Visual Arts

If you are looking for a day or boarding school with a strong visual arts program, Christchurch School offers extraordinary educational opportunities. As part of our comprehensive curriculum for high school students, our visual arts program empowers individuals to create unique, expressive works of art that they can share with others. As students create visual art that tells stories, challenges the status quo, commemorates events, makes a point, and shares their one-of-a-kind voices, they are gaining a host of skills and capabilities, such as self-expression, presentation, confidence, and more.

 

At Christchurch School, we provide opportunities to create everything from landscapes and portraits to still life or abstract images. Taking part in our visual arts opportunities not only helps students discover hidden talents and unlock artistic potential, but it also results in all kinds of emotional, social, mental, and academic benefits.

Our Visual Arts Education

In the visual arts program at Christchurch School, students use a variety of mediums — such as pen and ink, graphite, or digital technology — to design creations that reflect their perspectives. Often drawing inspiration from the picturesque setting that surrounds them on our campus, students are encouraged to produce pieces that have never before been imagined. They then present these works to other students, using them to inspire others’ creativity.

 

As is true of our entire fine arts program, we use the visual arts as part of our mission to fuel a passion for artistic integrity, a broader view of world culture, and a stronger connection to a sense of place. In the process, students can experience all the enriching benefits of the arts, including cultivated creativity, a love of learning, aesthetic awareness, improved emotional expression, appreciation of diversity, fewer behavioral incidents, and even higher overall academic performance.

Benefits of Choosing Christchurch School

As a private, co-ed boarding and day school with more than 100 years of tradition and community, Christchurch School offers an incredible setting for students to learn and succeed in today’s constantly changing world. We provide an exceptional education that includes a challenging college prep curriculum and abundant co-curricular opportunities. In addition to the visual arts, we provide various other afternoon options, too.

 

Hallmarks of our school include a diverse student body, an innovative approach to learning, and a stellar reputation in the academic realm. For example, 100% of our graduates are admitted to four-year colleges and universities, with 90% attending one of their top three college picks. We are also ranked in the top 15% of college-prep schools in America by Niche.com. From our picturesque location on the Rappahannock River in Virginia, we provide students a safe, secure, beautiful environment in which to develop, grow, and prepare for the rest of their lives.