Program Standards

The School District 51 Art Heritage Program
is designed to meet the 

2020 Colorado Academic Standards for Visual Arts.

1. Observe and Learn to Comprehend

The visual arts are a means for expression, communication and meaning making.

2. Envision and Critique to Reflect

Visual arts recognize, articulate, and implement critical thinking through the synthesis, evaluation and analysis of visual information.

3. Invent and Discover to Create

Generate works of art that employ unique ideas, feelings, and values using different media, technologies.

4. Relate and Connect to Transfer

Recognize, articulate, and validate the value of the visual arts to lifelong learning and the human experience.

Art Instructor, Vinje Lawson provides students an explanation of Colorado Visual Art Standards:

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1. Observe and Learn to Comprehend
Watch and listen during demonstrations. Look at examples.
Observe your world.

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2. Envision and Critique to Reflect
Imagine what you can do. Plan how to do it. Do you like it?
Can you make it better?

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3. Invent and Discover to Create
Try and don't give up. Practice. Experiment.
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4. Relate and Connect to Transfer
Art tells a story. Express yourself. Understand others.

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