For children age 5 up to late teens. Observation skills, visual literacy and drawing techniques are taught and practiced in a non-judgmental, supportive, fun environment. Graphite and coloured pencil main media used. Small groups to allow individual support. Students work towards a small, finished drawing each term. Embedded outcomes include:

• Positive teaching and reinforcement of observational skills
• Hand-eye coordination and fine motor skill development through drawing
• Creative decision making and critical thinking practice
• Visual literacy and visual understanding enhancement
• Real-life use of ratios, proportions, size and scale
• Small group socialization

8 weeks only