Schools wishing to participate in the Art Studios School programming may choose to visit the studio space, located in Uptown Waterloo. We also offer school visits if that options more suits your needs. Please contact the studios at 519.747.2155 or e-mail info@theartstudios.com for more information.

Grade 1 Skill Development

Students will:
Construct a plan of execution for an art project through sketching and knowing what materials are available. Identify the value of colour, and the difference between lighter and darker colours. Use the artistic opportunity to communicate a feeling or an idea using a variety or colours, textures and shapes.

Grade 2 Skill Development

Students will:
Create two and three-dimensional projects with a variety of textures.
Be introduced to new tools and techniques and language. Use a variety of lines in the art works, and be introduced to symmetrical and asymmetrical forms. Identify different elements of design such as colour, texture, size.

Grade 3 Skill Development
Students will:
Recognize warm and cool colours and use these colours to complete a project. Use a variety of tools to create different effects on a project. Use various lines and textures in a project and identify their characteristics.
Have students explain their choices and reasoning for using certain colours, shapes, lines and textures in their projects.

Grade 4 Skill Development

Students will:
Use monochromatic colour schemes in a project. Identify emotional qualities in lines and texture. Create the illusion of depth through the use of tools and colours. Outline the execution of a project by planning through sketch and knowing what materials are available.

Grade 5 Skill Development

Students will:
Identify positive and negative spaces. Produce two and three dimensional piece of work using a variety of mediums. Compare art works of clay and pottery of a specific theme from a variety of cultures. Effectively select tools to successful create line, texture, and definition

Grade 6 Skill Development

Students will:
Create pieces that have a one–point perspective to achieve the perception of depth and distance. Understand the use of specific art works and how they can be appropriately used in spaces. Use line and colour to direct attention in a project.

Special Programming for IEP and Enrichment

Our programming can be implemented in coordination with an IEP program, and with programs that are meant to enrich the visual arts component of the curriculum for students. Art Studios staff will lead instructional lessons that will teach students hands-on skills and the history of clay and ceramics in Canada and internationally context.

Curriculum Based Programming