Pioneering in-depth study into inferring student outcomes, best practices and insights from classrooms achieved through engagement in visual arts in our current context. We aim to identify best practices and gather insights and narratives from our classrooms that can inform how visual arts & SEL can be a crucial medium to build lifelong learning skills and agency to thrive in children. To study this in-depth, we intervened with students from a local government school by providing them regular access to Visual arts and SEL from Grades 1-8 Know more about Our Research Approach with Art Labs Research Reports Opportunities for exposure through excursions Book a Smile India invited us for a unique art workshop led by renowned Italian artist Lorenzo Vitturi as a part of the Olympics In Reel Life Festival by the Film Heritage Foundation. Through Art labs we took 5 children for this workshop where they gathered materials from the ground - waste, leaves, feathers, and more - to create unique collages. Lorenzo captured and guided the children to click portraits, merging everything together to create artwork from their imagination. The result? Extraordinary masterpieces! We partnered with to Coexist by Alia Bhatt. A platform created that highlights and works towards the issues of animal and ecological welfare. Our children worked their magic as these mini-planeteers shared their love for animals and nature through art! They made posters that they would put up in their communities during Diwali to prevent burning firecrackers.

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Introducing our unique visual arts curriculum that takes every child on a journey to various artists and art forms across the world! The Saturday Art Class curriculum is designed as a combination of visual art-based milestones and various topics that helps children build exposure to the outside world as well as develop the following outcomes: Communication Critical Thinking Collaboration Joy Imagination Perseverance Our curriculum topics ensure that children can understand themselves and are exposed to the world around them; along with inculcating skills of imagination and self-expression ! The curriculum encompasses grade-appropriate art milestones and art objectives that children can achieve through the art class plans. The curriculum is designed from Preschool 1 to Grade 8 (age group 2 to 14 years) Indian Art Children explore art from various parts of India and explore the work of Indian artists. Our art class plans under this theme focus on contemporary and former Indian artists and art forms. Through the development of a strong sense and knowledge of Indian art, this theme of our curriculum aids in building a positive perspective of cultural identity and self-esteem within children. Global Art Children are exposed to a wider range of artists who use different forms and techniques. This topic will focus on art and artists from across the world both from the present and the past. It is through the development of a strong sense and knowledge of global arts that children can build a holistic perspective about themselves and the world. Craft Students explore the use of various materials to create things like collages, origami, and other craft-related activities. The art class plans under this theme will focus on craft-related activities that refine the children's motor skills and put an emphasis on children using their imagination and creating activities related to craft work. Self-expression and imagination-based activities Students are provided with prompts in the form of inquiry-based questions . These questions are designed in a way that compels them to use their imagination and express themselves in their own unique manner. Students are able to think about different situations and will express what they imagine bringing them to life through self-expression. Through the development of their imagination and self-expression, we build creativity in children.

Our digital resources are available to access across the globe! In My Mind A digital book for children In My Mind by Saturday Art Class is a resource that delivers visual art and social-emotional learning (SEL) for students, educators, paraeducators, and parents. We created this resource with the goal to combat technological and learning impediments faced by students during COVID-19 pandemic by transforming our COVID-19 Recovery curriculum and compiling it into a tangible workbook, printed and distributed to all our students complemented with an Art Kit that enabled experiential learning. 12 Chapters Each chapter is focused on a topic, supplemented by 7 days of acitivties. What does In My Mind have for you? Guide Book A helpful guide on how to use the workbook for educators and teachers. Assessment Form Helps record user reflections, artworks and feedback. In My Mind provides social-emotional learning (SEL), art, and creatively stimulating exercises to help provide SEL-based resources for students to educators, teachers, and parents during the “school from home” time. We extend our gratitude to Ms. Samiksha Bindal and Ms. Palak Gupta for beautifully compiling and designing this book! Contents of In My Mind ! Session 1: What is my mind made of? Feelings Session 2: What is my mind made of? Thoughts Session 3: What is my mind made of? Actions Session 4: How do I take care of myself when I am angry? Session 5: How do I take care of myself when I am sad? Session 6: How do I take care of myself when I am scared? Session 7: How do I take care of myself when I am worried? Session 8: How do I take care of myself when I am shy? Session 9: How do I take care of myself when I am bored? Session 10: How do I take care of myself when I am confused? Session 11: How do I create safe spaces for myself? Session 12: What habits do I want to start and stop to feel better? Download Now Everyone's An Artist Our digitized curriculum In My Mind was also converted into an instructional video series called Everyone’s An Artist ! Everyone’s an Artist is a digital open-resource narrated by our Co-founder Manasi Mehan, that brings to light the importance of well-being & creativity in education, a tool we want as many children, teachers, and parents to benefit from. Presented in the form of 12 interactive session videos, Everyone's An Artist follows a creative process for children to express their thoughts, feelings, and emotions through Art. Watch Now!

