1/8/16 (Grades K-2)

Today was the first workshop of 2016! We focused on colors and creativity, having a great time making… masks! First things first, the kids decided what they wanted to make.  Some students had specific ideas such as flowers or lions while other were more abstract, trying to make scary masks.  Next, the kids decided which…

12/11/15 & 12/18/15 (K-2)

The kids successfully completed their first multi-week project! For the two weeks before winter break, we worked on making paper lanterns, complete with handles and fake candles! For the first week, the kids worked on cutting out the shapes to form the “windows” of their lanterns, and then painting what would be the outside of…

12/4/15 (Grades K-2)

This week, the kids learned about negative space and implemented this concept with this week’s project.  They created winter landscapes by cutting out shapes like snowmen and trees from a white paper and pasting their shapes on dark paper, reflecting the paper they cut out from, so that the empty spaces were now dark and on the opposite side, the…

12/4/15 – 12/11/15 (Older kids)

This project took 2 weeks to complete, but it was very fruitful! Last week, the kids learned about Andy Warhol’s prints that launched the Pop Art movement. The kids were encouraged to pick a commoditized object from every day life and create a design to print with from that object. Using pens and foam, they…

11/20/15 (Grades 3-5)

The older kids learned about Kinetic Art today! They looked at some of Calder‘s beautiful mobile sculptures and were inspired to create their own mobiles. Using coat hangers, pipe cleaners, yarn, dowels and paper cut-outs, these budding artists made their own renditions of Calder’s mobiles.

11/20/15 (Grades K-2)

This week, we decided on a more hands-on projects: weaving!  We prepped the paper bowls by cutting the sides into strips the students could wrap the yarn around.  The short pieces of yarn allowed to students to choose different colors and practice their tying skills as they attached one piece of yarn to the end…

11/13/15 (Grades K-2)

This week’s project theme was trees and their falling leaves, to match the scenery outside.  With the concept of pointillism, we explained to the children how many colored dots could ultimately create a great picture.  Using q-tips and different colors of paint, the children went straightaway to work, creating some beautiful end results.  As some…

10/30/15 (Grades K-2)

To show how the waxy crayons repel from water, we decided to let the kids experience this interesting interaction first hand.  With the suggested theme of jellyfish and the ocean, we directed the students to first draw, with crayons, the underwater creatures and plantlike, and after paint over it with watercolor.  It was really cool…

10/23/15 (Grades K-2)

We decided to do a projects inspired by Andy Warhol’s Pop Art! First, we gave a mini-lesson to the kids about Andy Warhol, showing them a picture of him and some of his more famous works, including one of Campbell’s soup cans and one of a famous celebrity of that time.  Then, the kids got…

11/13/15 (Grades 3-5)

PABLO PICASSO! Everyone seemed to know who Picasso was! Students were awed, confused, and excited when looking at the Cubist portraits by Picasso. Sarah led the discussion on Cubism, and explained how artists became bored of the conventional painting styles and responded by fracturing their visual planes into many different colored shapes. A great way to visualize…

10/30/15 (Grades 3-5)

Today, students learned about Pointillism! Alice led the discussion on the movement of Pointillism and it’s main star, George Seurat. She showed examples of Seurat’s optically enticing paintings that are composed of thousands of colored dots. The art project was inspired by these pointillist works, and students used Q-tips and tempera paint to create their…

10/16/15

Today was the first day of LEAP for the school year! Here’s how the teams are broken up: K-2: Kristy, Carly, Charlotte, Eunice, Morayo, Queenie, and Rellie 3-5: Jen, Alice, Becca, Rohan, Sarah, and Tashi In both classes the classroom rules and expectations were discussed. The most important rule? Respect! Respect for the teachers, each…