Grade 7 Arts Education

Join Greg Orrē as he walks your class through the basics of how to start a song. We will explore rhythm, melody, lyric writing through similes and so much more!

Join Hailey as she shows us how to use our memories and translate them into colors and shapes and beautiful mixed-media paintings.

Join Shawn as he takes your class through the joys of of storytelling and stand up comedy. Shawn will teach your classes the basics of writing a story, centering around the tension of a ‘want’, as well as how to ‘punch up’ the story with jokes and extra details.

Join Angela as she walks your class through the basics of how to create a character using only your body and your voice. She will use the basics of professional theatre methods to bring your students some of the joy and play in theatre.

Join Melanie as she takes your classes through a workshop on Metis Felting. She will walk your classes through a brief introduction to Metis cultural symbols and then take your students through an exploration of their own identity and cultural symbols through felting.

Join Axis as she takes your class through an introduction to spoken word poetry. This Teacher Guide and workshop will walk your students through the basics of body language, breath and poetry itself.

Join Madeleine Greenway as she teaches your classes about still life drawing through an exploration of some of their treasured objects. Your students will learn some of the technical basics of drawing the world around them such as composition and shading.

Mitchell presents a performance they created with the combination of exercises and ends with “10 Things” (that they turn into 14 Things), with a list of advice, wisdom, lived experience, dos and don’ts, etc.

Part 3 is an extension of Part 2 with additional activities, explanation, and discussion.

Mitchell introduces their practice with featured exercises, skill building, creation techniques, and artistic discussion.

Mitchell addresses students with an introduction to their practice; sharing advise, guidance and anecdotes.

Carole introduces students to exploring the narrative on a three-dimensional form: the pinch pot. Students will learn how to form a three-dimensional object and consider illustrations through carving techniques. Carole ends Part 4 with “10 Things”, with a list of advice, wisdom, lived experience,...

Part 3 is an extension of Part 2, with hands-on activity: How to tell your own story on a clay tile. Carole discusses how to create your own symbols through the stories students create with their own narrative imagery.

Carole introduces students to clay and its history in our evolution. In this video, students will be introduced to terminology, where clay comes from, its everyday use in our lives, and various firing processes. This video serves as an introduction, with things to keep in mind when working with c...