The Arts

At the iSchool, experiences in the arts are offered as both Modules and Core Experiences.  All students are eligible to participate in these courses, which include:

• Introduction to Drawing
• Advanced Drawing
• Introduction to Painting
• Advanced Painting
• Sculpture
• Printmaking
• Painting NYC
• Guitar 1 and 2
• Piano 1 and 2
• Beatmaking
• Bash the Trash
• Some modules have included:

  o   Children's Bookmaking: In this module, iSchool students travel to an elementary school and meet with first graders to survey their interests and likes.  After consulting with professional children's book authors and gaining a thorough understanding of the various types of children's books that exist, iSchool students spend the quarter writing, illustrating, and binding a children's book for the child who they met.  At the end of the quarter, the iSchool students bring their finished books back to the elementary school to read their stories.

  o    Inside the Music: In this module, students become classical music composers whose pieces are performed by professional musicians at a final concert.  Through this course, students learn music theory and techniques of composition in order to produce and direct the performance of complex pieces.