The class curriculum is designed based on how various age groups process information.
Kids between 4 and 7 are able to actively work on a project for about 50 minutes. After that, they are not interested in adding any additional qualities to their work. They also tend to see the world in a symbolic way, and not quite ready to embrace realistic rendering as much as they are at the age of 8 and up. Signing them in a 2-hour long class with a group of older peers will leave them tired and unhappy. Normally between 7 and 8 a child will start needing longer time to finish the projects, and demonstrate dissatisfaction of the artworks she used to love. It is time for them to switch to the older group.
Kids between 8 and 12 are ready to actively work for 2 hours with a short break, and master fundamentals of realistic drawing and painting, as long as they are "wrapped" into creative tasks.
Teaching them anatomy while designing a medieval knight armor makes more sense than just a lecture about anatomy.
Teens between 12 and 18 are ready to produce meaningful, well-planned and well-rendered works. They work at different paces, therefore teen classes are project based: people in the same room work on individual projects according to a plan created by the teacher individually for each student.
Teens enjoy each others' company, and do not like to be placed in an adult group setting, although it is possible for short workshops like Figure Drawing or Old Masters Technique.
Adults need a solid understanding of what they are doing. We provide detailed lectures for every topic, that might sometime last up to 45 minutes. Adults feel confused in a kids class setting, when they are briefly introduced to a topic, and asked to immediately jump onto the creative process (something the kids are very good at). Also, kids tend to look up at the adult drawing, when the adult is sitting next to them. We do not recommend adults to take classes with children, and do not provide such service at our school.
