Graphite Squad
Turn sketchiness into artistic confidence!
Graphite Squad offers: Whole School Assemblies, Class Workshops, Full Length Drawing Course, or smaller Project Based Learning packages (drawing just for fun or with math, science or SEL focus), Professional Development for teachers, and afterschool Drawing Clubs.
Graphite Squad offerings can be in person, live online or online asynchronous to fit your school’s needs.
Whole School Assemblies: Whole school Assemblies are available in person or remote on a wide variety of subjects using drawing as a tool to learn. With just a pencil and a piece of paper, an assembly can motivate and inspire your entire school! Do you want your kids to really learn growth mindset in real time or apply creative problem solving in just 45 minutes? Are you curious why making visual art is linked to most of human history and how it makes us smarter, more alive, and more human? Would your students benefit from learning a few simple mindfulness practices that can be done quietly with a pencil and paper, so each student can self-regulate to de-escalate big feelings without disturbing the whole class? We create custom assemblies to fit your SEL, growth mindset, and creative problem solving needs.
Class Workshops: pick anything from our course catalog (Whole School Assemblies, Project Based Learning Packages, Full Length Drawing Course, etc) and bring us into your classroom for drawing growth and fun!
Professional Development Workshops: Graphite Squad offers Professional Development workshops for art teachers who want to be more proficient in teaching drawing as a less expensive art form for kids to stretch those art class budgets farther!; for classroom teachers who wish to use drawing to teach fractions, ratios, and scale (workshops include videos and handouts!) or need something for their fast finishers to do so they don’t distract other kids; or for school staff who want to use drawing as a way to practice mindfulness, relaxation and process challenges throughout the work week.
Project Based Learning Packages: Small, affordable PBL packages develop drawing skill sets while also teaching SEL, math (fractions, ratios, scale, proportion), science that can be conducted in person in your classroom, remote/live/virtual or remote/asynchronous for classrooms K-12.
After School Art Clubs: Form an After School Art Club and use our 2 full semesters to teach your kids drawing. There are social, emotional and intellectual benefits that can be harnessed by drawing with peers that every kid interested in art can benefit from. Create a drawing squad where kids feel seen and gain confidence in a real life skill that will garner more attentiveness, attendance and success in school.
Full Length Drawing Course: Graphite Squad teaches kids ages 9 + to draw realistically according to college art standards. Using asynchronous video tutorials & online written lessons hosted in our easy to use LMS,(or it can be imported into your LMS for ease of use or turned into an App for districts with student tablets). The curriculum is step by step, so schools/districts can assign teachers to guide a group through the courses without previous art training. Professional Development is available for teachers who want support in the program. A checklist of National or State Standards covered is available. Affordable, single-sign on, annual licenses are available priced per student/teacher. Crossover curriculum covering mathematics & SEL is integrated, and there are possibilities to integrate science, social studies, and art history!
Art Program Consulting: Consulting for arts based programing, learning management system integration, creating art clubs after school, or whole school art projects (murals, mosaics, garden art, SEL art projects- if you can imagine it, we can create it!) is available via Graphite Squad.
For more details visit: https://graphitesquad.com
Contact:
Laurie Mann, Founder of Graphite Squad
3575 Far West Blvd. #27392
Austin, TX 78731
Telephone: 210-764-9227
Email: laurie@graphitesquad.com