Classes 2025-26
Our University Park location
Our classes follow a 36-week long curriculum. However, students may be added at any time, based on availability.
Classes for 2025-26 session begin in August and end in May. We follow the HPISD base calendar. We are closed the week of Thanksgiving, two weeks at Christmas, a week in March for spring break and all other school holidays. Each student builds a portfolio of work to exhibit at our end of year show.
Class sizes are 16 students maximum and two teachers per class.
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Tuition is prorated and billed on the first of every month.
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If you don't see a class listed in the registration portal, that means the class is full. Please click​ the link below to be placed on the wait list.
Preschool Art
Thursday 2:30-3:15
Ages 4-5
Must be toilet independent
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Through lessons that allow students to imagine, discover and experiment, our Preschool Art class focuses on cognitive development, fine motor skills, enhancing art language and literacy, and supporting social and emotional skills. The pre-school class promotes independence, verbal and non-verbal expressions of ideas and feelings, and supports the preschool aged child’s eagerness to learn. With an emphasis on the five senses, our preschool classes are an introduction to the art making process. A wide variety of mediums, processes, artists and tools are explored in preparation for elementary art, in a fun, age-appropriate setting.​
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Art I
Tuesday 3:30-4:30
Thursday 3:30-4:30
Kinder-2nd grade
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Our art classes seek to spark creativity. We encourage students to make messes, try new things and become confident in their artistic endeavors. Through fun and engaging lessons, students work in a variety of mediums, including, pencil, ink, paint, oil pastels, clay, and textiles. We explore different art periods, artists and cultures. Students build on prior learning, and deepen their knowledge and understanding of art, all while discovering their own artistic and creative voice. Students will produce a portfolio of work that includes original designs, based on the lessons that we study.​​​​
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Art II
Thursday 4:45-5:45
2 years of Art I or 3rd-6th Grade
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Students in Art II, will be challenged to take their art making skills and self-expression to the next level. While building on the foundation of Art I, they will begin to meaningfully apply the elements of art, principles of design, and expressive qualities throughout the art making process. Students will develop and expand visual literacy skills using critical thinking, imagination, and the world around them. Through analyzing and studying art history, cultures and other artists, students will gain useful skills in critical evaluation and response to art. Creative careers and industries will be explored. Projects in both 2-D and 3-D will be created, using clay, fibers, paint, pencil and pastels, along with a variety of tools and other mediums.
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Lego Robotics
Tuesday 4:45-5:45
1st-5th grade ​
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Students will learn essential STEAM and 21st Century skills needed to become the innovative minds of tomorrow through building and coding lessons using the LEGO Education Spike System and intuitive drag and drop coding language, based on Scratch coding. Fun and engaging lessons lead students through playful activities to think critically and solve complex problems, regardless of their learning level. Students design and build, then code to make their creations come to life.
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Drawing, Cartoons & Graphic Design
Thursday 6:00-7:00
3rd grade and up
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Throughout history, artists have been telling stories with images. From the cavemen, to early newspapers and advertising, to modern day social media and websites. Cartoonists and graphic designers know how to say something, often with very few, or no words. In this class, we’ll explore this history, then, we’ll design and tell stories with images, drawings and pictures, both by hand, and using technology. We’ll look at careers and creators, from the fields of advertising, web design, gaming, virtual, and augmented reality.​​
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WHAT PARENTS ARE SAYING
“Art with Ms. James is without a doubt the highlight of my daughter’s week. Each class she explores new mediums, learns a noteworthy artist, and deepens her understanding of the basics-lines, color, composition, and more. No worksheets or coloring pages here…Ms. James works with her students on a single piece for several weeks, ensuring their work is something to be framed and treasured for years to come.”
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Hillary Stonger