program 2 (2nd Grade): The Artist's Vision
• Program 3 (3rd Grade): Perspective in Art
• Program 4 (4th Grade): Modern Art
• Program 5 (5th Grade): American Art
• Program 6 (6th Grade): Ancient Art
• Program 7 (7th Grade): Renaissance Art
• Program 8 (8th Grade): Art and the American Experience