CREATIVE & LANGUAGE STUDIES

GROWING YOUNG MINDS

Art, music, and foreign language are powerful tools for a child’s developing brain, each stimulating growth in unique and complementary ways. Engaging in art strengthens creativity, fine motor skills, and problem-solving abilities, while music enhances memory, attention, and emotional regulation through rhythm and pattern recognition. Learning a foreign language builds communication skills, cognitive flexibility, and cultural awareness, laying the foundation for lifelong learning. Together, these experiences nurture both the logical and creative sides of the brain, supporting well-rounded cognitive, emotional, and social growth.

ART

Artistic expression is woven through the Montessori curriculum. Self-expression through problem solving and experimentation with the elements of art and music is ever present at Cornerstone. Students receive direct instruction in art concepts, art appreciation, and art media. The production of art is viewed as a process-based experience and is inspired by the work in all areas of the curriculum, as well as through sharing a love of art for art’s sake.

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MUSIC

Music is part of the curriculum at every developmental level. All students are provided a baseline of music literacy through listening and participation. Students have opportunities for practice and performance throughout their Cornerstone years. A full complement of Orff instruments, theatrical equipment, private instruction, and venues and opportunities that allow for musical expression at school are all part of an education at Cornerstone.

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SPANISH

The Spanish curriculum is designed to introduce a world language and culture into the student experience, broadening their sense of the world. Spanish lessons are provided to Kindergarten, Elementary, and JR students in a developmentally appropriate way. Cultural differences are explored through language, and Spanish becomes integrated into the curriculum through history, geography, art, and other subjects. Through this program, students are able to see themselves as language learners who may pursue Spanish or other foreign languages in the future.

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