Does SHARP teach children how to paint?
The simple answer is no. More importantly, we teach young students how to read and write effectively by using the visual arts and art history as tools for learning their required vocabulary and academic concepts. We do encourage students to think creatively with their writing which can be enhanced by illustrations, but should never replace their writing. For example, second grade students studying Weather, Water, and the Environment in the Science class understand the vocabulary term “whiteout” when they view “Lost in a Blizzard” by early Wisconsin painter Richard Lorenz.
