Art Exploration for Ages 6-8 - In-Person

Designed for the youngest budding artists, our weekly Art Exploration classes stimulate your child's creative abilities to produce wonderful works of art. Our students learn several art concepts in a diverse range of mediums and practices, such as drawing, painting, pastel, clay work, collage, and mixed media. Students complete a new project each week to demonstrate their learning.

See more about what students will learn in our Art Exploration program.

Class sizes are limited to ensure proper individual attention.

Details

Ages: 6-8 Years

Term Start Date: September 11, 2021

Weekly Class Times:

• Saturday Morning - 9:00am - 10:30am
• Wednesday Evening - 4:45pm - 6:15pm

Price & Session Options:

• Full Year - September to August - 44 classes - $670  $535  Early Bird Special
• School Year - September to June - 36 classes - $530  $475  Early Bird Special
• Fall/Winter - September to January - 18 classes - $270

Early bird special expires on September 6, 2021.

Materials:

• Included: Personal Art Materials Kit (See Handout)
• Supplied by Student: Glue Stick, HB Pencil, Pencil Sharpener, Ruler, Scissors, Sketchbook & White Latex Eraser
• Download the materials information handout.

Discounts: A sibling discount of 10% is available for each additional child registered. Enter coupon SIBLING at the checkout.

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What Students will Learn

• Diverse Art Mediums
  From drawing to painting, clay work to mixed media, our instructors teach a wide variety of mediums every term. Each class is something new! With such an assortment, your child will enjoy a host of new experiences in art making.
  
  
• Age Appropriate Lessons
  Why is the colour blue considered a 'calm' colour (colour theory)? How do we show that something is far away and something else is near (perspective)? 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 many different tools such as pencils, scissors, paint brushes and clay, steadily and in a variety of ways to create art and master techniques. This practice in dexterity will also spill over in other areas in their development (like neater handwriting!).
  
  
• Language Development
  Art is fun! Sure, but it is also important to learn proper art vocabulary. Acquiring new descriptive words gives young artists common ground and helps them describe and share their artwork. It also teaches them new ways of looking at and understanding not just different aspects of art making but the world around them as well.
  
  
• Cognitive Development
  Art helps children learn and use critical thinking and decision making as well as many different practical skills. They learn cause and effect ("if I mix blue and yellow paint, I come up with green"), decision making ("Pencil works better than marker here") and critical thinking ("How big should I draw this cat next to this house?").
  
  
• Risk Taking, Self Confidence and Creativity
  With any form of art making, children face a number of creative challenges. Through the process of creating art, your child learns that trying new things is fun, and that challenging themselves helps them grow and improves their skills. They learn that there are no right or wrong answers in art, only opportunities for more creativity! Additionally, our students gain more self-confidence by taking part in our supportive, friendly and positive atmosphere - even shy children find friends to socialize with!

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