J. Sterling Morton High School District 201
Dedicated To Excellence In Education
- J. Sterling Morton High School District 201
- Welcome to Morton District 201 Fine Arts Department
WELCOME TO MORTON DISTRICT 201 FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT!
Who are we in the fine arts department?
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What is the mission of the Morton 201 fine arts department?
The Mission of the Fine Arts Department is to foster creativity in students by providing challenging and engaging experiences that develop and refine student skills, confidence, appreciation and ability to create and perform.
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What is the vision of the Morton 201 fine arts department?
The Fine Art Department empowers students to express who they are through the creation of works or performances that demonstrate how they have become confident, collaborative, and innovative thinkers and problem solvers who live creative lives.
- Students are confident in their ability to express themselves through visual artworks and performances
- Students interact in a creative, cooperative and collaborative manner while promoting independent thinking
- Students create and perform culturally relevant works that are relevant to the larger community
- Students experience the inter-connectedness of the Arts
- Students harness technology as an engine of the creative process
- Students learn how art has shaped the fabric of society and influenced world culture
- Through modeling and performing, Fine Arts teachers demonstrate the richness that is a creative life
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What is our commitment in the Morton 201 fine arts department?
We as artists and performers live creative lives. We bring that creative experience to our students by designing classroom experiences that encourage them to:
- Think critically
- Solve problems together
- Engage with our constantly evolving culture
- Develop the skills necessary to express themselves with clarity and confidence
- Students are confident in their ability to express themselves through visual artworks and performances
- Students interact in a creative, cooperative and collaborative manner while promoting independent thinking
- Students create and perform culturally relevant works that are relevant to the larger community
- Students learn to create using multiple mediums in order to demonstrate the inter-connectedness of the Arts
- Students harness technology as an engine of the creative process
- Students learn how art has shaped the fabric of society and influenced world culture
- Through modeling and performing, Fine Arts teachers demonstrate the richness that is a creative life.
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Kevin Vesper
Director of Fine Arts and Social Science
kvesper@jsmorton.org
708.741.8293