Our term time classes are booked and paid for on a half-termly basis. Sessions last for an hour and fifteen minutes and are led by experienced arts educators, with support from assistants with creative backgrounds. Class sizes are limited to ensure plenty of individual support and guidance. 

Primary classes are £12 per session which includes all materials, sketchbooks and refreshments. We follow the AccessArt Primary Curriculum, which is devised by experienced arts educators (details of the current pathways below).

Key Stage 3/4 courses are £13 per session- Emerald and Indigo Class are designed to complement the Key Stage 3 and 4 art curriculum, whereas Cerise Class is an alternative class for secondary students who don’t necessarily want to follow such a structured session and would rather work more independently on their own projects with input and support from the class leader. 

Explore and Bronze Arts Award courses are £14 per session, which covers the cost of arts logs, specialised tuition and assessment. Silver Arts Award courses are £15 per session, and Gold Arts Award courses are £17 per session, as these require a greater degree of support and assessment. Courses are run by qualified Arts Award Advisers. There is an additional fee for moderation and certification, which will be added to the final term’s invoice.

Home Learning classes are £12 per session and are mixed age groups- we plan sessions inspired by the students’ interests and by the pathways followed by the after school classes.

Baby and Toddler  classes are £6 per session– this group is run by Bethan (who also runs our lovely Sunday Crafternoon sessons!) The class is open to any babies, toddlers and preschool children and their grown ups, and is an opportunity for parents and carers to meet other families while the young artists take part in craft and play activities.

Sunday Crafternoons are £9 per session and are open to all Primary age groups- these sessions are run by Bethan from Little Joys UK and focus on craft, using largely recycled and repurposed materials. Please scroll to the bottom of the page to see the current craft schedule. Pl Please scroll t

We offer free trial sessions for our after school classes- prospective students are welcome to come along for a visit to see if they would like to join us! For more information or to book, please get in touch using our contact page, or by emailing hello@artivitystudios.co.uk.

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Term 6 Pathways

Week commencing 1st June- week commencing 13th July (7 weeks)

Our Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes will be on the ‘Music and Art‘ pathway. In this pathway children are introduced to the idea that artists often work in partnership and are often inspired by other art forms – in this case music and the visual arts. Children explore how other artists have used sound to inspire their artwork, and then go on to experiment with how they can use their mark making skills to both be influenced by, and to capture, the expression in music. Children then explore making skills to collage or make inventive instruments, creating a class “orchestra”. 

Our Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes will be on the will be on the ‘Explore & Draw’ pathway- In this pathway children are introduced to the idea that artists can be collectors: they go out into the world, look at things in new ways, and bring things back to the studio to inspire their art.

Our Year 3 and 4 classes will be on the ‘Festival Feasts’ pathway. In this pathway children are enabled to begin to recognise that their individual creative response will be different to that of their peers, but that it is valued and can contribute to a larger shared artwork. The pathway begins with an exploration of artists who make sculptures of food, working at unexpected scales, working in a sketchbook to make visual notes to consolidate their experience. Children then further develop drawing skills by drawing from still imagery and from life, and then teachers choose from two projects, one using dry materials (paper, card, pen, paint) to make a “corner shop”, or using modroc and other modelling and construction materials to make a shared sculptural feast.

Our Year 5 and 6 classes will be on the ‘Shadow Puppets’ pathway. In this pathway children explore both traditional and contemporary artists and craftspeople using intricate cutouts to create artwork which is meaningful to the culture in which it is created. Pupils explore how they can take inspiration from other artists and craftspeople, and adapt ideas to suit their own way of working. Pupils create puppets working in collaboration. Sketchbooks are used throughout to record, generate ideas, test and reflect. 

Our Monday Emerald and Indigo Classes will be working in a variety of media (both 2D and 3D) on the theme of ‘the human form’. We’ll spend some time drawing each other from life and learning about the proportions of the body at different ages. We’ll investigate the work of different artists who work figuratively. We’ll work on both large and small scale, ending with a mixed media piece loosely based on the idea of a self portrait.

Our Cerise class students will continue to work on their self-initiated projects, supported by Vikki and Bethan.

We keep our class information as up to date as we can- if you’re interested in joining us, please get in touch via the contact page and we can confirm space availability.

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MONDAY CLASSES

2:15-3:30pm Teal Class Home Learning- Mixed Ages Not currently running- please enquire if you are interested in this group

3:45-5:00pm Sapphire Class Year 3/Year 4 Not currently running- please enquire if you are interested in this group

5:15-6:30pm Emerald Class Year 7/Year 8 Spaces Available

6:45-8:00pm Indigo Class Year 9/Year 10/Year 11 Spaces Available

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TUESDAY CLASSES

3:45-5:00pm Maroon Class Reception/Year 1/Year 2 Spaces Available

5:15-6:30pm Amber Class Year 5/Year 6 Spaces Available

6:45-8:00pm Cerise Class Key Stage 3/4 Alternative Class Spaces Available

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WEDNESDAY CLASSES

3:45-5:00pm Turquoise Class Year 3/Year 4 Spaces Available

5:15-6:30pm Magenta Class Year 3/Year 4 Spaces Available

6:45-8:00pm Jade Class Year 5/Year 6  Spaces Available

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THURSDAY CLASSES

3:45-5:00pm Violet Class Year 5/Year 6 Spaces Available

5:15-6:30pm Bronze Arts Award Year 6+ Full

6:45-8:00pm/8:30pm Silver/Gold Arts Award Year 9+ Full

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SUNDAY CLASSES

1:30-2:45pm Sunday Crafternoon Mixed Primary Ages, hosted by Bethan from Little Joys Spaces Available

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7th June No session this week

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14th June Puppets and Puppet Theatre Spaces Available

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21st June Cardboard Camera Spaces Available

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28th June Fairy Garden Spaces Available

Please note- this session will run at the earlier time of 11:00am-12:15pm due to ArtivityFest running in the afternoon!

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5th July 3D Face Spaces Available

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12th July No session this week

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19th July Lighthouse Spaces Available