2025
After School Arts and Craft Classes
Arts and Craft Classes
2025 After School Classes
Spring Term of Art Classes
9 week class term starting from the week of the 27th January.
Cost per child
Online Classes €95 per screen ~ €85.50 TCC loyalty club price
J&S infants classes €125 ~ €112.50 TCC loyalty club price
All classes 1st class and up €145 ~ €130.50 TCC loyalty club price
Classes are are all led by our head teacher Vanessa Scott-Hayward and her fantastic team of teachers.
Class numbers are limited so that each class is both safe and enjoyable. And each student gets one to one attention
Starting Monday 27th January
Celbridge at The Slip Hall
9 week term
2.30 to 3.15pm J&S Infants ~ 45 minute class
3.40 – 4.40pm – 1st class to 6th class
5.00-6.00pm – 3rd class upwards only
Spring term dates
Week 1 – Monday 27th January
No class for Bank Holiday on 3/2/25
Week 2 – Monday 10th February
Week 3 – Monday 17th February
Week 4 – Monday 24th February
Week 5 – Monday 3rd March
Week 6 – Monday 10th March
No class for Bank Holiday 17/3/25
Week 7 – `Monday 24th March
Week 8 – Monday 31st March
Week 9 – Monday 7th April
Starting Tuesday 28th January
at North Kildare Sports Club, Kilcock
9 week term finishing 8th April
2.30 to 3.15pm Junior Art Class ~ 45 minute class for J & S Infants
3.40 – 4.40pm – 1st class to 6th class
5.00-6.00pm – 3rd class upwards
Spring term dates
Week 1 – Tuesday 28th January
Week 2 – Tuesday 4th February
Week 3 – Tuesday 11th February
No class for mid term break 18/2/25
Week 4 – Tuesday 25th February
Week 5 – Tuesday 4th March
Week 6 – Tuesday 11th March
No class this week 18/3/25
Week 7 – Tuesday 25th March
Week 8 – Tuesday 1st April
Week 9 – Tuesday 8th April
Online Weekly Classes
Starting Wednesday 29th January
9 week term finishes on 2nd April
4.30pm – 5.30pm through zoom.
€95 per screen for the 9 week term (€85.50 TCC Club price)
Dates for Spring term
Week 1 – Wednesday 29th January
Week 2 – Wednesday 5th February
Week 3 – Wednesday 12th February
No class for mid term break 19/2/25
Week 4 – Wednesday 26th February
Week 5 – Wednesday 5th March
Week 6 – Wednesday 12th March
Week 7 – Wednesday 19th March
Week 8 – Wednesday 26th March
Week 9 – Wednesday 2nd April
Week 4 – Wednesday 26th February
Week 5 – Wednesday 5th March
Week 6 – Wednesday 12th March
Week 7 – Wednesday 19th March
Week 8 – Wednesday 26th March
Week 9 – Wednesday 2nd April
Starting Thursday 30th January
at Straffan Community Hall
9 week term finishing 3rd April
Class times
3.10 to 4.10pm – 1st class to 6th class – SOLD OUT
4.30 to 5.15pm Junior Art Class
5.40 to 6.40pm – 2nd to 6th Class
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Spring term dates
Week 1 – Thursday 30th January
Week 2 – Thursday 6th February
Week 3 – Thursday 13th February
No class for mid term break 20/2/25
Week 4 – Thursday 27th February
Week 5 – Thursday 6th March
Week 6 – Thursday 13th March
Week 7 – Thursday 20th March
Week 8 – Thursday 27th March
Week 9 – Thursday 3rd April
Imagination
A child’s imagination is a precious thing. It should be nurtured and encouraged and allowed to blossom. At the craft corner, giving our students time to use their OWN imagination is key. It is not about all the projects being perfect, but more importantly about our students using that imagination to come up with their own ideas. To create an artwork that is THEIRS is the best result you can ever have.
Process not Results
A key skill we work on instilling in all our art students is that its not about the end result. Children often put too much focus on what their art will look like. They get worried about it not looking right or being perfect. Here at the craft corner we teach children that its more important to enjoy the PROCESS. To enjoy creating the artwork. We teach that no two artworks are ever the same and that there is no perfect result.
Art is fun
Teaching children a love of art should start at a young age. Helping to make fine art feel accessible is a really important part of that. Art in galleries can sometimes feel stuffy or hard to understand. Taking that barrier away starts with a story. Tell the story behind the artwork, break down the skills of how it was created and teach children how to make their own. The 3 keys steps in making traditional art accessible to all.
Problem Solving
One of the key reasons that we mix craft with art in our classes is to teach problem solving skills. Craft, the ability to think in 3D, teaches you essential problem solving skills. We teach about fine art through craft projects that combine construction skills with art. Figuring out how to turn an idea into a reality, to create something physical, is not only great for your creativity but also for your child’s confidence. A skill for life.