Art: High School (NW)

Class Year:  2021-2022
Time:  Mon 02:00 pm - 03:30 pm;
Teacher:  Mimi Barreras
Tuition:  $540 / Year (add $20 to pay via PayPal) or $60 / Month (add $2 per month fee for PayPal) for 9 months (Sept-May)
Supply Fee:  $70 / Year - Due Upon Registration (add $3 to pay via PayPal)
Location:  Northwest (Cypress)

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PLEASE NOTE: An 8^th grader in this course should ideally have previous art experience of some sort, a course, private training, or similar. If they have not, please enroll them in the middle school course. If your student was previously enrolled in Mrs. Barreras’ high school art course, please know that the curriculum changes yearly.  Same or similar classic art concepts, different curriculum.

As in all courses, students will learn the basic elements and principles of art while at the same time experiencing art in a fun and tactile manner, but high school art is really about art skill development and the study of art as a life skill. In this course we really study art and learn to see, to view the world through artistic eyes, to examine closely and broadly and apply what we learn. We start with the basic types of drawing and observing in basic media of several types and move forward to color and 3D later in the year. Students will be expected to actively participate and work to hone their God-given skills weekly. This course involves some rated G drawing of the clothed human body, basic teaching of portraiture, painting a real painting. At the end of this course, students should walk away with not just considerable art experience, more freedom in their work, the ability to better grasp of how to see and examine the world artistically, but real skills that they can take with them with which to enjoy art for a lifetime and/or use applicably in life or the workplace.

This course is ideal for a high school student or an 8^th grade student with some minimal art experience, either in classroom or personal or private training, even if it was elementary level.  No experience required, of course, but if you have an 8^th grader with no experience, please consider taking the junior high course first if it fits your student’s schedule.

Your $70 supply fee covers all the in-class items like giant paper and brushes and paint, etc. I encourage parents to purchase their student own sketchbook, a set of good drawing pencils and sharpener, a pink pearl type eraser, and a set of colored pencils to practice at home. (May I suggest that Ross or beginning of year school sales often have these basic items for a very inexpensive price.) All items used in class are covered by the class fee.

Class minimum is 6. Class minimum must be reached by August 9 for this class to be considered to make. Please register early and pay your first month’s tuition and fees to both hold your spot and to make my planning easier. 

The first month’s $60 tuition (Sept) plus $70 supply fee is due upon registration and is refundable up until August 13.

Tuition is due the first day of class each month.  You may pay by check or setting up a monthly bank draft or bank issued check set up at beginning of school year works great as well (contact me for address, etc). Late fee is $10 for every week the payment is late. If you choose to pay via PayPal please add $2 per month. (See full PayPal instructions at bottom of this page.) I will not take other forms of online payment like Venmo or others.

Fees for dropping this course after the beginning of the year are as follows:

After Oct 1: two months fee due

After Nov 1: three months fee due

After Dec 1: four months fee due

After Jan 1: the remainder of semester due

To pay via Paypal: Please send your funds plus the correct paypal fees (see above) to mimi.barreras@att.net.  PLEASE put your child’s name in the memo field.