Photography and

A comprehensive 9th-grade photography sequence that demystifies the Exposure Triangle: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO. Students progress from diagnosing exposure errors to mastering manual control through hands-on experiments and artistic challenges.

A comprehensive unit for 7th-grade students to master the art of visual storytelling through photography. Students move from analyzing professional photojournalism to planning, shooting, and curating their own narrative photo essays using the 'Five Shot Method' and techniques for capturing candid moments.

This sequence explores the technical and social challenges of photographing people, focusing on environmental portraiture, posing, abstract representation, and the ethics of digital identity.

This sequence introduces 3rd-grade students to digital photography basics, focusing on light, composition, and visual storytelling. Students will move from learning about light and shadow to mastering angles and the rule of thirds, ultimately creating their own photo essay.

A comprehensive 9th-grade visual arts unit focusing on translating 2D drawings into 3D wire sculptures. Students explore contour lines, tool safety, spatial volume, and presentation through the lens of 'drawing in space.'

A 5th-grade art sequence exploring Land Art and environmental sculpture. Students learn to collaborate with nature using foraged materials to create ephemeral installations, emphasizing patterns, site-specificity, and documentation through photography.

A 2-session art and science lesson exploring how sculptors use perspective, negative space, and forced perspective to create mind-bending optical illusions. Students learn the mechanics of perception before building their own eye-tricking 3D artworks.

Teens learn the basics of documentary filmmaking, including storytelling, filming, and editing, culminating in the creation of a 2-3 minute short film.