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These classes will be offered at The Easton Community Center
http://www.eastoncc.org (364 Sport Hill Road, Easton CT 06612).
Please call 203-459-9700 to register or request a brochure.
- Susan Striker’s Young at Art® Color Magic (see class description below)
January 29 – March 25, 2008
Code 112410-01 / 18 mo. –
3yr. / Tuesday / 9:30 – 10:30AM / 8 sessions / Members $195 / Non-members $220 / Susan Striker’s Young at Art (No class 2/19)
In Color Magic we focus on one color concept and explore it
in several different ways in order to address children’s different styles of learning. Stories, movement, music, snacks and multi-media art projects enrich learning.
- Susan Striker’s Young at Art® Color Wizardry (see class description below)
January 31 – March 27, 2008
Code 112410-02 / 3 – 5 yr. /
Thursday / 9:30 – 10:30AM / 8 sessions / Members $195 / Non-members $220 / Susan Striker’s Young at Art (No class 2/21)
This class is for children ready to explore the excitement of creating
and mixing colors in a multitude of media.
All classes begin with songs, games, stories, a snack, and include drawing, painting, printing and sculpture experiences that revolve around a theme. All
classes are taught by Susan Striker’s certified professional instructors.
- Susan Striker’s Young at Art® Passport to Art (see class description below)
January 29 – March 25, 2008
Code 112410-03 / 7 – 11 yr.
/ Tuesday / 4:00 – 5:00PM / 8 sessions / Members $195 / Non-members $220 / Susan Striker’s Young at Art (No class 2/19)
This unique arts & crafts program gives children a chance to travel
all around the world without leaving home. Children can unravel the mysteries of Egyptian mummies and pyramids, travel south of the border to celebrate the rich culture of Mexico, go on an African Safari, walk
in Native American moccasins or visit Japan in this new exciting program.
CLASSES
 Color Magic®, Color Magic®
, and Ship Shapes® are combined to provide a rich and rewarding introduction to art expression and art materials......
Recommended for preschool through Kindergarten, adaptable through
grade three.
In Color Magic®, we focus on one color concept and explore it in several
different ways in order to address children’s vastly different styles of learning and multiple intelligences. All classes are literature-based and begin with a
story. On blue day, for example, after reading New Blue Shoes, we draw with blue crayons, use blue papers in a collage, paint only with blue paint and then experiment with a blue medium. An age-appropriate song,
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Toddler Newton Bersch is proud of the bound book he created in a Young at Art
COLOR MAGIC Class
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especially written for this curriculum is sung. We then proceed sequentially to explore color combinations and multi colors. Every class gives a child a
chance to explore various media, learn an art concept, get in touch with his or her own feelings, and explore his or her unique talents and abilities.
Color Wizardry® is offered to children who have completed Color Magic.
These color “experts” are offered activities that build upon early learning in new ways through advanced methods and materials.
Ship Shapes® brings a sense of wonder to how lines transform themselves
into shapes through kinesthetic activity, songs, games, literature and multimedia art experiences.
Mind-Bogglers this course introduces new mind-boggling themes and
concepts! Transparency, reflections and neon are just some the exciting
vehicles we use to integrate the creative multimedia art form of expression into all aspects of a child’s life.
Pre-School to Kindergarten
This class teaches students about light, shadows, size relationship and
many other art concepts that contribute to our early aesthetic education in our unique literature-based, multi-media format.
Ceramics
A world-class potter gives students a chance to explore age-old
techniques in a sequential, literature-based curriculum. Kiln fired clay and glazing techinques explored and newer materials introduced.
Master Artists
Like da Vinci, Pollack and Van Gogh, you are a great artist!
We get to know the world’s great artists through reading stories about
them and looking at prints. Our projects involve incorporating something the artist did in a completely original work that remains uniquely our own.
A museum visit is an ideal way to enrich this experience. Art from your local museum collections is woven into the existing curriculum for maximum impact.
Passport to the World of Art
Vacation and After School Program
Fasten your seat belt, every art project begins
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Viva Mexico! Campers rest up and snack on Mexican foods after doing the Mexican Hat Dance
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with a journey! (Some projects even include time travel!) We travel to ancient Egypt, China, Japan, Italy, Mexico, Australia and China.
!Viva Mexico!
Oaxacan wood carvings, colorful Ojos de Dios,
skeletons celebrating the Day of the Dead observance and pottery are just some of the Mexican inspired projects coordinated with story and song from south of the border.
Native American Inspired Art
From Alaska to Florida, Native Americans
inspire art in all media. As always we read stories to motivate our art activities. The stories that coordinate with this unit also helps children
get to know about the rich and varied culture of the native American people. Drawing, painting, weaving
and pottery reflect our understanding of Native Americans while still giving us a chance to express something of ourselves.
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SHERMAN SCHOOL students get to sample Passport to Art Summer Camp in a six-week long Native American class in
their after school program, taught by a Young at Art teacher.
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African Safari
Fasten your seat belts we are off to Africa, where we will create art inspired by our
trip, including masks, paintings and statues. Stories we read will include several beautifully illustrated African legends that will inspire us to create a multitude of art
projects in varied media.
Egypt
You will have to believe in time travel for this unit, as we go back to ancient Egypt
and unravel the mysteries of hieroglyphics and mummies and create Egyptian inspired art.
Fashionista!
Vacation workshops designed for the future fashion designers of the world
Opportunities to create wearable art will provide an understanding of the world of
fashion design. We create and/or decorate everything from t-shirts to tennis shoes to neck ties.
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