Clay Modeling The Sculptural Arts Program is guided by the intrinsic principles of teaching Fine Art, the inherent therapeutic aspects of clay work which support child development, and the inspiration of the Waldorf curriculum. Out of the historical themes in the grade school curriculum, archetypal imagery, and the scientific phenomena taught in Main Lesson emerges a myriad of possibilities to explore through Sculpture. The children learn an unspoken language: the language of form. Through this language they develop the capacity to realize and create their ideas in the physical world, a skill that can empower many aspects of life. Clay is a material created out of the formation of the earth¹s crust and used since the dawn of civilization. By placing our hands into clay earth, we touch the stream of humankind. Through building architecture and artifacts of those who came before, we develop intimate connections to our collective history. Clay lends itself to communal work and the children embark on this theme strongly each year through group projects. The group project becomes a social arena in which students develop their character in relationship to other students. Through successes and struggles, the students become social beings who work together meaningfully.