Pottery in Cultures

Course Description

Pottery in Cultures is part of our Clay Explorations series—a collection of discussion-based clay classes that combine hands-on art with history, science, and creativity. Families can mix and match classes throughout the year or dive into several subjects at once. Other classes include Art Movements in Mud, Oceanography, and Nature's Engineering. In this class, students will discover how different cultures—both ancient and contemporary—have used pottery for daily life, storytelling, rituals, and art. Each class explores a new region or historical period before creating a clay project inspired by its unique styles and techniques. As we travel through centuries and continents, students will work with clay in its different stages (wet, leather-hard, and bisque) while learning a variety of hand building techniques to create both decorative and functional pieces. We begin with a 20–30 minute discussion about the culture or historical period, followed by a project demonstration and plenty of hands-on building time. Each class is 75 minutes long and meets every other Wednesday (on 'A' weeks) 10:30-11:45am (total of 6 classes per semester). The Fall semester runs August 26 through November 20. The studio will be closed October 21–23 for Fall Break. *While enrollment is per semester, this class is designed as a year-long curriculum with different projects offered in the fall and spring. For planning purposes, our spring semester will run February - April with one week in March for Spring Break. Registration for the spring semester will open towards the middle-end of fall semester. PAYMENT INFO A one-time $25 family registration fee applies each semester, regardless of the number of children or classes your family enrolls in. This fee is included in the tuition price shown. Due to limitations with our online checkout system, the registration fee may appear to be included with each class during checkout. Don't worry—we review all homeschool registrations and will automatically adjust or refund any duplicate registration fees on our end. No action is required from you. The remaining balance may be paid before the first class or split into monthly payments due in September, October, and November. Please Note: - This is a hand building class; students will not use the pottery wheel. - Recommended for students in 1st grade and up. For ages 4–7, we recommend our monthly Storytime Sculpture class.