Teacher: Marina Kalinovsky

In the class children will learn how to use different materials (paper, pencil, brushes, acrylic paint) and correctly situate the drawing on paper.  Students will also expand their knowledge about art and painting, and will certainly become acquainted with many works of remarkable artists.

I am a retired NYC Fireman. I have been teaching chess to children for eight years. I believe chess has many benefits for kids. From being able to focus and think ahead to having confidence in their own ability to learn. Sportsmanship, whether you win, lose, or draw, is extremely important to me and the [...]

Teacher: Ed Selling

Young students will learn the rules of chess starting with learning the Pawn Game (just pawns against each other with the goal of being the first one to get a pawn to the other side of the board).

We will learn how each piece moves and gradually add them to the chessboard with similar [...]

The class promotes:

Logical thinking
Combinatorial thinking
Nonstandard thinking
Imagination
Fine motor skills

Individual and Group Projects:

Cities (cities, planes, cars, etc.)
Egyptian Pyramids
Castles
Zoo
Airport
Dinosaurs
Pirates
Other

Teacher: Victoria Usova

This course includes the following themes (2 classes per theme):

Prehistoric cage drawings, modelling of animals
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance
Impressionism
Abstract Art

Kids will:

visit prehistoric cages and will try to draw using coal;
discuss pharaohs and pyramids;
draw their own Ancient Greek vase;
build a coliseum;
visit a castle, draw a portrait of the owners and design a [...]

Tags: 5-7 year-old, victoria usova

Teacher: Jenya Frid

This course is for young artists who fell in love with the world of stories and fairytales.

In this class students will:

Create their own books, as well as several other interesting projects
Develop imagination, fantasizing and creative thinking
Experiment using various art techniques and materials
Magically transform into the favorite fairytale characters

Tags: 5-7 year-old, jenya frid

Teacher: Natalya Makarova
Teacher: Yuliya Volchok

Lessons promote natural curiosity, which all kids possess.  Classes will concentrate on:

Getting to know the world around us
Development of visual and logical thinking
Development of attention and visual memory
Development of imagination
Development of speech
Development of mathematical thinking

Tags: 3-4 year-old, 4-5 year-old, 5-6 year-old, natalya makarova, yuliya volchok

What do you think about when it snows?  Most people think about showels and salt, horrible commute and wet feet.  Not me.  I think about sledding.  Yes, sledding.  Unfortunately, it only snows about 1.5 times a year on average in our area.  If you miss it, the odds are you will not get another chance [...]