Welcome to the Waterford Street School

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Art Program

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"My hands and my imagination 

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do all the work."

-Erik, Grade 3    

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Art Teacher: Ruth Suyenaga

    On these pages, you will be introduced to the Art Program at Waterford Street School.  To find the artwork that Waterford students in grades 1, 2, and 3 have created, click on the following: WSS Gallery 2004-05, 2003-04, 2002-03, and 2001-02.  Also, click here for the link to the Prospect Street School 2001-2002 Gallery.

    To find out more about the art curriculum, to learn about the Arts Curriculum Frameworks, or if you would like to find out about art resources in the area and how to reach me, click on the links below.

“The arts help us send and receive messages in a variety of media that are their own form of literacy.  The arts use sights, sound, and movement to convey meaning, beyond the power of words. 

"Arts education develops the ability to interpret and understand complex symbols in the same manner as language and mathematics.  Allowing students to respond to their learning through music, poetry, speaking, moving, or drawing, for example, unleashes the power of many more students and helps us recognize their levels of understanding.”

      -From a report of the After-School Protocol Task Force, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2000

What Your  Children are Learning in Grades K-3 Art WSS Gallery 04-05, 2003-04, 2002-03, 2001-02 Contact Information and Resources
Massachusetts Visual Arts Standards

How to Frame Your Child's Artwork

Major Points Supporting Elementary Art Programs