Arts
Fine Arts Program
Offering a strong fine arts program through enrichment and elective courses along with integrating the arts into core academic classes is a priority at St. Clement's.
Students have opportunities beginning in the early grades to be imaginative and expressive as they explore and develop their artistic talents. They develop the ability to frame their perspective of the world from an aesthetic perspective.
In the words of Dr. David Sousa, international consultant in educational neuroscience, the arts are not just expressive and affective, they are deeply cognitive.
The arts also contribute to the education of young people by helping them realize the breadth of human experience, see the different ways humans express sentiments and convey meaning, and develop subtle and complex forms of thinking.
In the words of Dr. David Sousa, international consultant in educational neuroscience, the arts are not just expressive and affective, they are deeply cognitive.
The arts also contribute to the education of young people by helping them realize the breadth of human experience, see the different ways humans express sentiments and convey meaning, and develop subtle and complex forms of thinking.
Develop essential thinking tools:
- Pattern recognition and development
- Mental representations of of what is observed or imagined
- Symbolic, allegorical and metaphorical representations
- Careful observation of the world
- Abstraction from complexity
Discover What St. Clement's Has to Offer
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Music
Students experience a wide repertoire of classical and contemporary music as they learn to sing and play instruments. Performance is a key component of the program. -
Speech and Drama
Though our formal Speech and Drama program begins in sixth grade, students of all ages quickly become used to performing and speaking in front of small and large groups of people. -
Visual Arts
Students enjoy exploring and working with a variety of artistic mediums in activities involving painting, sculpting, ceramics, drawing, printmaking, photography working with textiles, paper mache, paint, inks, and clay.
St. Clement's Parish School
St. Clement's School is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS) and the Texas Education Agency through the Texas Private School Accrediting Commission (TEPSAC).