Welcome to the Visual and Performing Arts, K-12 Web Site

“The arts are fundamental resources through which the world is

 viewed, meaning is created, and the mind developed.”     Elliot Eisner

The Riverside Unified School District vision for the Visual and Performing Arts is to build excellence in the arts by assuring equitable access to high-quality arts programs for all students. We recognize that the arts elevate learning, transform thinking and provide unique pathways to student accomplishment. The RUSD Arts Plan guides the development of visual and performing arts curriculum in order to achieve that vision. Our goal is to provide opportunities for all students to participate successfully in coherent, standards-based programs, K-12, for the visual arts, music, dance, and theatre/media studies. To achieve this goal it is necessary to:

· Provide teachers with appropriate professional development opportunities in the arts

· Determine success by the quality of the artistic process as well as the completed product

· Celebrate student accomplishment in the arts through community exhibitions and performances

· Maintain district-wide leadership specific to the visual and performing arts in order to promote continuous improvement

· Maximize partnerships and collaborations with cultural arts agencies in the larger community

Listed below you will find links to the RUSD Arts Plan, California Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards, integrated arts lessons, and other information pertaining to K-12 Visual and Performing Arts.

Please check the site often as it will be updated with new items regularly.

Grade Level Art Lessons

Video Art Lessons are in the QuickTime Movie format unless otherwise noted.  These will require the QuickTime Player which can be downloaded for free by clicking on the link. 

To view videos, right click on the title, click "Save Target As" and select the desired location.  Then you can double click on the file to play it from your computer.

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

6th Grade

For more information on this website, contact:

Gale Bjelland

Instructional Services Specialist

K-12 Visual and Performing Arts

951-788-7135 Ext 80316

gbjelland@rusd.k12.ca.us