Visual Arts
Art Class at Buckley
Buckley’s Art Program is designed to develop young artists abilities by creating, understanding and appreciating art. Topics are presented using a virtual trip to an art museum, discussing and interpreting art. Students learn artistic skills through a scaffold approach always building and supporting the basic skills of sketching, shading, paint technique and sculpture. Art projects are derived from a broad range of the visual arts, from book illustrators to fine artists from Western and non-Western cultures from ancient to contemporary times. Young artists are encouraged to reflect on and assess their own creations craftsmanship, to set artistic goals and create their best work. Each student at Buckley receives a sketchbook to record their own artistic ideas. The book follows the student throughout their artistic Buckley years. An artistic inventory assessment is taken at the end of each school year to help young artists see their own artistic development.
Meet Mrs. D
Mrs. Jenn Demopoulos, who has been at Buckley for the past 27 years, earned a B.F.A from New York Institute of Technology in Graphic Design and a M.S. in Elementary Education from Long Island University. She is NYS double Certified to teach both Elementary Education grades Pre K-6 and Fine Art to grades K-12. Mrs. Demopoulos has attended over 15 teacher training programs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She is an NAEA member who attends art teacher conventions and online seminars regularly.
Art in Lower School
Art in Upper School