Art Focus Group for Parents and Teachers

Have you noticed how engaged your students are in their artmaking and wondered about how to put into words the great learning you see?

Are you curious about the theory behind the value of process-based art for young children?

Are you looking for new ideas for open-ended art activities to try in your classroom, center or home?

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Do you have successes working with young children and art materials that you would like to share and celebrate?

Are you looking for a fun and hands-on way to earn training hours?

The Art Focus Group is for YOU

2011-2012 Dates and Topics

September 14 1-3 pm

Open House at Art at the Center - come see the Studio, learn about our offerings and sign up for Art and Education Workshops

October 13 7:30-9 pm

Drawing and Early Literacy Connections

November 10 7:30-9 pm

Clay in the Classroom: Sculpture, Sensory Exploration and Community Building

December 8 7:30-9 pm

Printmaking with Children: Stamps, Monoprints and other Impressions

January 12 7:30-9 pm

Blocks: Sculpture, Balance and Drawing Connections

February 9 7:30-9 pm

Collage in the Classroom: Collecting, Sorting and Creating

March 8 7:30-9pm

Paper Architecture - Folds, Flaps and Glue

April 12 7:30-9pm

Handmade Paper - Great Recycling Project for Earth Day

May 10 7:30-9 pm

Making Mosaics - The Math and Art of Mosaic Making

Classes are $25 each or $160 for the 8 class series. A school or group of teachers can share the registration for the full series.

Meetings are hands-on and offer opportunities for adults to explore the focus media in the studio setting. We will use the developmental stages of art and the Studio Thinking Habits of Mind (developed at Project Zero, Graduate School of Education) as a framework for our discussions.

How to Register »

 

Click below to see some of the materials from earlier Focus Group Meetings:

Clay

View the slide show from our introductory meeting focused on using clay with young children. Introduction and Focus on Clay (PDF)

 

Drawing

View the slide show focused on drawing with young children. Drawing (PDF)

and view the Drawing photo album of related images.
 

Color Mixing and Painting

View the slide show focused on color mixing and painting. Early Childhood Art Painting (PDF)

 

Habits of mind developed in the studio relate directly to social, emotional, cognitive and physical development. Read more about these connections in this pdf document. Studio Thinking for Young Minds (PDF) is based on the work of Lois Hetland and Ellen Winner at Harvard's Project Zero.

 

To read more about arts and learning taking place at Art at the Center studio, Visit our Blog

We want to demystify artistic processes and have participants come away confident in the use and care of artistic media. Workshops held at Art at the Center provide the opportunity to learn about our studio routines and see examples of work using a variety of art media and processes.

 

Contact Us to plan a program for your group.