Sacred Heart Catholic Parish

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Shawano, WI

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Fine Arts

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A fine arts education — including music, dancing, media arts, drawing, painting, or sculpture — whether in practice or theory, has been a part of any well-rounded curriculum for decades — and Sacred Heart Catholic School is passionate about ensuring our students continue to receive such a well rounded education while learning off site. Our teachers know and communicate the importance and healing power of both music and art, and want to ensure they support our students in this special way.
Many schools today are cutting back or eliminating their art programs due to budget constraint, but we know that in order to educate the whole child they must be surrounded by and highly engaged in the fine arts.
Reasons why the Fine Arts are so Important...

Working in the arts helps learners to develop creative problem-solving skills.

When students participate in the arts they are given the opportunity to learn to express themselves in healthy and creative ways.

Teaching through the arts can present difficult concepts visually, making them more easy to understand.

Art instruction helps children with the development of motor skills, language skills, social skills, decision-making, risk-taking, and inventiveness.

Visual arts teach learners about color, layout, perspective, and balance: all techniques that are necessary in presentations (visual, digital) of academic work.

Integrating art with other disciplines reaches students who might not otherwise be engaged in classwork.

Arts experiences boost critical thinking, teaching students to take the time to be more careful and thorough in how they observe the world.

The arts provide challenges for learners at all levels.

Art education connects students with their own culture as well as with the wider world.

The arts promote creativity, imagination, and 'out of the box' thinking.