Term courses for Kids (aged 5+)
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 1 courses, 2024. Running from 1 February – 27 March, there are a range 8-week courses on offer.
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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.
We are currently in Term 4. Late enrolments are welcome, where you can join a class that has already started at a reduced cost (the discount is applied automatically at check out).
Our next Term program is Term 1. Key dates for next term are below:
- Priority Enrolment: 11 Dec (current students have early access to re-enrol)
- Early Bird Enrolment: opens 12 Dec (classes are open to everyone)
- Program dates: 1 Feb – 27 March
Terms
2024 Summer Art School: 3-14 January, weekends 21/22, 27/28 January + 3/4 February
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.
Public holidays
Easter weekend: 29 March-1 April
Anzac Day: 25 April
Kings Birthday: Monday 10 June
October Long Weekend: Monday 7 October
Ceramics | Puffer Fish Figurines | 8-12 years
<p>Make your own puffer fish sculpture in this fun ceramics workshop. Learn pinch pot techniques to make your fish body, add fins and a tail, fish lips and eyes. Paint with underglaze in realistic
...Enrol in a morning and afternoon session on the one day and get FREE supervised lunchtime with us.
Drawing | Through the Window | 5-7 years
<p>This class is inspired by the work of Australian artist <a href="https://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/cressida-campbell/">Cressida Campbell</a> who's painting has a vista looking 'Through the Windscreen'
...Enrol in a morning and afternoon session on the one day and get FREE supervised lunchtime with us.
Drawing | Diebenkorn Inspired Still-Life | 7-9 years
<p>Using coloured pencils and soft pastels, then acrylic paint, students will make a drawing study, then an acrylic painting of interesting still life objects. Students will learn about the American
...Enrol in a morning and afternoon session on the one day and get FREE supervised lunchtime with us.
Paint + Draw | Little Monet Masterpieces | 5-9 years
<p>Kids will be inspired by Monet's wonderful paintings of garden landscapes and use beautiful acrylic colours and waxy crayons to create a magical garden on a canvas as they look into the world of
...Enrol in a morning and afternoon session on the one day and get FREE supervised lunchtime with us.
Ceramics | Baby Bird Plates | 5-8 years
<p>Make some bright little plates out of clay and paint them with colourful underglazes. Learn basic clay handbuilding techniques to maket the shape, choose your colour-scheme, add a face and bingo!
...Enrol in a morning and afternoon session on the one day and get FREE supervised lunchtime with us.
Paint & Print | Inspired by Andy Warhol | 8-12 years Printmaking with Laura Carey
<p>Print and Paint - Create a collection of screen prints like Andy Warhol. Take inspiration from Warhol’s 1964 series <em>Flowers.</em> Using different colour schemes, painting the flowers combined
...Enrol in a morning and afternoon session on the one day and get FREE supervised lunchtime with us.
Cartooning | Super Cute Animals | 5-7 years
<p>This is a workshop for young artists to learn techniques and skills to draw their own super cute cartoon animals. The class will focus on how to draw those puppy dog eyes, the happy duck smile, the
...Enrol in a morning and afternoon session on the one day and get FREE supervised lunchtime with us.
Ceramics | Picasso Plates | 5-8 years
Drawing | Extraordinary Emus | 5-7 years
<p>Explore extraordinary emus in this workshop inspired by big birds of the Australian Outback! Learn to draw the striking features of these native birds - eyes that boggle; feathers that ruffle;
...Enrol in a morning and afternoon session on the one day and get FREE supervised lunchtime with us.
Ink Painting | Inky Octopus | 5-7 years
<p>Learn about the amazing inky paintings of Victor Hugo and others. Practise drawing amazing underwater tentacled creatures and learn how to apply paint to build up your colours to create a bold and
...Enrol in a morning and afternoon session on the one day and get FREE supervised lunchtime with us.