Visual Arts
St. Philip School and the Diocese of Pittsburgh have compliled a curriculum which covers the National
Standards for the Visual Arts. They are as follows:
1.The students will be able to use various media and techniques.
2. The student will be able to use basic knowledge of structures (elements of art and principles of
design) and functions(how they work together).
3. The student will be able to choose and evaluate a variety of subject matter, symbols, and ideas.
4. The students will be able to demonstrate understanding of visual arts in relation to history and
culture.
5. The students will be able to reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work
and the work of others.
6. The students will be able to make connections between the visual arts and other disciplines.
All of the above standards are included in the Visual Arts curriculum at St. Philip School. The books
used in the Visual Arts curriculum are "Art in Action" by Coronado, "Creative and Performing Arts"
issued by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit and the Diocese of pittsburgh and a wide variety of
supplemental materials pertaining to art media, art history, art concepts, and art curriculum.
Library
St. Philip School and the Diocese of Pittsburgh have compiled a curriculum which covers the National
Standards for Informational literacy. They are as follows:
1. The student will access information efficiently by recognizing the need for information,recognizing
that accurate and comprehensive information is the basis for intelligent decision making, formulating
questions based on informational needs, identifying a variety of potential sources of information,
and developing and using successful stategies for locating information.
2. The student will evaluate information critically and completely by determining accuracy, relevance,
and comprehensiveness, by distinguishing amoung fact, point of view, and opinion, by identifying
and misleading information, and selecting information appropriate to the problem and question at
hand.
3. The student will be able to use information accurately and creatively by organizing information for
practical purposes, by integrating new knowledge into one's own knowledge, by applying information
in critical thinking and problem solving, and by producing and communicating ideas in appropriate
formats.
4.The student will be information literate and persue information related to personal interests by
seeking information related to dimesions of personal interests, by designing developing, and by
evaluating information products and solutions related to personal interests.
5. The student will appreciate literature and other forms of espression by being a self motivated
reader, by deriving meaning from information presented creatively in a variety of formats, and
developing creative products in a variety of formats.
6, The student will strive for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation by
devising stategies for revising, improving, and updating self- generated knowledge.
7. The student will recognize the importance of information in a democratic society by seeking
information from diverse sources, contexts, disciplines, and cultures, by respecting intellectual
property rights, and by using informational sources responsibly.
8. Technology standard
9. The student will participate effectively in groups to pursue and generate information by sharing
information with others, and respecting others ideas and background and acknowledging their
contributions.
The Library classes will use a variety of curriculum books covering library information, books
available ing the library for personal reading, group reading, and research, various study techniques
avalilble in publication, and the Simple Solutions math series.
