Character, Concept Shine in Costume Design In the seventh and eighth grade arts elective, Costume Design, the students were asked: How do designers communicate a concept, idea, or perspective to the audience using the elements of design? To answer this question, the students worked in teams to design costumes for
Third Grade and Guests Make Silkscreen Prints Third grade students are making silkscreen prints in the studio, and today they were lucky to have the opportunity to teach their special visitors about the process in art class. As the grandparents and special friends found out, teamwork is an integral part
Exploring the Fiber Arts Students in the grades 7 and 8 arts electives, “Fiber Explosion” are working with different materials to explore macrame, knitting, felting, and crotchet techniques. This week, students were finishing their exploration of wool fibers to create felt. They learned about both wet felting (using water, soap,
Developing Characters in Improv Elective The seventh and eighth grade students in this year’s improvisation class have been working hard on developing characters and expressing emotions. Improv scenes are more captivating to watch when they involve one crucial element: emotion. Feeling emotions in improv enables audiences to enjoy a deeper
Building Prototypes to Address Global Issues Middle school students in Mr. Robinson’s global goals class began prototyping their projects this week. The students’ ideas for problem-solving models focused on a range of environmental challenges. From coding a soil sensor to test moisture levels to building a boat to filter microplastics
Studying Ancient Laughs In Ms. Dempsey’s theater arts elective, The History of Comedy, seventh and eighth graders are learning about the origins of western comedy and its influence through the ages. In an introduction to Greek theatre, they examined the differences between tragedy and comedy. The students also learned how
Launching Into the Arts It’s been a wonderful week of artists getting back to work in the studios at Belmont Day! Students in pre-kindergarten to grade five have various arts classes in grade-level half-groups or third-groups once a week for the entire year. In middle school, sixth graders participate in
Making Music on the Ukelele Our fourth grade students are kicking off the year learning the basics of songwriting through the popular genres. To understand more about rock and pop, students listened to a variety of songs from The Beatles. Students then learned A minor 7, C major, and F
Groove to the Beat: Bucket Drumming Elective This week, students in the grades 7 and 8 bucket drumming elective class performed their final drumming routine for the Belmont Day community. In the seventh and eighth grades, students learn more complex drumming technique and choreography that build on techniques used in
Third Grade Ensemble-Building As theater educators, we all talk the talk of “ensemble,” and we tout the virtues of “working together” and the “value of teamwork.” We stress that everyone is important. We put phrases such as “no small parts, only small players” and “we are all equal parts of
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