Art Exploration for Ages 6-8

Designed for the youngest little artists, our weekly Art Exploration classes will stimulate your child’s creative abilities to produce wonderful works of art. Our students learn to observe and explore the world around them by practicing a diverse range of mediums such as: drawing, acrylic painting, water colour painting, pastels, clay sculpture, recycled sculpture, cartooning, mixed media.

Our Curriculum

Developed and approved by our team of artists, our visual arts curriculum is designed to engage your child’s enthusiasm for creative art projects while developing crucial motor skills, language development and creative risk taking.

Our visual arts curriculum and visual art projects change every year, so no two years are the same!

Art Exploration classes are capped at 10 students to encourage collaboration and allow for personal attention and one-on-one instruction.

Details

Ages: 6-8 Years

Available Weekly Class Times:

• Sunday Afternoon - 2:30pm - 4:00pm
• Monday Evening - 4:30pm - 6:00pm New Time

Price & Session Options:

• Winter/Spring - February to June - 19 weeks - $255

Holidays:

• Classes will not be held on the following dates:
  • Christmas Break - December 21 - January 3
  • March Break - March 14 - 20
  • Easter - April 8 - 13
  • Canada Day - June 27 - July 3

Trial Classes:

• Trial classes are available for $15 each, up to a maximum of two trial classes per student.

Discounts:

• A sibling discount of 10% is available for each additional child registered.

What Students will Learn

• Diverse Art Mediums
  From drawing to painting, sculpture to mixed media, our instructors teach a wide variety of mediums every month. Each class is something new! With such diversity, your child will learn a little bit of everything. Specialty materials fees are included in the tuition price.
  
  
• Age Appropriate Lessons
  How do we draw human faces? How do we show something is furry instead of shiny? Why is the colour blue considered a ‘calm’ colour? Our instructors use age appropriate lessons and discussions to explain how to illustrate the world around us.
  
  
• Motor Skills
  The movements needed to create art are vital to refining fine motor skills in young children. In our classes, students practice holding pencils, scissors, paint brushes, clay, steadily, and in a variety of ways to manipulate the tool to create art making techniques. Developing their hand dexterity aids in neater handwriting.
  
  
• Language Development
  Yes, art is fun! So what? Talking about art is an opportunity for your child to learn new descriptive words to interpret, criticize, and make decisions about their artwork and the world around them.
  
  
• Risk Taking, Resilience, Self Confidence
  As your child creates an artwork, they take several creative risks. Through this process, your child will learn to try new things, make mistakes, and overcome challenges. In an art environment, there are no right or wrong answers. Even shy children find friends to socialize with in our friendly, positive atmosphere.

About the Instructors

Materials

We ask that students supply their own sketchbooks (9x12"), drawing pencils and eraser. Any other materials required for the class will be provided.

Register

Registration has closed for the winter/spring session. Please check back for information on our summer session.