Welcome to the Bridger School Art Program! 

Due to space constraints, the art program is now "art on a cart".  For your student's current art class schedule, to volunteer, or any other questions, please feel free to contact me, Jenny Brockmann, at jbrockmann@pps.net. 

The arts are not time off from academics, but accelerators to learning. 

 - Dr. Richard Siegesmund 

In Art class, we do much more than make pretty pictures to hang in the hallway. Students question, observe, and give responses to a wide variety of visual art before starting their own work. Slowing down to talk about what they see encourages students to engage in critical, reflective thinking and creative problem solving. 

 ". . . the arts have been an inseparable part of the human journey; indeed, we depend on the arts to carry us toward the fullness of our humanity. We value them for themselves, and because we do, we believe knowing and practicing them is fundamental to the healthy development of our children's minds and spirits. That is why, in any civilization - ours included - the arts are inseparable from the very meaning of the term 'education.' We know from long experience that no one can claim to be truly educated who lacks basic knowledge and skills in the arts."
–National Standards for Arts Education

A “little” visual arts education is simply not adequate and would be considered unacceptable in any other core academic area. Teaching students to be creative is a deliberate process, much like teaching literacy or mathematics, and is certainly just as important. The skills learned through participation in the visual arts help to equip our nation’s youth for the challenges they will face in shaping the future. The visual arts are essential to a high-quality and balanced education. 

-National Art Education Association