JSD Extended Learning Art Program
What is the Extended Learning Art Program?
The JSD Extended Learning Art Program is not currently offered in Juneau elementary schools. Instead, The JSD elementary art teachers are offering extra art opportunities at each school to students who would like more art and benefit from the experience. At Riverbend, Heather Ridgeway, one of our talented JSD art teachers, is offering Friday PM art recesses every other Friday, both primary and intermediate afternoon recesses. Each class may send two students. The classes are held in Mrs. Wittig's EL classroom. If you are interested in participating, please contact your classroom teacher, Ms. Ridgeway, or Mrs. Wittig.

JSD had an Extended Learning Art program for elementary students in grades 3-5 who were identified as having extraordinary talents and artistic gifts. The EL art program will ended in the spring of 2006. Now, ALL elementary students receive an art lesson taught by one of the three district elementary art teacher each trimester. The rest of this webpage refers to the old EL art program.
Why Participate in Extended Learning Art?
Students currently in the program receive three special, after school art lessons each year, one each semester. This year the students have been doing digital art using the Riverbend computer lab.
Who is Eligible?
Students in grades three, four, and five who have submitted an art portfolio and been selected for the program may enroll.
How do I Participate?
There is not a plan for an EL Art portfolio jury this spring, 2007. Great artist should be building an art portfolio anyway, just in case great art opportunities arise.

Students were qualified or chosen through the review of a portfolio of the student’s original artwork from within a calendar year. If done during an art lesson the student should have added to or changed the basic assignment to show originality.

The portfolio requirements include:
1) A sketch of a hand holding a cup done under the supervision of a JSD teacher.
2) A portrait done in the student’s choice of medium.
3) A charcoal or pastel.
4) A painting.
5) A small collection of “Doodles” which represents “free” work.

In addition, the student’s choice of four (4) to six (6) items can include any:
• 3-dimensional clay pottery or sculpture
• markers or pencils on paper graphic designs
• cut paper designs prints
• colored chalk bead work
• puppets or dolls clothing
• original Origami masks
• weavings or baskets cartooning
What Happens After I Create My Art Portfolio?
There is not a plan for an EL Art portfolio jury this spring, 2007.

Old protocol: A team of art teachers and local artists reviews the portfolio, or collection, of the student’s artwork. As with any qualification process, parents give written permission and obtain a recommendation from a teacher. Application packets for 2006 will be available in elementary school offices, from a teacher, or from the EL Teacher. The application packets are to be delivered to the Assistant Superintendent’s office, at 12th & Glacier, by sometime in April each year. Contact Susan Arnold at the District Office or Sheryl Wittig at Riverbend for this year's exact due date. Students who qualify will be eligible to start in the program next fall.
When and Where Does the EL Art Program Meet?
Students currently in the program receive three special, after school art lessons each year, one each semester. This year the students have been doing digital art using the Riverbend computer lab.
Sheryl Hall Wittig ~ Page last updated on Friday, December 7, 2007.