Our courses for kids aged 5 to 12 years are structured for different age groups and stages. Kids learn about artists, art history and art genres while being in a relaxed and nurturing environment. While many of our young students come for fun, some use their Art Est portfolio to enter selective creative high schools.
Enrolments are now open for Term 3 courses, 2024. Running from 29 July -22 September, there are a range 8-week courses on offer.
Our courses for kids aged 5 to 12 years are structured for different age groups and stages. Kids learn about artists, art history and art genres while being in a relaxed and nurturing environment. While many of our young students come for fun, some use their Art Est portfolio to enter selective creative high schools.
Terms
Term 1 2024: 1 February – 27 March Term 2 2024: 6 May – 1 July (*no classes Kings Birthday holiday Monday 10 June, make up class is Monday 1 July) Term 3 2024: 29 July – 22 September Term 4 2024: 21 October – 15 December
Note that we offer a Priority Enrolment Period for current students to reenrol in their term class one week before we open Earlybird Enrolments to new students.
Paint a lovely bird on a branch on canvas! Kids will learn about composition, colour as well as how to draw basic bird shapes and characteristics that make out feathered friends unique. Add a lovely background and branch for your bird or birds to perch on and you'll have a beautiful bright painting on a canvas to take home and display. School Holiday Information More Information FAQs Terms & ConditionsSpecial Offers
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Are you ready to make your very own colourful pop-up garden filled with flowers, plants, bugs, and bees? Let's get creative and have some fun! Design Your Garden: Imagine a garden bursting with bright, beautiful colours. We'll start by designing all the amazing things you can find in a garden. Think of pretty flowers, leafy plants, and friendly bugs and bees. We'll use the brightest colours to make our designs pop! Cut and Create: Next, we'll draw our designs and carefully cut out...
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Can can can you paint a toucan? I bet you can! In this workshop you'll draw a big colourful tropical bird and learn painting techniques to paint a vibrant toucan artwork on a canvas. What will students take home? A completed artwork on canvas to proudly display at home, or give away as a special present. School Holiday Information More Information FAQs Terms & ConditionsSpecial Offers
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A-ha me hearties, let's set sail on the high seas on a pirate's adventure. Learn to create your own pirate treasure map! Will your map lead you to a buried treasure chest or to discover the fairies hiding in the secret caves? Use your imagination and have fun experimenting while creating your map through drawing, ink and wash, and watercolour painting. What do we see under the sea, pirate ships, mermaids, sparkly treasure chests or something fishy? What will students take home? A...
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Outline: Look into the world of famous artist Henri Matisse called Fishbowl. Kids will draw their artwork with plants, a table, a fishbowl filled with gorgeous goldfish inspired by this beautiful work! They'll add colour with pastels and paint. What will students take home? A masterpiece on canvas board to take home! School Holiday Information More Information FAQs Terms & ConditionsSpecial Offers
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This workshop is for young artists to increase their illustration skills focusing on Game Design concepts. For students who are into games such as Super Mario, Zelda, Rayman, Machinarium, Terraria, Minecraft & Portal. The lesson will include learning step by step how to draw popular kids game characters, game world maps, bosses, platform game levels and much more. As well as creating your own game characters, obstacles, and worlds. What will students take home? Their very own...
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A fun workshop for kids to learn about the tricky subject of 'perspective' (that is giving the impression of distance and depth). Kids will learn to create city scape drawing, then go wild creating a BIG monsters or Godzilla attack! A fun drawing and painting workshop. What will students take home? A big drawing and painting on watercolour paper. School Holiday Information More Information FAQs Terms & ConditionsSpecial Offers
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Have fun learning to draw some of your favourite cartoon characters. Kids will gain confidence learning to draw cartoon characters step by step. Have fun and build cartoon drawing skills at the same time as you fill your sketchbook with drawings. What will students take home? Their very own cartooning sketchbook filled with drawings and plenty more pages to continue at home. School Holiday Information More Information FAQs Terms & ConditionsSpecial Offers
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This art class is inspired by the king of the Jungle, The Lion. Did you know Lions are the only big cats that live in groups called prides, which can include up to 30 lions!? Learn to draw majestic Lions, starting from scratch. Start with the Lion's body, adding details like whiskers, claws and a tail. Then the fun part! Create texture using colourful chalk pastels to give your lion a furry mane and body. Try blending techniques and shading to make your artwork pop! What will...
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In this engaging session, we'll dive into the world of graffiti lettering and help young artists learn how to write the alphabet with a graffiti-inspired twist. Through hands-on activities and step-by-step instruction, kids will explore different graffiti font styles, from bold and dynamic to decorative and expressive. They'll discover techniques to make their letters stand out, incorporating vibrant colours and shading using Posca pens. The workshop will culminate in an exciting...
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