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ART FOR HOMESCHOOLERS 8-12 YEARS OLD
Mountain View, Fridays 11:00am-1:00pm
San Jose , Thursday 10:30am -12:30pm
Homeschoolers can join any other online and in-studio classes of our school, and use the OG funds for them.
It is often a challenge to incorporate a solid and versatile art program into a busy schedule of homeschoolers.
In a core of our homeschooling course lays our well tested original program which incorporates art history, art exploration and skill development. We believe that art should be an important part of education but we also believe that learning art should be a joyful and fun experience.
Our course consists of carefully planned topics covering art from ancient civilizations to modern. Short lecture introduces a topic, following by an art project, allowing kids to explore new technics and styles.
Each lesson covers an important art concept, needed for fluent representational drawing and painting. It is combined with an intro to a cultural phenomena: a style, and epoch, or a single artist. Students get to create their original artworks from scratch within the guidelines of the topic. Each topic can be adjusted to a variety of levels, from beginners to advanced.
Art teaching is an interactive process. We start a lesson with a short lecture and demonstration (live in studios, pre-recorded for online lessons). Teachers provide advice, help, correct the digital image of a student's work, explain what works in particular cases and what does not, and why.
This year, we are allowed to open in-studio classes with a reduced number of students, and in stable groups. Therefore trial classes are available online only.
Sample instructional video:
2 hours weekly. online: $150 monthly , in-studio : $160 monthly
(high-quality art materials included). 15% off for a sibling.
ART HISTORY APPLIED
August-December 2020
Click on a topic to see what students make during that class:
Week of August 31- September 6
Mexican Circular Designs. Understanding symmetry.
Acrylic paint, cardboard/paper, brushes, pencil, eraser.
Week of September 7-13
Ancient Greek vases. Learning to work on expressive silhouette, and create a pattern.
Acrylic paint, cardboard/paper, brushes, pencil, eraser.
Week of September 14-20
Watercolor, watercolor paper, brushes, pencil, eraser.
Week of September 21-27
Egyptian murals. Understanding human proportions.
Acrylic paint, cardboard/paper, brushes, pencil, eraser.
Week of September 28-October 4
Chinese Clay soldiers. Sculpting a human figure.
Clay, paper plate, acrylic paint.
Week of October 5-11
Imaginary Animals of Babylon. Understanding Basics of Animal Anatomy.
Paper, markers/pencils.
Week of October 19-25
Paper/cardboard, acrylic paint, brushes, pencils, erasers.
Week of October 26-November 1
Greek masks. Learning about facial features and emotions they can express.
Clay, paper plate, acrylic paint.
Week of November 2-8
Faum (Roman) portraits. Self-portraits.
Week of November 8-15
Week of November 16-22
Drawing a bird. Learning to draw bird's wings.
Construction paper, pastels.
Week of November 23-29
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Week of November 30-December 6
Medieval manuscripts. Painted initial.
Watercolor, watercolor paper, brushes, pencil, eraser.
Paper/cardboard, acrylic paint, brushes, pencils, erasers.
Winter landscape, day 2 / Side project: Holiday Cards.
Paper/cardboard, acrylic paint, brushes, pencils, erasers.
WINTER BREAK
