In "Magical Creature," students embark on a creative journey to design and build homes for the Phantasians, a magical community impacted by climate change.

Students learn about artists who faced different mental and physical challenges and complete a recycled sculpture by getting their own series of challenges.

"America is Hard to See" challenges American students to explore the complexity of defining the nation's ethos and its people.

In this lesson, students explore how graphic designers use their talents to advocate for critical global water issues like pollution, access, and overuse.

“Heroes Among Us” explores the concept that heroes are raised, rather than born. Through a series of projects, it supports teachers in laying the foundation of ‘heroic habits’.

Students learn about visual poetry, create a poem about a monster helper, draw a self-portrait, and rearrange their poems in a visual way with the self-portrait.

“A Portrait in Time”  highlights artists working in isolation; students look at how these artists captured their unique experiences of a particular moment in time, and are ultimately challenged to create a portrait that captures their own experience.

In “Where Do We Go From Here” students collectively create a fictional town. As they work, they learn about climate change and are able to explore and think about how communities adapt and build resilience, as well as explore ideas of environmental justice. They end by applying what they learned to their real-life community.

"A Place in Space" delves into how places are shaped by design choices that reflect the values of a society at a specific moment in time. Students examine historical examples while considering how their personal spaces, like bedrooms, express their own personalities, opinions, and ideals.

“The Introspective Artist” offers tools and resources that support students to develop skills that will allow them to understand and process their experiences and emotions through art.

In “Community Connection” students are asked to think about and define their communities; through a series of prompts they grow their understanding of and connect more deeply with the other members of said community.

Student artists create a magical setting for a fairy tale; they brainstorm a magical setting, then use paint to create a foreground, middleground, and background.

This two day workshop can be used as written, or each workshop can be used independently.

Students learn about animal defense mechanisms and invent an animal ideally suited to live in the rainforest. They create a marionette puppet of their invention.

Students learn about constellations across many different cultures and create their own constellation and write their own origin story.

Students learn about hybrid creatures in mythology, then create their own.

Students depict where their toys go in their imagination.

Students create metaphorical self-portraits.

In this project, students explore the history and creation of Persian Miniatures, known for their intricate, hand-held illustrations of significant texts and the high esteem in which artists were held.

Students choose an animal, draw it realistically from photographs, and then use the background to show what human traits the animal has come to represent.

Explore the harmony between science and art through detailed observation and creativity. Begin with field sketches to understand an animal's habits and habitat, then transform your drawings into vibrant watercolor masterpieces.

Students create a superhero, a backstory for their superhero, draw, & watercolor it. 

Dive into the world of zine-making, exploring its rich historical and cultural significance. This project encourages creativity and communication, highlighting zines as powerful tools for personal expression and social change.

“Frame of Reference” explores how individual perspectives influence our perception of fact. 

“Fashion & Culture”  leverages your students’ inherent interest in fashion to dive into the language of clothing and explore how it is used to represent wider cultural ideas.

Students explore how objects can symbolize ideas, focusing on the Renaissance period when artists used symbols to tell stories and convey messages.

Students study the work of Georgia O'Keeffe, focusing on her unique approach to framing and composing images. Students then bring in personal objects (or use those provided) and draw them, thoughtfully considering composition, then finish their artwork with watercolors.

Students learn about the history and creation of a Mexican folk art called Alebrije. Students create their own imaginary creatures. There is an emphasis on color choices and texture.

Students explore Jacob Lawrence's paintings of Harlem and, for older students, the Great Migration. Students then sketch their neighborhoods and create a collage.

Student artists create a landscape of somewhere they have always wanted to see and visit (older students use ‘Google Maps’ to virtually visit, younger students create a collaged book of ideas).

Students learn about the importance of animals to Indigenous people.

Students create artwork inspired by their dream house, beginning with a structure made from Dixie cups (or blocks for younger students) and drawing it using observational skills.

Students build a small sculpture of their choice from recycled materials, then draw it using observation skills on large paper. They finish with paint.