Vinings School of Art Classes and Activities

FINE ART CLASSES

Although students are welcome to enroll in a single session for a “fun art day” we provide an
environment where students can build their art skills over time by attending classes with the same
instructor, and allowing that particular art instructor to delvelop a relationship with each individual
student in order to enhance the learning process. During our art classes, all the students work on the
same type of project at the same time, according to their instructor. However, more skilled students
will be able to embellish their projects as directed by the instructor. Most of the art that is done in the
classes is designed to be completed in the same session. However, we work with various media, such
as pottery clay and paper mache, that might require the student to continue working on the art in a
subsequent class. The students may leave projects that are either wet or that they are still working on
at the school. Each art project may use a variety of skills, however they will generally fall into one of
the following categories:

- Painting with various types of paint
- Drawing—charcoal pencils, oil pastels, colored pencil
- Paper cutting, pasting and assembly
- Inks and print-making
- Jewelry making
- Pottery clay
- Mixing plaster of Paris and painting it
- Using objects from nature to make art
- Decoupage
- Paper Mache

LANGUAGE ARTS/SPANISH & FRENCH CLASSES

We have three Spanish instructors, who are all university educated & native speakers of Spanish.
Children learn by listening and repeating in an interactive environment that encourages children to
speak out loud. We have Toddler Spanish classes, as well as classes for older students and adults.
Our Beginning Spanish classes assume no prior knowledge of the Spanish language. Our "Know
Some Spanish" classes assume that the student has studied some Spanish before, and has already
mastered numbers, colors, basic greetings and words. The "Know Some Spanish" class teaches the
students to put together short phrases and sentences in Spanish.

This fall, we are offering one afternoon of French classes. The instructor is a native speaker with prior
teaching experience at a private school here in Atlanta.

DRAMATIC ARTS/ACTING FOR KIDS

Drama is fun, fosters self-esteem, increases discipline and concentration while encouraging creative
self expression. Performing arts activities provide highly motivational learning experiences through
which children learn by "becoming." This exciting, natural approach to learning will encourage children
to explore and develop their talents and abilities. The "Acting for Kids" classes are for students age 4-7
or 5-8.Students will create the props and backdrops, and will perform in a show for parents and friends.

MUSIC THEORY and BEGINNING PIANO

Our instructor has a college degree from Univ. of Georgia and aspires to complete a PhD in Music. We
have a maximum of 4 students per class, grouped by age and capability, and students learn to read
music, learn rhythm and scales, and play songs on the piano. We have a piano at our school, and
children are encouraged to practice at home. We also offer a Toddler Music Class for ages 2 ½ to 4
that will introduce children to real instruments.