Workshops that offer a safe and supportive environment for individuals of all ages to express themselves creatively through visual art and social-emotional learning-based activities. If you would like us to host an Art - a -Day Reach out to us here! Art-a-Day is our short-term engagement program offering art workshops that aim to give participants of all age groups an immersive and joyful experience while creating awareness of the need for Visual Arts and Socio-emotional Learning (SEL). We have organised art engagements in diverse spaces, including museums, art festivals, and various organisations. To date, we have organised workshops for 37 partners, engaging 3000+ participants in unique art experiences. Our workshops, inspired by artists and art forms, made art accessible for both adults and children. At the launch of Museum of Solution in December 2023, we organized a paper sculpture workshop where children reflected on space design and what it makes them feel. Exploring that spaces can be designed beyond mere boxes, they re-imagined and crafted sculptures of their favourite places using paper sculpting techniques. Their designs were reflective of their own interpretations of a playground, bedroom, or the city they call home. We facilitated a portrait workshop for young children attending the festival. They reflected on their personalities and how objects or symbols can be used to creatively represent them. Participants created fun whimsical self-portraits to express who they are as individuals. We organised workshops for SVP India’s Mumbai and Pune chapter where artist Henri Matisse and his iconic ‘Drawing with Scissors’ style was explored. In the immersive workshop, participants crafted paper collages about significant moments of their lives. We also sensitized them about the need of creativity, social emotional learning and arts in main stream education. For Pride Month, we facilitated a youth workshop that explored gender norms and representations through the medium of movie posters and how they shape our understanding of identity and sexuality. The youth re-created movie posters by creating a collage with imagery from old magazines and represented stories that were more gender equal, inclusive and stories from reality.

Research output Expressing from the he(ART) Narratives from our classrooms Read our research output here! Parveen didi, a parent of one of our students shares in an interview featured in the Expressing from the he(ART), on why access to Visual Art and SEL is so crucial for her child and the changes it has brought out. Hear what Parveen didi has to say! Narratives from our classrooms Arbaaz | Grade 8 “I can use my imagination! When you take us through the exploration process and introduce different artist’s work or different styles of art and topics, I imagine how it should look, and then I draw it. It feels amazing to create something from my ideas & imagination." Urvi | Grade 7 "I created art to show what happens around me. Gender is given to us at birth, and nobody can be blamed for it, we should be good to everyone.” Datta Sir “The importance of art education is a means for students to express their emotions and experiences , which is particularly valuable for their personal and social well-being. ” Kalyani Miss “Children will build many skills by learning about art.” Download your copy here

Research Outputs Expressing from the he(art) Read more Art Labs in Action: Impact Evaluation Report 2024-25 Read more Evidence of the Impact of Visual Arts & SEL Education within the Indian Context Read more Emerging Shifts in Classrooms through Creative Facilitation Read more

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Our programs work to strengthen and enhance the creative and social-emotional development of children through visual arts! Click here to understand our work better At Saturday Art Class, we partner with educational Institutions and organizations across the country to impart arts education. Through our three flagship programs, we build capacity in educators and students through visual-arts integrated learning to strengthen and enhance creative and social-emotional development. These programs are designed to build scale, depth, and advocacy for visual arts in the education sector so that every student is provided the access to opportunities that inspire creativity! Introducing our three flagship programs-

Help us bring the arts closer to our children! Opportunities Join our Team! At Saturday Art Class, every role is an opportunity to make a real difference. Join our team of passionate educators, creators, and dreamers as we use art to inspire confidence, creativity, and empathy in children—while you grow your own skills and purpose. Current openings Volunteer with us Volunteering with Saturday Art Class will give you the opportunity to reflect and learn about yourself, allowing you to work with different teams and verticles where you can gain meaningful exposure! Please fill out the form by clicking on the "Apply here!" button and we will be in touch with you. Apply now Partnership At Saturday Art Class, we believe in the power of partnerships to create wide-reaching impact and provide children and educators across India the access to engage in visual arts integrated learning. If you are a non-profit, social-education organization or school looking to empower children and educators in visual arts and SEL let's join forces to make education inclusive of the arts and creative expression! Reach out to us at info@saturdayartclass.com or click on the program you would like to partner with us on! Art for Educator Program Art-a-Day Corporate The arts are for all! Our work has reached far and wide through immense support and engagement received by organizations across various sectors. You can continue to support us with funds, enabling our flagship programs to reach farther and wider, or even reach out to us to experience a Saturday Art Class by collaborating with us through our programs. Write to us at info@saturdayartclass.com