ART

Our Approach

Our art classrooms are vibrant, inclusive spaces where every child feels inspired to create. Projects often connect with themes from science, literature, and global studies, reinforcing the Cambridge approach to interdisciplinary learning.

Students regularly participate in exhibitions, art fairs, and community projects, showcasing their growth as young artists and creative thinkers.

Our students grow in:

  • Faith & Creativity: seeing art as a form of worship and expression of God’s glory.

  • Cultural Awareness: appreciating the diversity of God’s creation through global art traditions.

  • Character Formation: developing patience, perseverance, and humility in the creative process.

  • Critical Thinking: analyzing and interpreting art in a way that connects to Biblical truth.

At our school, art is more than just a subject, it’s a journey of imagination, expression, and discovery. Through the Cambridge Primary and Lower Secondary Art & Design Curriculum, students learn to think creatively, communicate visually, and appreciate art from cultures around the world. Blending artistic skill development with Christian values.  

 
 
 

Elementary School:


Ages 6 - 11/Grades 1 - 5

Our Cambridge Primary Art & Design program introduces young learners to the joy of creating. Students explore a wide range of media and techniques - from drawing and painting to collage, sculpture, and digital art.

Learning Focus:

  • Developing observation and fine motor skills

  • Experimenting with color, line, texture, and shape

  • Expressing ideas and emotions through art

  • Learning about artists, designers, and craftspeople from diverse cultures

  • Building confidence in presenting and discussing their artwork

By the end of Primary, students understand how art connects to the wider world and begin to develop their own visual language.

 
 

Middle School


Ages 11 -14/Grades 6 -8

In Cambridge Lower Secondary Art & Design, students take their artistic exploration to the next level. They develop a deeper understanding of composition, design principles, and creative processes while building their technical skills across various media.

Learning focus:

  • Applying critical thinking to analyze and interpret art

  • Exploring personal themes and creative ideas

  • Using mixed media, digital tools. and three-dimensional materials

  • Understanding the historical and cultural context of artworks

  • Preparing a visual portfolio that reflects individually and growth

 

High School

At high school Art & Design can include all art forms from more traditional painting, drawing and sculpting skills to graphic design, photography and video to contemporary mixed media, installation, and kinetic sculpture. Digital forms can include animation, rendering, commercial design and illustration.

Grade 9
The high schoolers start in Grade 9 with IGCSE Art over 2 years. In the first year they are learning basic skills, learning how to research and develop work to Cambridge standards and think about what project they will want to work out int Grade 10.

Grade 10
By Grade 10 we have decided on a theme to work to, artists to research and how to create a portfolio and final piece. By the end of the year they will have created 2 portfolios with final pieces, the second portfolio’s final piece is completed in exam conditions over 8 hours.

Grade 11
Students can choose between an Honors or AS Level Art and Design class or AS Level Digital Media.

Honors Art follows the same course as Cambridge AS Level but without the final exam requirement. AS Art is similar to IGCSE Art just more in depth and at a higher skill level. Digital Media includes photography, video, animation, game or App design, installation and corporate logo and branding design, advertising and promotion. Students work to set briefs rather than creating their own theme entirely.

Both courses require 2 portfolios with final piece, the second portfolio’s final piece is completed in exam conditions over 15 hours.

Grade 12
A Level Art & Design or Digital Media are more intense versions of AS Level with an added component called Personal investigation. This involves interviewing artists, researching their work and producing a creative response informed by the portfolio.