Arts+

Arts+ provides music and visual art experiences for the greater Charlotte Mecklenburg area. Our mission is to unleash creativity, transform lives and build community through outstanding and accessible arts education. Our goal is to make the transformative power of music and art available to

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Preschool Arts Lab (PAL), Elementary School Arts Lab

Program description

The Preschool Arts Lab (PAL) is a literacy-based art program where children actively participate in hands-on, open-ended art experiences with an emphasis on creative inquiry and exploratory fun. Talented and caring instructors conduct these one-hour sessions, beginning with a read along story time and followed by ‘open lab’ time, in which children freely circulate among five different art

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Booking / scheduling contact

Jason Watson

917-842-3186

jwatson@artsplus.org

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Program Detail

Program type: Day Trip, Out-of-School-Time, Professional Development, Workshop

Artistic Discipline: Visual Arts

Cultural Origin: American, Multicultural

Subject: Literacy, Visual Arts

Population served: Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Kindergarten, Pre-K, Teachers

Bilingual: Yes

Available dates:

Schedule varies – inquire in regards to needed dates.

Available times:

Self-schedule

Max number of students: 36

Length of program: 1 hour - 2 hours

Space / technical requirements:

N/A

Location(s):

On-site at participating school or as a field trip to our Spirit Square in Uptown Charlotte or our second studio location, The Bridge, in the NoDa area.

Fees / Ticketing:

Prices range depending on the program, and the number of students served.

As regards our popular PAL program, one visit to the Arts Lab at Spirit Square or The Bridge costs $135 per class for a one hour session. For PAL On the Go (in which we come to your school), rates start at $135 and can go up to $175, depending on the number of children in each class.

EDUCATION STANDARDS

NC Standard Course of Study:

Discipline: Visual Art
Artistic Process: Creating
Process Component: Experiment/Imagine/Identify

Discipline: Visual Art
Artistic Process: Creating
Process Component: Investigate/Plan/Make

Discipline: Visual Art
Artistic Process: Creating
Process Component: Reflect/Refine/Continue

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.2 With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.4 Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.5 Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.

NC Essential Standards:

Essential Standard: Use the language of visual arts to communicate effectively
K.V.1.1 – Identify various art materials and tools

Essential Standard: Create art using a variety of tools, media, and processes, safely and appropriately
K.V.3.1 – Use a variety of tools safely and appropriately to create art.

Essential Standard: Create art using a variety of tools, media, and processes, safely and appropriately
K.V.3.2 – Use a variety of media to create art.

Qualifications

Conducts educational programming for 2 or more years: Yes

Performs criminal background checks on staff with youth contact: Yes

Maintains general liability insurance (Individuals and organizations listed in this Directory can provide proof of insurance upon request. ASC does not hold copies of current documentation for providers): Yes

Three letters of recommendation / references available: Yes

Provides study guides for teachers and or students: Yes

Connects to State and or Common Core Curriculum Standards: Yes

Provides tools to assess student learning (workshops and residencies): Yes

Provides scholarship and reduced fees: Yes

Conducts ongoing assessments of program quality: Yes

References

“It was always such an amazing experience going to the Preschool Art Lab. The planned activities gave the students various ways to express their creativeness. The teachers were great with the children and their activities were well-organized and planned.”
— Kindergarten Teachers at Carmel Christian School

Cancellation Policy

Should an Arts+ instructor have to cancel a class due to an emergency, the class will be rescheduled if possible. If the participating school cancels a scheduled class, the instructor will not be required to make up that class and a refund will not be given. Additional cancellation fees will apply and will be determined with each contract.