PreK/Kindergarten Program

THE PRE-K/KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM

STUDIO’s The Pre-K/Kindergarten Program (formerly known as the Early Childhood Program) provides art experiences for children ages four to six with an emphasis on sensory exploration, experimentation, and language building. This two year program is designed to create a permanent art presence in your school through direct services to children, professional development for staff, and parent workshops.

STUDIO’s professional artists collaborate with classroom teachers to implement units in collage, wood construction, paint, clay, and puppetry. Every lesson is designed so that youngsters develop:

foundation visual art skills
fine motor skills when manipulating art tools and materials
cognitive skills when making artistic decisions
language skills when discussing artwork
social skills when working on group art projects.

Practitioners and independent evaluators from the Department of Education assert that STUDIO’s Pre-K/Kindergarten Program is especially effective for developing language fluency in English Language Learners.

Eligibility

Title I schools with at least four Pre-K and/or K classes.

Your school will receive

A STUDIO subsidy of approximately 75% of the program cost
A STUDIO artist one day per week for 26 weeks, who works with four classes per day, one hour each. The classroom teacher is an active participant.
Five professional development workshops
Two parent workshops with take-home art kits to encourage family art-making
Displays of student work in the school
An opportunity to have selected student work exhibited in STUDIO’s galleries.
A generous supply of quality art materials.

Click HERE to download the PreK/Kindergarten Application

Contact and submissions

Principals interested in this program should contact the Pre-K/Kindergarten Program coordinator at (212) 459-1455 ext.235.