The foundational project-based computer graphic arts program invites students to communicate ideas using art and typography through software applications, including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, iMovie, InDesign and Flash. The program goals are to:
 

• Ground students in graphic design principles, concepts, and practices

• Teach students to use computer-based graphic arts software

• Generate appreciation for the discipline as a vehicle for self-expression, civic engagement, and marketing

In the 6th grade, students are immersed in graphic design principles and concepts. They begin navigating design software and tools through projects, including self-portraits, collage, book jacket designs, and advertisements. 

Seventh grade graphic arts majors expand their skills, vision, creativity, and grasp of design concepts and principles through extended and refined usage of the software. They design poster, logo, package, and book designs with a deeper, more complex conceptual vision.

Eighth graders focus on content as they scaffold skills (delving into animation) to create more complex designs for items such as posters, CD covers, miscellaneous packaging, and websites.

In each grade, students connect their work to language arts as they tie their designs to poems, stories, etc. Students exhibit their work during the annual end-of-year arts showcase.