A program that equips children with 21st-Century skills through the appreciation of art, music, dance, history, maths and science.
Smart 8 targets the whole child and address different modalities of learning while integrating core content into art education.
In this program, your child is invited into a world of art & music that will surely give them a fulfilling and diverse experience. Through the appreciation of art, music, dance, history, maths, and science the child is able to develop core skills relevant for the 21st century such as collaboration, creativity, communication, critical thinking, content and confidence.
The classes provides them with unlimited space to explore knowledge and to interact positively, experiencing art techniques through fun activities and developing speech by presenting their artworks. They also get to take strands of knowledge from art and weave it into other areas of knowledge such as science, math, music and even the global world, making each lesson relevant and cohesive.
If you want your child to receive an integrated art education, then Smart 8 is the program for you!
The lives and works of the following painters and composers are organized by level / book
Level 1
PAINTERS
Cassatt
Velazquez
Morgan
Degas
van Gogh
Millet
COMPOSERS
Tarrega
J.S. Bach
Delibes
Joplin
Debussy
Level 2
PAINTERS
Matisse (1)
Matisse (2)
Monet
Kandinsky
Michaelangelo
Pissarro
COMPOSERS
Beethoven
Shostakovich
Faure
Gershwin
Gounod-Bach
Tchaikovsky
Level 3
PAINTERS
Riviere
da Vinci
Rousseau
Caillebotte
Mondrian
Vermeer
COMPOSERS
Grieg
Marcelo
Joplin
Granados
Gershwin
Pachelbel
Level 4
PAINTERS
Klee
Huysum
Seurat
Marc
Cezanne
Renoir
COMPOSERS
Saint-saens
Gossec
Satie
Herold
Tchaikovsky
Mozart
Materials your child will receive
You will receive the book and accompanying CD, as well as other printable materials provided by the teacher. Selected art supplies included.
Your Teacher
Teacher Irene Bennett is a trained teacher for Smart 8 Level 1 and 2. She has trained with Mumu Yiew and Ying Ying Ng at V7 Music Academy located in Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia.
Teacher Irene finished her Bachelor in Music on Piano Performance at the Adventist University of the Philippines and took her masters in music education at Andrews University at Berrien Springs, Michigan.
She is also a trained Suzuki piano teacher and has been mentored by the late Carmencita Arambulo. She and her students are active participants of the Philippine Suzuki Association.