So that you and your child(ren) can experience what our art classes have to offer, a noncommital first class can be scheduled for the Art Quest Program, which covers many different art techniques and mediums.

The trial class is free if the student decides not to join. This allows you the freedom to try without obligation.

If they decide to join, then the trial class is considered the first class.

Free trial classes do not apply to our advanced art programs.

Students are taught individually even though they are in small groups, resulting in many scheduling benefits to you and your child.

For example, this allows students to start classes when ever they feel they are ready to.

Also they can switch class day and times seamlessly since the curriculum is dependent upon your child’s progress and not on the other students or assigned teachers.

To set the initial day and time, use the registration form to select your class.

Other benefits include:

• freezing accounts
• sheduling flexibility
• exploring other activities
• working around sport seasons

Our members can pause classes between sessions or by freezing their account once a year.

Because we are a year round art academy, and not a semester based one, students have more flexibility for their schedule and their lessons.

Students are grouped by age in small teacher to student ratios.

We recognize that children of this age range need lots of one on one attention for their developing minds and insatiable curiosity.

By being taught individually in small classes, we can cut classes while maintaining the highest standards possible

Children of this age range are more self sufficient, becoming concerned with socializing and fitting in, and now more aware of their talent or lack of talent in differing subject matters.

It’s important at this age that art remains fun, educational, disciplined, but not damaging their developing awareness of self.

Adolescents of this age range are highly capable of focusing on their work and delighting in their concentration. At this age they are highly aware of what they enjoy doing and no longer seeking as much social praise from their peers.

Students in this range have serious issues to start focusing on that will determine their future. Regarding art, that could be an art portfolio for an art college or university whether their major is art related or not.

It could also include competing in art contests, or developing the habits of success such as completing a project that they’ve begun.

When a guardian purchases a class package for their students, they have the option of purchasing 4 class credits or 12 class credits.

Class credits are used when a student attends their class time or when they no longer have any more excused absences on their account and do not attend their class.

To avoid losing a class credit, guardians and students should be sure to not go over their allotted excused absences on their account.

*We do eventually hope that guardians will be able to choose the amount of class credits to purchase in bulk

You should schedule a make up class if you have any make-up credits on your account. You can see if you have any on your attendance photos.

You may schedule a make-up class on a day other than your regularly scheduled class days although this is dependent on availability and cannot be ensured that there is space

Please text your studio location with your request for a make-up day and we will coordinate with you to complete your request or offer other alternatives.

The Oam Studios Art Curriculum is made of 17 sections. These kingdoms cover most of the techniques and mediums that Master Oamie has learnt through his career as an artist.

Each gateway represents an important section of art mastery:

• Line Quality & Properties
• Dry Coloring Materials
• Classical Drawing and Mathematics
• Stippling & Mosiacs
• Hatching Techniques
• Print Making
• High Contrast & Color Theory
• Sculptural Mediums
• Water Color and Airburshing
• Landscape Art
• Ceramics and Wheel Throwing
• Manga & Anime
• Oil Painting
• Portraiture & Figure Drawing
• Perspective Drawing
• Digital Art & Design

Students will choose the Gateway they would like to study and persue the prerequisites to reach the level that they have choosen. They will be able to change their goals during their journey, but mainly between levels. We believe that at this stage in their art career it is important to complete what they start.

An adult can start reading a book and within the first five pages decide to never lift that book again. When a child is starting to read, its important that they finish what they start so that they can develop a meaningful understanding of their likes and dislikes. They may be surprised by what they learn.

Within each of the 17 Art Gateways, there are four levels. Each level is represented by a Oamie-Mon character that the student will earn as a badge for their accomplishment of completing a level.

An OamieMon character is similiar to a Pokemon character, giving the student higher stats and increasing their art capabilities. You can view the characters from the students profile page.

To bring in as much fun and enjoyment to the process of learning the visual arts, We have created a story and mythology for the students that can be read and explored below and also at the curriculum page

The Italian medieval city of Sienna is made up of 17 contrade, or what in english would be referred to as city districts. Each of these 17 districts has a patron creature that is symbolized upon each of the districts colorful and unique flags.

There is the district of the Snail, the Shell, the Unicorn, the Porcupine, the Eagle. the Turtle, the Owl, the Panther, the Goose, the Tree, the Elephant, the Shewolf, the Dragon, the Dolphin, the Ram, the Giraffe, and the Caterpillar.

Unbeknownce to the layman and the sunday artist is a well kept secret held by master artists from across the world.

This secret, I will reveal to you now if you only promise to never tell another living soul. Do you promise? Do you truly promise? If you promised twice then and only can you know.

