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McKenna students display art they created in special class
Upon completion of a three-week painting course, McKenna Charter School students and teacher, Gig Grubb hung examples of their work for display in outside their classroom.
At McKenna, students study one subject at a time every day for three weeks. Grubb's painting class is an elective or humanities requirement that is only offered once a year and students say it is very popular.
In addition to painting techniques, students study art history and styles and elements of painting. Grubb uses a variety of media to enhance the course and meet the various learning styles of his students.
For an art fee of $15, students received brushes, acrylic paint and four canvases they were to complete during the course.
Students said they appreciated the fact that Grubb allowed them to choose the subject and styles they wanted to paint.
They also said they felt they learned more by having time every afternoon to paint.
Grubb does not have a traditional final exam for this class. The amount students have learned is evaluated by their paintings and by a board game based loosely on "Trivial Pursuit."
Grubb explained that the categories in the game cover the information presented during the course and challenge the recall of students as effectively as a written test.
Students said that, even though the classroom is a relaxed, "fun" environment, they felt they learned a lot about painting and art and many plan to continue painting on their own.