Students in fourth through sixth grades must take visual arts. These courses introduce the various forms of artistic techniques and the materials used to create art. In the seventh grades, all students solidify their basic artistic skills through two required visual arts courses, Drawing and Design and Dimensional Design. The visual arts curriculum for eighth grade is rich and varied and includes Ceramics, Painting and Composition, and Media Arts. Students are also introduced to the use of computers as a tool in art-making through new media techniques.