2024-2025 School Year

4th Grade Art SPT

Art for 3rd-5th grades is taught on a 3-year rotation so that students enrolled at UHC for all three grades receive different content each school year.

Course Description

The study of art at UHC helps students better see and appreciate God’s own artistic brilliance in His lavish creation. Studio practice is augmented by a weekly lecture, films or paintings, and group discussion. There is an intentional focus on creativity and mastery of basic understanding of the elements of design, which are taught through a variety of media and hands-on learning. The children learn to create, critique, and grow in their skills and understanding of art and how historically it has been shaped, or shapes, culture.  There is no homework for Art class.

To be successful in this class:

Listen and participate in class, complete assigned work diligently and intentionally, and follow instructions.

Grades: 4th Grade

Fees: Two Day Model: $900 for 4th grade package of 4 classes

Plus the following fees:
-$140 enrollment fee per child
-$70 security fee per family
-$10 per student portrait/ID fee

Prerequisites:

Must be 9 by September 1st

Sections Offered: Blue Jays Red Cardinals

Required Materials

Textbook:

None

Other Materials:

Each class has a supply list of required materials parents must purchase and send to class with their student. Find your student’s supply list by looking below for your student’s teacher and class section.

Homework Table Examples:

The following table is just an example meant to help you understand in class and homework assignments. The assignments listed below are a general representation and not from a specific teacher.

Concepts Tuesday at UHC Day 1 HW Thursday at UHC Day 2 HW
Neoclassicism-Jaques-Louis David Lesson on style of art, time period, artist, etc.

Begin project

No homework Continue project No homework

 

Blue Jays

Meet Soozie Richardson

Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts- Midwestern State University

Teaching experience:

  • Art Substitute for UHC
  • Private Painting Instructor

Certifications: Bachelor of Fine Arts

Homeschool Experience: Three years homeschooling

UHC courses taught: Elementary Art (3rd, 4th, and 5th grades)

Began teaching at UHC in 2022/2023 school year

Red Cardinals

Meet Christianna Ruskin

Education: Masters in Elementary Education at Converse University Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education with a concentration in art history from university of South Carolina- Upstate

Teaching experience:

  • Taught all subjects 3rd grade public school one year.
  • Taught 2nd grade all subjects private school 9 years.
  • 5th grade teacher of homeschool students all subjects
  • Classical Conversations 5 years

Homeschool experience: Homeschool mom/teacher 10 years

UHC courses taught: 3/4/5 Grade Art

Began teaching at UHC in 2023