Classes

Join this weaving class available to all skill levels! In this class, you'll learn how to make a handmade tapestry and gain the knowledge to continue with your new craft.

Join a studio away from home with sewing machines, tools (like silicone cutting mats, rotary fabric cutters, embroidery needles), supplies (like buttons, pattern paper) mentorship, and a community that will help you make your project a reality. Ideate, brainstorm, problem-solve, and execute in a joyful, inclusive environment. 

*All sewing-experience-levels welcome.

Unprogrammed free play time in the Eliot School schoolyard with staff supervision.

A multi-media class for kids who love art and want to have fun! Students will explore a variety of approaches, mediums, and techniques.

For young artists who want to concentrate on specific skills in drawing, painting, and other 2D media. Students will improve their use of line, value, tone, color, proportion, depth, composition and more.

For students that want to learn or build upon sewing basics. Students sew by hand and machine, cut patterns, and develop their own personal sewing kit. They will begin by sewing bags, pillows, and simple clothing.

For kids that want to learn or build upon the basics of woodworking. Children will build projects in wood with basic tools and techniques in an environment that emphasizes creativity and safety.

Build the projects you want to make with access to a fully equipped woodshop, expert mentorship, and a supportive community of makers.

Unprogrammed free play time in the Eliot School schoolyard with staff supervision.

For students that want to learn or build upon sewing basics. Students sew by hand and machine, cut patterns, and develop their own personal sewing kit. They will begin by sewing bags, pillows, and simple clothing.

For young artists who want to concentrate on specific skills in drawing, painting, and other 2D media. Students will improve their use of line, value, tone, color, proportion, depth, composition and more.

For young artists who want to concentrate on specific skills in drawing, painting, and other 2D media. Students will improve their use of line, value, tone, color, proportion, depth, composition and more.

For students that want to learn or build upon sewing basics. Students sew by hand and machine, cut patterns, and develop their own personal sewing kit. They will begin by sewing bags, pillows, and simple clothing.

Join a studio away from home with sewing machines, tools (like silicone cutting mats, rotary fabric cutters, embroidery needles), supplies (like buttons, pattern paper) mentorship, and a community that will help you make your project a reality. Ideate, brainstorm, problem-solve, and execute in a joyful, inclusive environment. 

*All sewing-experience-levels welcome.

For kids that want to learn or build upon the basics of woodworking. Children will build projects in wood with basic tools and techniques in an environment that emphasizes creativity and safety.

A multi-media class for kids who love art and want to have fun! Students will explore a variety of approaches, mediums, and techniques.

A multi-media class for kids who love art and want to have fun! Students will explore a variety of approaches, mediums, and techniques.

For kids that want to learn or build upon the basics of woodworking. Children will build projects in wood with basic tools and techniques in an environment that emphasizes creativity and safety.

Unprogrammed free play time in the Eliot School schoolyard with staff supervision.

Bring out the best in your images as you learn the essential tools and techniques of digital photo editing in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.

Make miniature masterpieces with matchboxes. Students will learn basic design and collage skills using matchboxes, an assortment of decorative papers, vintage paper ephemera and assorted embellishments.

A multi-media class for kids who love art and want to have fun! Students will explore a variety of approaches, mediums, and techniques.

For kids that want to learn or build upon the basics of woodworking. Children will build projects in wood with basic tools and techniques in an environment that emphasizes creativity and safety.

For young artists who want to concentrate on specific skills in drawing, painting, and other 2D media. Students will improve their use of line, value, tone, color, proportion, depth, composition and more.

For students that want to learn or build upon sewing basics. Students sew by hand and machine, cut patterns, and develop their own personal sewing kit. They will begin by sewing bags, pillows, and simple clothing.

Unprogrammed free play time in the Eliot School schoolyard with staff supervision.

Join a studio away from home with sewing machines, tools (like silicone cutting mats, rotary fabric cutters, embroidery needles), supplies (like buttons, pattern paper) mentorship, and a community that will help you make your project a reality. Ideate, brainstorm, problem-solve, and execute in a joyful, inclusive environment. 

*All sewing-experience-levels welcome.

For young artists who want to concentrate on specific skills in drawing, painting, and other 2D media. Students will improve their use of line, value, tone, color, proportion, depth, composition and more.

For students that want to learn or build upon sewing basics. Students sew by hand and machine, cut patterns, and develop their own personal sewing kit. They will begin by sewing bags, pillows, and simple clothing.

A multi-media class for kids who love art and want to have fun! Students will explore a variety of approaches, mediums, and techniques.

For kids that want to learn or build upon the basics of woodworking. Children will build projects in wood with basic tools and techniques in an environment that emphasizes creativity and safety.

Unprogrammed free play time in the Eliot School schoolyard with staff supervision.

Students will work with a limited oil palette and cold wax, exploring different techniques and tools to playfully create layered, textured landscapes.

Join a studio away from home with sewing machines, tools (like silicone cutting mats, rotary fabric cutters, embroidery needles), supplies (like buttons, pattern paper) mentorship, and a community that will help you make your project a reality. Ideate, brainstorm, problem-solve, and execute in a joyful, inclusive environment. 

*All sewing-experience-levels welcome.

Wood Turning Intensive: Boxes, Bowls, and Knobs

Come learn the ease and joy of woodturning—three forms, four days!

Learn to make it, mount it, and confidently personalize your space through beginner woodworking and home installation skills.

If you’re an experienced sewer ready to take your skills to the next level, sign up for this brand new Eliot School class!

For kids that want to learn or build upon the basics of woodworking. Students will build projects in wood with tools and techniques in an environment that emphasizes creativity and safety.

Swirl, rake, and float vibrant pigments into beautifully marbled papers using traditional Turkish marbling techniques.

Turn simple sketches into vibrant watercolor paintings filled with light, color, and atmosphere.

Turn simple sketches into vibrant watercolor paintings filled with light, color, and atmosphere.

Learn to create depth, light, and form through the traditional art of Conte drawing on toned paper.

Build the projects you want to make with access to a fully equipped woodshop, expert mentorship, and a supportive community of makers.

Join us for a one-day immersive art workshop exploring personal storytelling through bookmaking, collage, journaling, and photography!

Go beyond basics with zippers and get started with a garment of your choice. Adjust a pattern for your size; choose and cut fabric expertly.

If you need to learn how to use a sewing machine for the first time, Basic Sewing is for you. Learn how to operate a sewing machine, learn basic sewing terms, sewing methods and tools of the trades in order to choose, read and understand patterns.

**PLEASE NOTE: Enrolled students must not miss more than one consecutive class or they will not be able to progress to the next level in the course.**

Draw like an improvising musician—explore line, materials, and mark-making while developing your own visual voice.

Learn the fundamentals of sewing while building the confidence to mend, create, and sew your own functional projects.

**PLEASE NOTE: Enrolled students must not miss more than one consecutive class or they will not be able to progress to the next level in the course.**

For kids that want to learn or build upon the basics of woodworking. Students will build projects in wood with hand tools and techniques in an environment that emphasizes creativity and safety.