Explore!
Create!
Understand!
Exploring the art from many lands helps students make important connections and create unique works of art. Artists and members of different cultures rely on symbols to express their thoughts and expressions. At CIE students experience many cultures though the Internet, field trips, and special guest visits.Then students use their new understanding to create original, culturally inspired works of art.
Students produce art using traditional and new media in the new art suite. A fully equipped studio and outdoor artspace provide an inspirational setting for students to create. CIE offers individualized instruction in drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpting, ceramics, and computer graphics.
An Award Winning School of Excellence
Nurturing Our Talented Children
The Expressive Arts Magnet at South Miami K-8 Center is a school for talented children entering 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades. Students who demonstrate talent in art, dance, theatre, or music are encouraged to apply. Students entering the 6th grade, who are already students of SMK-8 and demonstrate an interest in computer art technology or culturally inspired education are eligible to apply for either CAT or CIE.
In addition to the regular curriculum, 3rd – 5th grade magnet students receive six hours each week of instruction in the arts, while 6th graders attend CAT or CIE for two periods daily. All arts instruction is delivered by professional artists and teachers in fully equipped studios with small class sizes. It's small size, individualized arts programs, high student achievement levels and warm, nurturing environment, make South Miami K-8 Center a VERY SPECIAL PLACE!
