ArtBeast Classes

Art Beast Class Schedule for the Summer

All classes begin June 1, 2010 except for the Tuesday series

Mondays
Baby and Me Mornings at Art Beast (0 to 2 year olds): 10:30 and 11:15
Our morning for babies and toddlers includes a 30 minute Music and Movement class and a 30 minute Early Art class. Our smallest artists in exploring the arts with every sense. Infants, toddlers, and adults come together to sing songs, dance, and create art. Before or after classes, explore the infant soft space and movement room. Teacher: Amy Reed

Tuesdays
Tap (3 and up): Resumes in Fall.

Hip Hop (3 and up): 11 am 
Hip hop is a brilliant way to get great exercise, discover dance, and feel inventive! Your child’s input is accepted and encouraged when it comes to creating dance moves, and the laughs and smiles at the end of the class are more important than a final dance product. Teacher: Winter Mason

Children’s Glee (4 and up): 11:30 am 
Kids learn the basics of singing as they bring songs to life in voice and movement. This class will add fun and a contemporary spin to the classic songs of childhood. Teacher: Winter Mason

Wednesdays
Guided Crafts (All Ages): 10 am to Noon
Every Wednesday, Leslie features a new craft for children to make. Adults can assist younger hands while older children follow Leslie's lead. This is not a class, but a welcoming station on the Open Studio floor.

Drum Circle at Art Beast (All Ages): 11 am
Children gather around a circle of drums and percussion instruments to create a community of rhythm. As children learn beats, our teacher inspires the circle toward unity. Teacher: Deborah Cardoza or Amy Reed

All Ages Yoga and Creative Movement at Art Beast: 11:30
A fun-filled and enriching class ensured to engage your young ones in exploring yoga, dance and music. This class is a wonderful way for children to begin practicing self expression in a healthy and creative way! Teacher: Jenna Maggard

Yoga Circle (3 and up): 3:30 pm
Children gather for a session of yoga that welcomes wiggles and giggles while introducing the poses, breathing, and peacefulness that yoga brings. Teacher: Jenna Maggard

Thursdays

Beastie Song Circle with Amy Reed (All ages): 10:30 am
Come raise your voice and wiggle at our Beastie Song Circle. We will play a variety of sing-a-long classics and original tunes as children and their grown ups join in to create a magical morning of song. We will start with sticks, hands, and a slide wistle for pitch. The heart of the song circle will be adapted from folkways-a collection of American and International folk song traditions. Amy will also bring a guitar. Simple songs, and call and response will always be an element.  

Move and Groove Fitness (3 and up): 11 am
Children experience the joy of moving their bodies as they dance and groove to get hearts pumping and muscles working. This is a fun, playful way to introduce fitness. Teacher: Theresa Gooch

Spanish Song and Play (2 and up): 4 pm
Children will develop vocabulary and an ear for the Spanish language as they play and sing in Spanish. Movement games will help children integrate the new words they are learning. The instructors are fluent in Spanish and immerse the children in the sounds of this beautiful language. Teachers: Somer Lowery and Isabel Aguilar

Spanish Playgroup (All Ages): 4:30
Introduce your child to sound and vocabulary of the Spanish language as children play together in the classroom and the building. Somer will offer gentle guidance in finding opportunities to introduce Spanish words into children's play.

Fridays
Art Workshops for Big and Little Beasts: Between 10 am and 12 pm
Each Friday features a new workshop to explore the arts. Art Beast provides the supplies and guidance as you batik a shirt or build a drum or learn to work with clay. These workshops are great for adults and children to explore an art together, and will require a set of adult hands to help with the tricky parts!
June 25: Water Felting with Wool
July 2: Batik
July 9: Fairy Houses
July 16: Natural Dyes: Playsilks and Wool
July 23:  Wearable Art with Freezer Paper Stencils
July 30: Puppet Making Lab
August 6: T Shirt Designs with Fabric Crayon
August 13: Drum Making from Gourds
August 20: Tin Can Robots
August 27: Acorn Babies from Felted Wool

All Weekdays:
Interactive Story Telling: Art Beast story circles happen every morning and afternoon. As the storyteller shares a story, children are invited to ask questions, share predictions, move their bodies, and get involved in a really good tale. 
Messy Art Sensory Tables: The outdoor courtyard offers opportunities to explore the mystery of oobleck, the wonder of mud, and the joy of all things gooey.
Open Studio Art Stations: Two tables on the Open Studio floor offer supplies and inspiration for creation.

Registration

To ensure your space in a class, please register online at www.artbeaststudio.com or by calling Art Beast at 916-441-1233. Classes are capped at 12 children for most classes. Parents are always welcome to stay close during the class, and many classes invite and encourage parent participation. Except for the Art Beast Mini-Players, all classes can be explored without committing to the full series. However, we encourage families to consider trying a class for 4 to 8 weeks so that children get the opportunity to explore the art, build a relationship with the teacher, and develop rapport with their classmates. Monthly memberships include 4 classes a month and annual memberships include 25 classes a year for each child under 7. Drop in visitors to Art Beast can join a class if there is room on the day of their visit. Only Art Beast members can reserve a space in advance.

Ready to Register?

Art Beast Members can click here to register for a class: http://www.formspring.com/forms/?744013-jc9pGimX4Y
Drop in visitors can join classes with open spaces on the day of their visit.

What makes Art Beast different from other studios?

• Our classes are designed specifically for kids under 7
  
• Our classes emphasize process over product
  
• You can take a class AND play for hours afterward in our play spaces
  
• Parents can join many of the classes or easily watch from the comfortable, roomy seating area
  
• While one child takes a class, you have a building of play spaces to explore with your other children
  
• Classes beat other studios prices AND include far more than a 45 minute session
  
• Your child does not need to commit to an 8 week session. They can dabble and try out various classes to find a good fit.
  
• Every penny earned by Art Beast supports Tubman House, a transitional community for young homeless parents and their children.

What You’ll Find in Art Beast’s Teachers and Art Coaches

• Experience working alongside children 0 to 6
• A patient, joyful spirit
• Ability to respond to each child’s needs in creating a welcoming space
• A warm, friendly hello
• Love for building an inclusive community of families
• Crazy for the arts
• Dazzled by the possibilities present in each child
• Values all individuals and all types of family structures, and shares stories and songs that reflect families and children of many cultures and family types.
• Promotes gender equity by ensuring stories, songs, and other artistic expressions portray both girls and boys equally as protagonists, and by portraying both girls and boys as brave, adventurous, heroic, gentle, loving, mischievous, and spirited.