Summer is just around the corner, and parents everywhere are making plans for their kids. While many camp programs focus on competitive Sports and winning trophies, an area group is offering a fun and educational alternative “where every child wins.”
An offshoot of the groundbreaking Art Innovators’ after-school program for kids, the Art Innovators’ Summer Camps allow children the opportunity to be creative even after the academic year is done.
“Most youngsters only receive arts education at school; with our camps your kids can keep their creative nature growing and flowing year-round,” organizers state.
Organizers also note participants get to work with artist-quality materials,“which inspire them to produce amazing results in each 2-3 hour class.”
Themed Art Camps include papier-mâché sculpture, mosaic work, pastel sketching, and oil painting. Some instruction groups also include musical and literary elements. Kids Yoga, Digital Photography for Kids and African Drumming are also offered.
The program also fosters cooperation between different age groups. In many cases, different ages of children work on the same project, allowing the skill of the older children to inspire the younger ones. At the end of the summer an art show is held to display participant’s creations. From June 20 to 26, a display showcasing art from students at Minto-Clifford and Palmerston Public Schools will be held at the Wellington County Library, 83 Arthur St. W. Harriston.
To find out more about this confidence-building summer program in the Waterloo Region and Wellington County contact Paul Field at pfield@artinnnovators.com or visit www.field.artinnovators.com.
The Art Innovators art enrichment program, which opened in the fall, is already providing after school art classes to over 25 schools in the Waterloo and Wellington County area. The international art education company has 70 plus franchisees and a growing presence worldwide, the company states in a press release.
