The visual arts courses at White Oaks focus on the VDOE Standards by expanding students:

• Creative Process
  • Apply creative thinking in the development of original work
  • Understand and apply creative processes for developing ideas
• Critical Thinking and Communication
  • Analyze, interpret, and evaluate visual arts
  • Formulate and justify personal responses to visual arts
  • Apply collaboration and communication skills for visual arts works and processes
• Understanding of History, Culture, and Citizenship
  • Understand cultural and historical influences of visual arts
  • Understand visual arts as a form of community engagement
  • Ethical and legal considerations for visual arts and intellectual property
• Innovation in the Arts
  • Prepare for college, career, and the 21st Century Workplace
  • Understand and explore the impact of current and emerging technologies in visual arts
  • Cultivate connections to other fine arts and field of knowledge
• Technique and Application
  • Explore and use elements of art and principles of design
  • Identify and use spatial relationships in composition
  • Draw from observation
  • Develop motor skills
  • Explore media, techniques, and processes
  • Explore a variety of subject matter