Creative Soul's After School Art Classes are taught by Artist & Owner, Susan Garrison.
Students Love Working with an Artist in a Studio Setting! Susan is a professional artist & a certified art teacher with over 2 decades of experience in public & private schools (grades K-12 Art & AP Art Courses & Specialized in Developing the Art Curriculum for…
Creative Soul's After School Art Classes are taught by Artist & Owner, Susan Garrison.
Students Love Working with an Artist in a Studio Setting! Susan is a professional artist & a certified art teacher with over 2 decades of experience in public & private schools (grades K-12 Art & AP Art Courses & Specialized in Developing the Art Curriculum for each of those schools) before opening her own art studio 8 years ago.
Instead of creating crafts, your Child will Learn About:
- Famous Artists & Art Styles
- Drawing, Sketching, Painting, Visual Composition & 3D Skills
- Creating with Imagination as well as from Observation
- The Vocabulary & Elements of Art & Principles of Design
- The Process, Skills & Advantages of Developing Plans in a Sketchbook
- Enjoying the Whole Creative Process & Not Just the End Result
(Email Susan If your teen is trying to meet deadlines for art scholarships or applications for the Governor's School for the Arts so we can come along beside you in helping to meet those specific artistic needs & deadlines.)
Our After School Classes meet WEEKLY with a continuing curriculum & lessons that often take more than 1 class setting to finish, so students cannot drop in occasionally but need to be able to meet regularly unless sick or if Spartanburg D5 schools are closed for a holiday break or snow.
(If your child can't meet weekly, watch our calendar for other kid events throughout the school year.)
OUR 2019-2020 AFTER SCHOOL SCHEDULE:
1st-3rd Grades: TUESDAYS 3:15-4:15 pm*
4th-6th Grades: WEDNESDAYS 3:30-4:30 pm*
7th-12th Grades: TUES 4:30-5:30 pm* (We currently do not have enough students for this class to meet. Please let us know if you would like to be on a contact list for the possibility of this class later this school year.)
* We need a minimum of 4 students in each class & reserve the right to cancel or discontinue a class if we do not have enough students.
(We also offer Home School Classes & some Mommy & Me classes. Please email Susan at CreativeSoulStudio@gmail.com for more info if interested in those.)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE & FEES:
Since most of the students have been meeting with us the whole school year, we'll need to set up an appointment for your child to come to a special introductory class to learn about some of our routines & expectations before he or she can begin meeting with the rest of the group. Your child will even get a chance to draw a little bit in his or her sketchbook we'll provide that day, too. This will help your child feel more at home & transition more smoothly into the class since we are in the middle of the school year.
Our Non-Refundable REGISTRATION FEE is $20 per student; however, that fee drops to only $15 per student IF Registered by 8/10/19. (After receiving your Registration form & fee online, I'll email you to set up a date & time for our special appointment as well as a special payment link to use for your child's 1st group classes.)
***We usually begin our after school art classes the last week of August (2nd week of school for students in D5 schools) so that you can get used to school traffic & routines as your child starts back to school. I'll email you a special link before your child's first class.
ART CLASS PRICING: $15 per class billed on a monthly basis. We prefer a monthly payment to be made online before the 1st class of each month. However, we do accept a check or cash at the studio at the 1st class of each month. (If you need to make weekly or bi-weekly payments, please contact Susan to make arrangements in advance.) If paying by credit or debit card, Please be sure to pay here online...ONLY Cash or Check payments are accepted at the studio during class since swiping credit cards takes too much time for Susan to be away from her class or her prep or clean up time between classes & events.
WHAT HAPPENS IF WE PREPAY FOR A CLASS THAT MY CHILD MISSES BECAUSE HE OR SHE IS SICK?
Other than the initial 1 time Registration Fee, If you pay in advance for a class that your child cannot attend due to sickness or being out of town or another seriously unavoidable,
unforeseen circumstance, we will try to work out a time slot for a make-up class or will forward that payment as a credit into the next month.
SUPPLIES? All supplies are covered in the price including a sketchbook for each child. We use a wide variety of materials including: drawing pencils, charcoal, colored pencils, watercolor, acrylics, oil pastels, soft pastels & air dry clay.
REMEMBER...
***OUR ONE-TIME NON-REFUNDABLE REGISTRATION FEE IS $15 PER CHILD (If paid by August 10th but $20 per child if paid AFTER August 10th) AND IS DUE with this COMPLETED ONLINE FORM AT LEAST 1 WEEK BEFORE YOUR CHILD'S 1ST ART CLASS at our studio this school year. After Susan receives your registration, she'll email you with info & a reservation link for your 1st classes. (Please fill out a separate form for each child.) Our Registration form & fee must be completed HERE ONLINE even if you prefer to pay by check or cash for upcoming classes.
If you have any questions, Please email Susan at CreativeSoulStudio@gmail.com.
