Our Approach to Art:
At Noah's Art all children are artists, and all children will find success. We focus all of our art projects around a process oriented approach. Our instructors strive to show the children the joy of being creative by zeroing in on developing the skills used in the creative process. Each child will leave the studio with projects that are unique to them and thier experience in class. In a particular class the instruction may be in drawing or painting a fish. Every student will leave with a picture of a fish, but they will all look different and be unique to that child.
Structure of Class:
Typically a child will sign up for a session of classes that will last 8 weeks in length. The class will meet on a particular day once each week and all art projects will revolve around the class theme. Children will enjoy getting to know the other students and teachers as they see the same faces each week. Class lengths varry with age to accomodate their attention spans.
Transition Before and After Class:
Please try to arrive on time (especially with the younger ones). A late arrival is very distracting to the class and the child coming in can be apprehensive about being late. Our time between classes is limited and is used for clean-up and preparation, so please do not arrive any earlier than five minutes before your scheduled class time. Upon entrance sign in your child and an instructor will meet you at the gate. Parents participating in the two year-old classes are allowed to enter the studio work area. Parents of the 3-10 year-old classes are welcome to remain in the lobby area or use the class time to enjoy the shopping center, but are not allowed into the work area. After class no child will be permitted to leave the work area without a parent or care-taker present.
Missed Classes:
If you have to miss a class please call to let us know of your absence. Due to our desire to keep the student/instructor ratio low, classes can only be made up if there is room available. Classes can be made up by substituting the missed class with another class offered on a different day or time. In order to make up a class you must call 24 hours in advance and receive verbal confirmation that there is space available. If a scheduled make-up class is missed, it is lost and considered void. All make-up classes must be made up in the semester that you are registered for. Classes that are not made up within the semester are considered invalid.
