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Announcing our 2012-13 After-School & Community Classes
“Take My Word For It!” teaches after-school and community-based programs throughout the San Francisco Bay area as well as in Northern Virginia.
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How we convert reluctant writers into enthusiastic ones
Many of the students who enroll in our classes start out the session with big doubts. They doubt they will ever like what comes out of their pencils, that they will ever want anyone else to hear what they’ve written … Continue reading
Words from Our 4th & 5th Graders at Thornhill Elementary
The 4th and 5th grade group at Thornhill has been writing all types of amazing poems (with a little Halloween prose thrown in for fun) this Fall. From list poems to riddle poems, we’ve been having a blast and here’s … Continue reading
Another update from our Creative Writing & Art Camp
The Art Edition: On Wednesday, students created wire "characters" to sketch in different poses to aid in drawing their book characters. We learned about perspective to create backgrounds and different points of view. We discussed "visual flow" to make our … Continue reading
Day 2 of Bedtime Story: Creative Writing & Art Camp at Classroom Matters
The Art Edition: The students are excited about writing and illustrating their Children's books and so am I! On Monday we looked at books and different illustration styles, tecniques and mediums artists use. We experimented with different tecniques and materials exploring pencil, … Continue reading
Day 4 of Bedtime Story: Creative Writing & Art Camp at Piedmont Parks and Rec
The Art Edition: We started off Wednesday morning with some Observational Drawing. Campers first did warm up drawings called Gesture Drawings which are quick- sometimes only 30 seconds. From there we did extended Contour Drawings. Then campers selected a Gesture … Continue reading
Day 2 of Bedtime Story: Creative Writing & Art Camp at Piedmont Parks and Rec
The Art Edition: It's been a busy couple mornings of art making. We've looked at various books for story illustration inspiration. Tuesday we focused on the painted paper collage work of Eric Carle. We've also talked about various media artists … Continue reading
Day four of Take Flight! Creative Writing and Art Summer Camp!
The Art Edition: On day 4 we finished our mixed media maps, using sharpie to accentuate the lines and then using watercolor and colored pencil to color it in. Also, we looked at the work of artist Alexander Calder who … Continue reading
Take Flight! Creative Writing & Art Camp: The Art Edition
So far it's been a great, fun week. Day 1We made sketchbooks for students to use throughout the week. Sculptures of insects with a focus on bees. Some chose to make diorama environments for them. Notice Claire's "pirate bee." Day 2We … Continue reading
Take Flight! Creative Writing & Art Summer Camp
We're off to a great start with a great bunch at Piedmont Parks and Rec! Exploring the theme of flight through art and writing, we've dipped our wings into personification and pondered what it might be like to fly. Here … Continue reading
Walt Disney Elementary – Creative Writing Excerpts!
Aarushi Creeeek…I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night screaming AAAAA! But when I got out of bed I heard a noise downstairs. I tiptoed to the bottom of the steps and I saw the fridge open and … Continue reading