The art education concentration at Longwood is designed to give students the knowledge and skills needed to teach at the K-12 level.

Art education's comprehensive curriculum blends historical and contemporary theory with practical application. Students will experience intensive studio training, art historical study and educational practice with an emphasis on blending the boundaries to create a truly integrated art experience. Art education students have a social responsibility to nurture every child and learn how to adapt their pedagogy and assessments.

Students pick one studio or art history that particularly interests them and create an in-depth mini-concentration in that area.

In addition to art history and studio classes, students take art education methods classes that help to prepare them for the most effective job in the classroom. Students use video taping and role-playing in classes to hone their teaching skills.

In their fleld experiences, they perform a variety of roles as teacher, aide and observer in the schools of this community as well as the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts outreach experiences for children and the community.