The secret is that each of the 17 districts have a hidden gateway that leads to different world of art. You only need find the gateways and enter them in order for your journey to of becoming an artist to commence.

Through each of these gates, you will find a world of art in turmoil. Something has fallen out of balance and caused disharmony to each. It will be up to you to learn the techniques unique to each world in order to bring it out of chaos and back into order.

Do not fret though young art apprentice, because through each of these gateways you will find friendly OamieMon that will help you learn the art materials and techniques to fulfill your purpose.

“The work of an artist is to make order of chaos” - Master Paskewitz

The 17 districts surround the center plaza named Piazza del Campo. This plaza is world renown for a yearly horse race, known as the Palio, where the triumphant horse wins a special banner designed by a world renown artist.

The horse race is brutal and there are no rules that govern it. In fact, its not even important if the rider makes it across the finish line, since it is the horse that is praised as the winner, leaving the rider forgotten

More importantly though, there in the piazza remains a fountain named Fonte Gaia which is secretly known amongst artists as the final gateway to becoming a Master Artist.

However, for the fountain to open, and the final challenges to begin, the fledgling artist must bring balance to the 17 other worlds of art.

Do you have what it takes to become a Master Artist?

Each student at Oam Studios Art Academy recieves an online profile page that stores their account information, awards and achievements.

The profile pages are super convenient for parents for several reasons:

• Easily make payments digitally
• Check the amount of class credits remaining
• Verify the amount of absence credits
• Sign up for Summer Camps
• Change the Day & Time of the Class
• Adjust the amount of class credits to purchase
• Schedule a make up class
• Freeze the student's account
• & more features are coming!

On the student's profile page, guardians can quickly see their child's progress by referring to a progress wheel that depicts the percentage of the current project completed

Students also will let the teacher and parent know how they feel about the current project or studio by selecting an emoji that represents their feelings.

Their profile page also has behavior bars which indicate how well they are seated, concentrated, hand raising, and cleanliness.

We update guardians by posting current progress images and critiques on the students activity walls tab

Parents can ask for an update any time but we will also automatically do so when students hit certain progress percentages

Parents and other members can comment on the posts or make their own posts to encourage community conversations

Each student will have their art work uploaded to their portfolio tab with a custom critique

Guradians and students can look back at their progress and share it with their friends and family

Click on the levels tab from the students profile page to view all the levels of our curriculum

The OamieMon creatures display in color when a student has competed that level and earned their OamieMon creature.

Click on the OamieMon creatures for more information about the levels and for story information regarding the mythology.

Art students earn several digital awards that can be traded in for physical or digital gifts

For the completion of each level, students earn art money that can be spent by the student at our student stores online or in person

class cup cakes are gifted by the art teachers randomly and after 4 are collected, they become teachers apples.

4 = 1 + 1

teacher apples are earned when the student shows the very best behavior improvement of their class.

4 = 1 + 1

digital diamonds for being the absolute best behavec student in the whole class.

6 = 5 + 1

class crowns are accumulated by earning 6 digital diamonds. Each crown means a visit to the art store.

Gathering oamjoji awards result in more art money and higher student status.

In order to spend their earned art money, students must earn all 4 Behavior Oamojis.

The chair oamoji is earned by remaining at their seat and asking for permission to leave the table

The eye oamoji is earned by concentratiing on their art project and resisting the temptations of distraction

The hand oamoji is earned when a student consistenly raises their hand and asks for permission to speak

The soap oamoji is earned when a student keeps their space organize, cleans up after themselves, and helps the teacher and classmates maintain a clean and safe studio space

Additionally, student can earn more art moeny and oamojis by competing in art competitions.

The mushroom oamoji is easily earned just by participating in any online art competition.

= 5 + 1

The flower oamoji can be earned by participating in an in-person competition and participating in the award ceremony by at least attending.

= 10 + 1

The star oamji is earned when the student places second or third in any art compettiion.

= 25 + 1

The trophy oamji is earned when a student places first in any art competition and is highly coveted.

= 50 + 1

After completing a level, a student is classed as an artist type. Students can multiclass depending on the way they conduct themselves as an artist during their projects

Art Astronauts are very intelligent and use science and math for making their art work super precise.

More importantly though, there in the piazza remains a fountain named Fonte Gaia which is secretly known amongst artists as the final gateway to becoming a Master Artist.

Art Heroes are very social and talkative. This can be helpful to their classmates when they focus their social skills on helping their art teacher and classmates discuss art and solving art problems.

Art Ninjas are very silent and private when they work. Art Ninjas rarely ever distract their fellow students but they have to be really careful to not be too shy.

Art Wizards are very imaginative and creative students. They see the world as a magical place without limits and art allows them to explore their mystical ideas.