Fall Youth Programs
At Access Arts, we have long understood the power of art to transform lives. Art can improve our moods and our ability to focus, as well as aide in the development of empathy and understanding of the world around us. In a time more uncertain than ever before for our youngest learners, empowering students to identify and harness these powers is our priority. As many families move into a new and different school year, we have structured our youth programs around monthly themes that will help our young artists identify and practice the transformative skills already inherent to the art making process, and in turn provide them with the tools necessary to cope with uncertainty and embrace change.
Day camp program (8-5) offered when CPS and surrounding school districts are out of school for teacher work days.
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Bi-monthly classes offered every other Wednesday from 10am-12pm. They explore a different medium each class.
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Daily art program (M-F, 3-5:30 pm) offered on regular schools days for the whole fall semester. Choose one week or multiples.
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Classes offered once a week for 6 weeks in a specialized area of art, or with a specific theme of learning!
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Customizable private classes that parents can schedule for a small group of kids. You get to pick the project the children will work on!
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A VIRTUAL arts-driven mindfulness practice for students in K-5. It is offered on zoom from 9:30-10 every Tuesday and Thursday.
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Monthly Themes
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September: Mindfulness
Mindfulness is simply slowing down enough to tap into the things our brains and bodies do naturally. As we are making art, we will encourage students to take time to slow down and observe their bodies and minds. We will also engage in mindfulness exercises to help students understand how and why their minds and bodies react in different ways, thus empowering them with better control of thoughts and actions. October: Experimentation Experimentation is all about taking chances and learning to accept the outcome no matter what happens. As we are making art, we will encourage students to try new things and we will discuss strategies for dealing with results we didn’t expect. Embracing experimentation, and even failure, is vital to not only helping students cope with uncertainty but actually helping them see it as positive and productive. |
November: Observation
Observation is the key to all art making. We must first take time to understand the world around us before we can ever think about responding to it. As we are making art, we will encourage students to slow down and spend more time looking and noticing. When we learn to slow down and observe the world around us we can in turn slow down and observe how we are feeling as well as how we are reacting to those feelings. December: Cause and Effect Every action has a reaction. This is true both in art and in our everyday lives. As we are making art, we will encourage students to take time to note how every action we make changes and alters the outcome of our work. When we begin to observe that every action has a reaction, we can begin to anticipate outcomes and make better choices in our day to day lives. |
Scholarships
There are a limited number of scholarships available for all of these youth programs.
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