Meet Our Faculty

Mrs. Cathie Kourounis, Art Program Coordinator

Mrs. Cathie Kourounis
Art Program Coordinator
Second Grade Aide

Mrs. Maryann Horak, Art 6th-8th

Mrs. Maryann Horak
Art 6th-8th

School-Wide Art Program

Student's drawing of a rabbitSt. Paschal Baylon School provides a comprehensive, hands-on art and art appreciation program for grades K-8. Our school’s art teacher, in conjunction with the Junior High art teacher, coordinates this exciting program.

This program builds an appreciation and understanding of art and utilizes many types of application, including pastels, charcoal, watercolor, collage, crayon, clay, etc.

At the same time, an important component of our art program is to build confidence in the students about their ability to create art, while increasing their proficiency in this important area of curriculum.

In Kindergarten through Second Grade, students explore the basic elements and principles of art and design and are introduced to different art materials.

In Third through Fifth Grade, students develop their visual arts vocabulary, and use expanded art media to create unique works of art.

Student's interpretation of Starry Night by Van GoghIn Sixth through Eighth Grades, our Junior High students explore various artists from the past and present and their distinctive works. They tour the The Getty Center and the newly renovated Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades. And then our students produce their own “masterpieces” in the style of the artists they are studying.

Each school year culminates with the St. Paschal Baylon School Art Show, which is held in conjunction with our Open House in late May, for the families and friends of our students.






Mrs. Cathie Kourounis, Art Program Coordinator