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The Rhetoric II class took a quick trip to Los Angeles this month where they toured universities, enjoyed the sunshine, and stood in the same room with VanGogh, Rembrandt, Renoir, and Monet during a visit to The Getty Museum.
The Rhetoric II class took a quick trip to Los Angeles this month where they toured universities, enjoyed the sunshine, and rubbed shoulders with some of the biggest names on the planet. It’s not every day you can stand in the same room with VanGogh, Rembrandt, Renoir, or Monet, but that’s exactly what they did during a visit to The Getty Museum.
Donum Dei students joined teachers and academic leaders from several classical schools who were in town for a conference on history and art. Together, they spent a morning taking in world-famous painting and written artifacts. One of our students even exclaimed, “Hey, come look! It’s an ancient manuscript of Boethius in Latin!”
Students were also gathered around an original piece by Georges Seurat, the creator of a technique called pointillism that the Upper School art class worked to emulate this session. Upon returning to class the following week, the trip opened up reflective conversations about what defines good art and to what extent the unfathomable monetary value of the art we saw reflects the moral values of our society.
Enjoy the video below that showcases the entire experience and was created by our Rhetoric II student, Daisy Shaw!
https://video.wixstatic.com/video/d350f1_4e41f0db77d94273931d8e122c34e7bb/480p/mp4/file.mp4
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mrs. Trisha Mammen
C.S. Lewis’ The Abolition of Man (1943) is a classic of classical education. While its clunky subtitle (Reflections on education with special reference to the teaching of English in the upper forms of schools) suggests a more immediate concern.
On the heels of a successful run of Disney's The Jungle Book KIDS, I sat down with Mrs. Rebekah Kurth, our theater arts teacher and director, to hear her stories and glean wisdom about the value of a theater arts program.
When we consider creation, we are drawn into wonder and worship of the Creator. This year our students saw the glory of God through star parties, a scale model of the solar system, the San Francisco Bay, and the Hayward Fault.
DONUM DEI
CLASSICAL ACADEMY
