"Our greatest desire for our children is that they know the Lord and have a foundation of His work, so that as adults, they are well equipped to live in our world. At Trinity, they receive that guidance, along with an outstanding academic education. Trinity is a family. It is a place where we lift each other up, laugh and cry together, and pray together."
Tony and Kim Johnson
TCA parents of Abbie and alumni Taylor and Jordan
Students in Trinity Christian Academy's PreKindergarten - Fifth Grade receive a discipline-based art curriculum that provides age appropriate art experiences. The visual arts are taught from a Biblical perspective. Students work with a variety of media. Basic concepts include art vocabulary, lives of artists, elements of art, color wheel principles, and imitating master works.
Trinity Christian Academy art students have successfully participated in The Jackson Sun's Design an Ad contest and The Jackson Symphony Color of Music Contest. The students also provide artwork for the annual Heritage Banquet in the fall and the Open House in the spring. In the summer, students have the opportunity to participate in a Fine Arts Camp. This past year they created African styled artwork to go along with the Lion King theme.
Music plays a very important role in the life of students at Trinity Christian Academy. Our goal is to glorify God by engendering in our students a love of music, an appreciation for beauty as expressed through music, and by developing the God-given talents of each student. The Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten years are exploration years in music. Students learn to sing simple songs and play small instruments such as rhythm sticks. Concepts taught include echoing melodies, keeping a steady beat, recognizing simple rhythms and moving with the music. During the 1st – 3rd grade years, students are developing their singing voices. They also learn how to read music. Concepts include the staff and key signatures. Students also learn the instruments of the orchestra. Hymn histories are included in the curriculum as well as stories of well-known composers. At the 4th and 5th grade level students use their knowledge of the staff and time signatures to play music on recorders. The curriculum is called Recorder Karate. With each new skill they learn, they play off songs in order to earn belts. Students continue to learn hymn histories and stories of famous composers.
MUSIC ACTIVITIES