Glencoe Elementary School

Landscape Tapestry
artwork by fourth grade student

The Art Infusion Program  at Glencoe

The Art Infusion Program at Glencoe Elementary School was created in January 2001 by parent volunteers who were committed to providing more visual arts for the classroom.

Based on a program developed for Sunset Elementary School in Wilsonville by Lee Ogle, an art consultant at Portland State University, Glencoe parents attend monthly training sessions where they are guided through a series of lessons and produce their own artwork. After their training, parents are able to go into the classrooms and teach the lesson. These monthly art lessons are thematic and are based either on subjects such as World Art and/or famous artists or by art mediums such as watercolors or drawing.

"Fruit Stands Alone”
artwork by kindergarten students

The Goals of the Art Infusion Program

• To develop proficiencies in K-5 State of Oregon art literacy standards
• To learn how to see through a different eye
• To think of and present themselves as artists
• To develop drawing skills
• To develop artistic ability by trying a variety of techniques and media
• To understand the relationship of time, cultures and art history
• To understand the creative process
• To have fun

Oaxaca Animal Drawing
artwork by third grade student

ART INFUSION LESSONS FOR THE
2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR

Kindergarten –Harvest Pumpkins (watercolor), 5 Basic Elements (colored pencil), Snow People (watercolor), Foam Printmaking,  Fruit Stands Alone (oil pastel), Ed Emberley Finger Print Art (stamp pads/pen), Tissue Paper Landscape Collage, Cavepainters (chalk pastel).

1st/2nd Grades –5 Basic Elements - Halloween Harvest (black marker), Chinese Panda (tempera paint), Train Tracks (colored pencil), Foam Printmaking, Cherry Blossoms (watercolor), Landscape Chalk Rubbings (chalk pastel), Georgia O'Keefe (oil pastel), Monet Waterlilies (tempera paint).

3rd /4th Grades – Sunset Silhouette (watercolor), Abstract Pumpkins (oil pastel), Faces Vases (colored pencil), Foam Printmaking, Mehndi Hand Painting (gel pens), Van Gogh Starry Night (oil pastel), Landscape Tapestry (watercolor), Drawing Stuffed Animals (graphite pencil). 

5th Grade –Autumn Leaves (watercolor), Contour of a Shoe (graphite pencil), Portraits (charcoal), Foam Printmaking, Picasso (oil pastel), Giant Comes to Town (colored pencil), Upside Down Buildings (marker), Manga - Anime (pen & tempera wash)

PARENT TRAINING SCHEDULE
2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR 

*Free childcare is provided in the playcourt for all parent-training nights.

“Kandinsky”
artwork by first grade student

How it all fits together…

Young Audiences’ annual Run for the Arts is an annual “jog-a-thon” through which students raise money for arts education. All of the donations go into an account managed by Young Audiences of Southwest Washington and Oregon. Young Audiences is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance young people's learning with creative resources from the arts community. Our local chapter facilitates a network of services that bring art programming to Glencoe.

The Glencoe Arts Development Committee, made up of Glencoe parents and staff, work to integrate art with other learning experiences. Using input from teachers, this committee plans how our Run for the Arts money will be spent. This includes using art to:

• help students meet learning benchmarks
• provide experience that support different learning styles
• expose students to a variety of multicultural experiences
• connect residencies and performances to classroom learning themes.

“Van Gogh Starry Night”
artwork by third grade student

The Glencoe Art Show

Scheduled in May is our annual art show. This year the show will be on Thursday, May 24, 2012 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in our café. Each student selects two favorite art pieces to be displayed in the Café for a one night showing. Parents, relatives, neighbors, and friends are encouraged to come. It’s a very special night for our students to show off their art.

A Special Thanks

Without parent volunteers, there would not be an art program at Glencoe. "Thank you" to all of our wonderful, dedicated, and enthusiastic parent volunteers that make this program so successful. We appreciate all that you do for our children and the time that you give.

Tracy Rittenberry,  Art Infusion Coordinator

Interested in the Art Infusion Program and want to find out more?

Come to one of our monthly training programs or contact our coordinator:
Tracy Rittenberry at 503.253.8919 (tracy.ritten1990@gmail.com)