The Sisters Middle School Art program seeks to expose students to the world of visual arts, experience a wide variety of 2D and 3D media, experiment with multiple approaches to design problems, and foster character, independence, and responsibility. First and foremost, we want students to discover their own creative voice and understand the importance of both their verbal and visual literacy in our culture through the visual arts. We want students to experience transformation and growth, learn decision making skills and intention in their process, gain technical competence and skill, discover through investigation and risk-taking, discover their originality and become an innovative thinker, and learn to ‘see’ like an artist sees. Learning to work independently and managing yourself and your time is extremely important, but we also give students the opportunity to collaborate with their peers towards a common goal.