Free Info Sessions at Radcliffe Creek School
Free Info Sessions at Radcliffe Creek School:
Feb 25 and March 5
CHESTERTOWN Radcliffe Creek School announces two Information Sessions for parents and students exploring educational options on Thursday, Feb. 25 and Friday, Mar. 5 from 8:45 – 11:00 a.m. at 201 Talbot Blvd., Chestertown, MD. Director Molly Judge will discuss Radcliffe’s unique teaching methodologies and the school’s program for bright students with diagnosed learning differences. A student panel and tour of the school will round out the presentation. Students are welcome to attend with their parents. For registration and more details contact Erin Zierfuss at ezierfuss@radcliffecreekschool.org and 410-778-8150 or visit radcliffecreekschool.org.
Radcliffe Creek School is an independent day school designed for students between the ages of 5 – 14 with diagnosed learning differences, including dyslexia. Offering a 3:1 student-to-teacher ratio and m ulti-sensory, research-based instruction, Radcliffe provides a highly individualized learning environment. Students are encouraged to use their unique strengths to balance weaknesses and acquire the skills to become confident, independent learners. Radcliffe Creek School was opened in 1996 on the principle that every student can succeed.
REGISTER FOR CLASSES AT THE DORCHESTER CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Now that students are back to school, the Dorchester Center for the Arts (DCA) invites the community to participate in upcoming classes and programs. New this session is a tap dancing class for adults and beginner ceramic classes
(PHOTO: Willy Schlossbach, Instructor, is one of the many artists leading classes at DCA this fall.)
Painting
Oil Painting for Beginners and Intermediates, Taught by Tom Ryan
Learn to paint with oils in this class that is great for beginners or students continuing to perfect their skills. Beginners learn the fundamentals of still life painting including color, composition, form, and materials while intermediate students hone existing skills and explore more complex challenges. More advanced students will complete finished, professional quality work. Supply list available. All sessions: Monday mornings, six weeks, 9 a.m. – noon. The fall session begins September 20.
Discovering the “Know How” of Oil Painting, Mary Ekroos, Instructor
Learn the “know how” of creating a painting from your own photos. Students will be shown: how to compose a painting using basic elements in their subjects; how to use light and color; the importance of linear and atmospheric perspectives and how to understand what they see. Basic principles of drawing will be reviewed. The class is oriented toward marine and landscape oil painting and is open to students at all levels of painting experience. A supply list is available. The class will meet for four weeks beginning Monday, October 4. -- cont --
Intermediate Landscape Oil Painting - Expressing Your Own Style, Taught by Willy Schlossbach
This class will teach intermediate and the more advanced oil students painting techniques in landscape and cityscape painting. Students will learn to interpret photographs and ideas into paintings that express themselves and make their paintings distinctively their own. Supply list is available. Thursday afternoons, six weeks; 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. The session begins September 23.
Watercolor
Watercolor for Beginners and Beyond, Taught by Jeanne Ewell
This class introduces basic techniques of watercolor and builds to the more complex. Emphasis will focus on the basics of controlling the medium, color mixing, brush handling, and composition. Demonstrations are part of the class. Beginning and continuing students will receive individual attention while painting a variety of subject matter. Supply list available. The class will meet for six weeks on Thursday mornings from 10 a.m. – noon, beginning September 23.
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