Art and Music

Sunhill Montessori Casa and Kamloops Christian Montessori Preschool

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We're always busy!

The Art program includes cutting, glueing, using clay, pastels, water colors, paint, wood, ....and whatever else catches our fancy!  Art appreciation is presented throught the "Childsize Masterpieces" curriculum with focus on discovering style, shade, mediums and subjects.

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Painting

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Donna Houston, member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, gives an art lesson to the children.

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Clay snail

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Mixing blue and yellow = green!

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Transfer of colour using bleeding crepe paper

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Acrylic painting on tile

The Music curriculum includes topic based songs, rhythm instruments, movement and dance plus music appreciation from around the world. Classical and modern composers, instruments in the orchestra and keyboard sing-alongs complete our music experience.

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Trying out the African shakery

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Drumming on the djembe

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Exploring the keyboard

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A practicum student plays a ukelele

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Getting ready for a concert presentation

What a creative and inquisitive group of children!