Outdoor Learning | ages tk & up

Our outdoor program is built on the foundation that children learn best through engagement, movement, by stimulating their curiosities and by focusing on the process. By using the Reggio Emilia approach, we have the opportunity of creating a curriculum which our students could connect and collaborate in a rich hands–on environment. While in our program your child will be developing social and emotional skills including the ability of becoming critical thinkers and problem solvers while becoming respectful and productive. The end goal is for your child to become young observers, learners and active participants in their environments. It’s like learning how to learn.

Playing with Lines

• In this course your child will engage in activities to explore the beauty of lines in our natural environment and in themselves. They will be encouraged to look closely and observe the details as they paint. We will utilize different mediums to create various types of lines such as thin & thick, straight & covered, short & long and so on. After playing with lines we will be drawing still life portraits, self-portraits and collaborate on mural painting as well as studying well known artists and their masterpieces.

Playing with Color

• In this course your child will engage in activities to explore the beauty of color while stepping into the arena of mystery & discovery on how color is made. We will use acrylic, watercolor, oil & chalk pastels, and of course the color wheel. We will also learn the proper care for artisan grade tools like paint brushes, watercolor pallets, oil & chalk pastels as well as engaging in studying well known artists who have created masterpieces with these mediums. The knowledge we gain from exploring color will allow us to use them to express the world around us and our emotions as we tell stories.

Playing with Printmaking

• In this course you child will engage in activities to explore the beauty of printmaking through using daily house objects & nature. We will also study the work of well known artist that create by using printmaking.

Playing with Collage

• In this course your child will engage in activities that explore the beauty of cut & paste. They will be using scissors to create some beautiful compositions inspired by many well known artists such as Henri Matisse and other living artists.

Playing with Sculpting

• Through wonder & curiosity we will dive into the world of building and sculpting while using various tools & techniques to fully engage our bodies & senses. Clay, Natural & recycled materials, wire, and Papier Mache shall be used in this course.

Color Study

• We will use the color wheel to expand our knowledge & exploration for the beauty of color! In this course you child will learn about color theory such as hue, value, saturation, tint, shade, tone, warm, cool and the harmony of color as well as creating color pallets according to seasons, emotions & so on.

Lines

• In this course we will look at the beauty of lines around us while using a range of materials to paint loosely.

Portraits

• After studying color & line you child will be encouraged to look closely and observe the details as we paint self-portraits, each other and animals.

Nature & Landscapes

• In this course we will be painting the beauty of nature using watercolor, acrylic & other mediums.

Still Life

• What is Still Life Painting? It’s a painting that represents everyday inanimate objects such as fruits, vegetables and flowers. Your child will be encouraged to look at the detail and choose if he or she will paint it in an abstract or realistic style.