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Inspiring Creativity, Expression, and Artistic Confidence
Visual art is an essential part of a Clairbourn education, providing students with opportunities to explore their creativity, express their ideas, and develop the confidence to think in new ways. Through artistic exploration, students learn to solve problems creatively, observe the world with curiosity, and appreciate diverse perspectives and forms of expression.
Guided by a dedicated art specialist, students engage in meaningful artistic experiences that nurture imagination while building technical skills. From their earliest years through Middle School, students discover that the creative process encourages perseverance, reflection, and personal growth.
A Studio Designed for Creative Exploration
Artistic Growth Across the Grades
Celebrating Student Creativity
Clairbourn's spacious, well-lit art studio provides an inspiring environment where students experiment with a wide variety of artistic media and techniques. The studio is fully equipped with professional-quality materials, including drawing pencils, watercolor, acrylic paint, clay, and mixed-media supplies, allowing students to explore a broad range of artistic styles and processes.
Interactive technology enriches instruction by introducing students to renowned artists, artistic movements, demonstrations of new techniques, and virtual museum experiences that broaden their understanding of art and culture.
Students in Kindergarten through grade 8 participate in a thoughtfully sequenced visual arts curriculum that balances creative exploration with the development of technical skills.
Throughout the program, students experiment with a variety of artistic media while studying influential artists and artistic traditions from around the world. Lessons encourage students to think critically about their creative choices, develop craftsmanship, and communicate ideas through visual expression.
Middle School students continue to expand their artistic skills through specialist classes that provide opportunities for greater independence, creativity, and exploration of more advanced techniques and concepts.
Every Clairbourn student participates in the school's Annual Art Show, a celebration of creativity that showcases artwork from every grade level. This signature event allows students to share their accomplishments with family and the school community while taking pride in their artistic growth.
Middle School students may also gain behind-the-scenes experience by helping curate and install the exhibition, learning the principles of professional art presentation and display.
Throughout the year, visiting artists and special workshops further enrich the program by exposing students to new artistic perspectives, creative processes, and professional practices.
Developing Artists and Thoughtful Thinkers
Art appreciation is woven throughout the curriculum as students explore works from diverse cultures, historical periods, and artistic movements. They learn to analyze artwork thoughtfully, discuss artistic concepts with confidence, and reflect on both the work of others and their own creative process.
As students refine a sculpture, complete a painting, or revise a drawing, they learn that meaningful work requires patience, persistence, and thoughtful revision. Through every artistic challenge, students develop resilience, attention to detail, and the confidence to express their unique perspectives. Clairbourn's Visual Arts Program empowers students to become creative thinkers, skilled problem-solvers, and lifelong appreciators of the arts.
Clairbourn's Visual Arts Program empowers students to become creative thinkers, skilled problem-solvers, and lifelong appreciators of the arts.
8400 Huntington Drive | San Gabriel, CA 91775 626.286.3108 | info@clairbourn.org
Private School Education for Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary School & Middle School. Serving Families in the Pasadena Area and San Gabriel Valley. Clairbourn is a 501(c)3 charitable organization (K-12 Private Schools) and accredited by CAIS and WASC. Child Care Facility license # 191500903.