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Bringing Quality Art 
into the Classroom and Community.

An exciting array of materials and techniques keeps our students of all ages highly motivated as they explore, experience and express themselves as artists in a whole unique way.

Our classroom and studio lessons include a working history and vocabulary of art from ancient through middle to modern times. However, we emphasize process over product and exploration and experience over perfection.

We offer numerous programs both for schools and the greater community:

• In the schools, we offer both a docent training series and has specialists who teach in the classroom directly.
• We cover all California Standards for the Visual Arts, including: 2D and 3D, tempera, acrylic, watercolor, chalk and oil pastel, pencil, and numerous wire, clay, plaster and paper machι lessons.
• We currently go out to more than 10,000 students through 500 volunteer docents!  Some of our docents have been with us for nearly a decade.
• We include art history as well as vocabulary, and often a scientific viewpoint of the art, as with shading and shadowing (the laws of light) and geometric shapes and forms (the laws of mathematics).
• We teach the docents thoroughly - with both the visual art and the art of working in the classroom.  Our adult docents enjoy the classes every bit as much as the students.
• Our program is very process oriented. However, our products are beautiful!!  We do believe that the emphasis on process enhances the whole art experience of creativity and problem solving.
• Our six year rotation of lessons works sequentially with strong modifications for the Kindergarten and First Grade students.  Concepts are repeated, but the lessons change from year to year.
• We conduct "professional hours" classes and seminars for teachers.
• Our studio offers summer classes throughout July for students 8 years and older -- including adults.
• Group and private classes at our studio can be arranged all year.
• And, to re-energize, re-new, re-create...we have retreats annually for adults.

 
Look for our ad in the 
Thousand Oaks Acorn Newspaper:

Together we can inspire children's creative, perceptive and expressive growth
through meaningful art experiences in a non-judgmental environment.

Some of the schools who are active with Art Trek:
 
Ascension Lutheran / 216 students  -  Park Oaks / 415 students  -  Topa Topa / 399 students  -  Calabash / 285 students  -  Rancho Vista / 448 students  -  Cornerstone / 410 students  -  St. Mary Magdalen / 298 students  -  Our Lady of Assumption / 275 students  -  Holy Cross / 245 students  -  Westlake Hills / 600 students  -  Glenwood / 507 students  -  Manzanita / 445 students  -  Sunset / 285 students  -  Meiners Oaks / 390 students  -  San Antonio / 179 students  -  Summit / 61 students  - 
 
If you are interested or have questions, give us a call.
We would love to hear from you.
e-mail us
 

Nan Young, Owner
31240-B La Baya Drive
Westlake Village, CA  91362
818.865.1162


 
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