Art & Design - Braintree High School
The Braintree High School Art and Design Department has developed all of its courses to lead through sequential and vertically aligned pathways in Drawing and Painting, 2D Design, and 3D Design. Each track builds students' skills to prepare them for further study including the rigor of AP Studio Art courses. The high school art and design department has two, 25-station digital labs equipped with Adobe Master Collection. The new 3D Design room is spacious and well-equipped. A variety of vibrant after-school art clubs and activities provide further enrichment for students on the middle and high school levels
Contact Us
Main Number 781 848-4000
Julie Campisano
Director
X 7830
Julie O'Halloran
Administrative Assistant
X7015
National Art Honor Society
Braintree High School is a Chapter Member of the National Art Education Association’s, Art Honor Society (NAHS).
Membership
Candidacy for the NAHS is open to students who have been nominated by their art teacher and completed a semester of an art class with a grade of B plus or higher.
Students do not apply for membership in this association. Nomination and membership is based on art scholarship, service and character.
Membership dues are $15 a year.
Events & Requirements
NAHS Activities throughout the year include:
Art workshops
Field trips
Guest artist lectures
Mural painting
Open studios
Teaching creative art classes to middle school students
Students must fulfill 20 art service hours per year. In the spring there is combined art exhibit of student work and induction ceremony.
Purpose
The purpose of the NAHS Braintree Chapter shall be to:
Inspire and recognize those students who have shown outstanding ability in art
Foster excellence and a dedicated spirit to the pursuit of art
Further creative abilities and talents of the Society’s members, as well as the school’s entire student art enrollment
Aid members in working toward the attainment of their highest potential in an art area
Bring art to the attention of the school and community
Increase an awareness of art in relation to other areas of the school curriculum; and further aesthetic awareness in all aspects of Braintree High School’s total program
Middle School Creative Arts Classes
Braintree High School National Art Honor Society proudly offers creative art classes to students who attend East and South Middle School.
Classes are taught in the art rooms at Braintree High School by motivated high school Art Honor Society students, under the supervision of Mrs. Heidi Hurley.
The following classes are offered:
3-Dimensional Design
Cartooning
Creative Drawing and Painting
Digital Design
Students select something new each week, or take the same class over and over!
Cost for the 6-week program is $30.
Materials are provided, and students are encouraged to bring their own sketch-books.