Why Art?

All children need a variety of experiences to assist them in exploring their environment. Through art, children learn to value their own uniqueness and to
appreciate the individuality of others. The teacher needs to choose art activities of variety which will contribute to all aspects of a child's development.

In summary, from the California Kindergarten Association publication, Art Really Teaches, Dr. Violet Robinson, President 1992-94 discusses Child
Development Through Art.

Personal Development

Art provides an opportunity to augment creative expression, self discovery, self esteem and self concept. Dr. Robinson points out that each work of art
creates a sense of achievement in the child or children who create the art.

Social Development

She notes that social development is enhanced as children learn to cooperate during group art projects. When individual projects are combined as in
art quilts, young artists gain a sense of individual contribution to a group product and develop a "we" feeling.

Physical Development

Small muscles, eye-hand coordination, dexterity, and a sense of rhythm are developed as children engage in art activities.

Language Development

The publication notes that the young learners use art as a means of expression that does not rely on verbal or decoding skills. Language is
applied and their vocabulary is increased as the children talk about their art projects. Dr. Robinson also notes that drawing contributes to the
development of writing and written expression in emergent writers.

Cognitive Development

The benefits of cognitive development are discussed thoroughly in the following areas:

Correspondences such as one-to-one or one-to-several
Part-Whole relations
Order, relationships, seriation
Symbolic representation
Classification
Spatial relationships
Dimensional relations
States of matter
Number and quantity
Topological relationships

This article comes from The California Kindergarten Association. This publication was released in 1997 at the California Kindergarten Conference in
San Francisco. Art Really Teaches was published to help teachers, administrators and parents understand the value of using art in the educational
process. Art Really Teaches was edited by Ruth Velasquez. Linda Becker, Liz Blek, Zelda Le Frak, Pat Rees-Miller, Vi Robinson, Cindy Tuisku, and Tom
Velasquez all joined together to develop and produce
Art Really Teaches.

The supply fee is waived with all prepaid classes, and your child's spot in our
class is secure.  Prepaid members can schedule their classes
weekly , bi-weekly etc...  The more classes you prepay
The more you save!
There are 2 ways to sign up for our Saturday art lessons.
You can purchase classes one at a time  on a  "pay-by-visit"  basis  or pre-pay the
 amount of classes you choose at a discounted rate.  
( Never lose a class, schedule as you choose).





              We are open for class every Saturday year-round!  10-1 "3 hours slam packed with fun & art!"                    

After paying the enrollment/supply fee your child is a full member and
can attend classes on a pay-by-visit basis, to the classes of your choice,
just call by Friday to schedule the Saturday class time and
check space availability.
Enrollment/Supply fee: Free for the month of January!
                                        1 child  per class 35.00-(your 1st class 20$)                 
 2 children per class        60.00
3 children per class        75.00



Each member
receives

Personal art instruction,
their own personal  box
of art supplies, an
official club id, an
Art Club T-shirt
& a " BUDDY PASS"
(that entitles him/her to
bring a friend to a class of
their choice for "FREE"),
an online art portfolio on our
members page
plus
Discounts to holiday &
summer art camps!
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January Special!
The supply is waived for
new students plus try out
your first class for only 20$,
no further obligation!







Signing up is easy!
1) Call Jennifer at 228-313-3474 to
reserve your child's space.

2) You may bring payment
(cash/check)  to your first class or to
use a credit card you can pay online.   

3) Print  enrollment form.
The Goals
of our
Art Club are...
Every child is an artist.  The
problem is how to remain an
artist once we grow up.
~Pablo Picasso

We'll then spend 45 minutes of "creative freedom"
time to allow the kids to choose the activity or art medium
he/she prefers.
Mini putt-putt          sculpting       
painting     crafts    
unfinished  projects               drawing     


The first hour of each class will be
dedicated to learning
"painting techniques"
In many mediums (canvas, glass, wood and more...

The remainder of our class time will focus on
"creative exploration"!  
We will be introducing new types of art and crafts projects
every  class, so your child can find their own
style of creative expression.
1 child-   prepay 4 classes-    120.00  (30.00 per class)
1 child-   prepay 6 or more classes-  150.00  (25.00 per class)

2 children   Prepay 4 classes- 220.00       
2 children-  prepay 6 or more classes- 280.00
Discounted Saturday class packages
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Individual Saturday class fees
Becoming a Member
This site is designed and maintained by Jennifer Googins.  Please Email GooginsArt@yahoo.com with any questions or comments.
Saturday classes..What We Do...
Pass Christian, MS                  Abbey Road Art Club         Saturday art lessons
for kids 4 & up
See reviews by moms of our art club or post your own.
Private lessons
For ages 10 & up private lessons are available:
Sign up for a weekday after school.
Each lesson is 1 1/2 hours long.  There is no enrollment/supply fee to begin these
lessons.  All supplies are included.  Each class  will be taught by J. Googins.
Call Jennifer to reserve your child's time slot. 228-313-3474
4 classes...110.00   6 classes...140.00
Group Rates
Special rates available to your group (Girl scouts, clubs, etc.) for single class
times scheduled for 8 or more children.    We generally schedule these
classes on a weekday or Sat. afternoon from 4:30-6, and your given the
choice of learning a craft project or painting lesson.  Rates are 12$ per child
for  a canvas painting class or your choice of craft project from our list.
                Call Jennifer to schedule your group: 228-313-3474
             
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