The entire curriculum at Ocean Charter School is infused with the visual arts. Ocean Charter School emphasizes the importance of teaching in an artistic way, not to develop future artists, but to feed the imagination, develop the will, and enrich the feeling life. Art awakens the students’ intelligence. The artistic experience heightens awareness of the world, and develops observational skills and discernment. Children are supplied with high quality and naturally sourced art materials for painting, sculpture/modeling, drawing, and other visual art experiences. Music is an important element of the Waldorf curriculum, awakening and nurturing the deep inner life of the child. According to Rudolf Steiner, the human being is a musical being, and the making of music is essential in experiencing what it is to be fully human.*
