Past Classes:

• Stencil Graffiti:  An exploration of stencil graffiti and street art, with a focus on social commentary and composition work.

• The Mural Project:  Be part of the design, proposal, and painting in one of Bend's few public murals.

• Silk Printing & T-Shirt Design:  Learn the screen printing process used to create poster art, t-shirts, and great reproducible art.

• The Art of Comedy:  Think you're funny?  Learn how to write, develop, perform the craft of stand-up comedy.

• Figurative Drawing: This 4 week class focuses on the study of figure drawing as a means to train the eye, see proportion, and improve line quality.

• THREADS: The Half-Recycled, Economic Apparel Design School;  make your own clothing by use of other recycled clothes.

• Hip-Hop Dance:  Learn how to Krunk, Break, Pop n' Lock, and more in this collaborative dance class.

• Photography Exposed:  Learn about the various types of photography, shooting & framing techniques, and showing work.

• Latin American Art: An exploration of Latin American artists, techniques,artesanias, and relevant Spanish vocabulary.

• SPIT: Spoken Poetry is Transformational.  Students learn how to write and perform slam poetry.

• Contemporary / Hip-Hop Dance Ensemble: A collaborative teaching of performance choreography that entails the techniques and styles of hip-hop& contemporary dancing.

• Portfolio Development: explore examples of contemporary work in order to open up the minds of students to artistic possibilities and expand their own portfolio.

• Puppets! (Creative Puppet & Doll Crafting): Create and play with puppets and whimsical dolls.

 

Sport Classes

• Sports Exploration:(ages 3-6 years old)  This 50-minute class introduces children to soccer, baseball, basketball, hockey, LAX, and football in a fun and energetic atmosphere.

• Spanish ACTIVO (ages 5-9 years old)  This class meets twice a week and teaches Spanish in an active environment.

• Speed, Agility, and Quickness (middle school + exceptions)

 

Academic Classes

• Spanish Conversation & Latin Culture:  A presentation on Latin culture, followed by an opportunity for open conversation for intermediate to advanced speakers alike.

• Spanish & Latin American Art: Learn a bit of Spanish while exploring and practicing Latin American art techniques.

• Spanish ACTIVO: (ages 5-9 years old)  This class meets twice a week and teaches Spanish in an active environment..

• The Newspaper Process: Learn about the planning, interviewing, photography, design, editing, and creation of a student ran newspaper.

Spirit Warrior Teen Circles:

Spirit Warrior Teen Circles is a local (to Bend, OR) nature-based mentoring program for teenage boys, age 13 to 19. Through adventures in the natural world, we teach young men the way of the Spirit Warrior: one who honors the Earth, honors his community, and listens deeply to the call of his own authentic nature. Our mission is to provide life skills for the spiritual warrior and support for the growing man.

• Spirit Teen Warrior Retreat: Join our motley crew of Spirit Warriors for wild adventures into the unknown, deep conversations, and soul-full camaraderie in the natural world.

 

Wild Currants:

Wild Currants is a program to support young people as they experience the plants and native ecosystems east of the Cascades.  We teach crafts, share storybooks, free-write, draw, play, and commune with the more-than-human world.  We observe the natural environment through all our senses, including intuition and emotion. We practice feeling gratitude for the magnificent Earth that sustains us and are encouraged to recognize our own beauty and power as creative and dynamic individuals playing our part in the diverse and ever changing whole.

• Wild Currants Herb School: A summer camp where children learn to become an herbalist via their local and global plant communities.

• Wild Currants Adventures: Join us every first Saturday in exploring the plants and native ecosystems east of the Cascades.

 

PoetHouse Classes:

The PoetHouse Art & cada|casa have teamed to offer unique, hands-on art classes for a variety of ages and level of experience.  Here are some of the classes we have offered:

• Stencil Graffiti:  Learn about street art, and create your own stencil graffiti pieces.  One day workshop.

• Portfolio Development: explore examples of contemporary work in order to open up the minds of students to artistic possibilities and expand their own portfolio.

• Puppets! (Creative Puppet & Doll Crafting): Create and play with puppets and whimsical dolls.

• Stencil Graffiti:  An exploration of stencil graffiti and street art, with a focus on social commentary and composition work.

• The Mural Project:  Be part of the design, proposal, and painting in one of Bend's few public murals.

• Silk Printing & T-Shirt Design:  Learn the screen printing process used to create poster art, t-shirts, and great reproducible art.

• Figurative Drawing: This 4 week class focuses on the study of figure drawing as a means to train the eye, see proportion, and improve line quality.

• THREADS: The Half-Recycled, Economic Apparel Design School;  make your own clothing by use of other recycled clothes.

 

• Classes (all) - all present and past classes