[Review] heART Studio Singapore

Vera has officially started her Primary school journey since Jan 2020. Prior to this, I have already observed that she has some challenges in catching up with the syllabus, her ability to process and retain information was weak and not forgetting the inability to stay focus for the first half of the year.

However, tuition and enrichment classes are never the first on my mind to help her with these challenges. I believed in Art and Music education to aid in cognitive function as we use both sides of our brain when we draw, the right for creativity and logical thinking on the left. This process can actually help to strengthen one's focus and strategic thinking. I decided to set aside every Friday and allowed her to attend art classes with heART Studio Singapore.

It is not just about going to the art school, draw, paint and go. There are so many elements involved in naturing a child, allowing them to express themselves freely with no right or wrong when it comes to art, to increase their confidence, unleash the creativity in them and allow them to imagine and create.
Most importantly, I always believe that arts can help one to view life with different perspectives and to think out of the box to troubleshoot when facing challenges.

We have been with heART Studio for a month, Vera brought back new knowledge every week. Apart from the technical skills in drawing, I saw that she has improved on the areas of some concerns I had for her. It may not be a huge improvement for now but the structure of the art class taught at heART Studio actually helped strengthen her weaknesses bit by bit.

Putting her observation and visualization skills to test

This was Vera's completed outline with guidance based on her observation.

The completed outline of her structure

Vera learnt to be a little more patient and acknowledged the need to listen first before she got started. This is a challenge for her as she gets excited easily and is always eager to share her views!

Every artist should know the basics, the different type of brushes and the strokes they give.

I could roughly guage her spatial awareness from how she mixed the paints within a small area, there is still alot of room for improvement. Nevertheless, I thought that she had done pretty well here!

Working on her hand-eye coordination and focus through tracing lines with a paintbrush.

And to paint a huge background is not going to be easy for Vera as it requires lots of patience and the eye for details especially when she needed to really have patience to paint the huge spaces and to scan through her painting to look out for empty spaces to fill the paint in. I loved how she tried her best to scan through the painting.

Filling in the colours of the blocks was next, doing it systematically. 

Vera was also taught how to observe the different tones each brick could reflect from different angles.

By the 4th lesson, she learnt how to draw studs onto the bricks and had the painting completed! Never mind that her cat became a dog, let's practise again next time! I find it pretty adorable!

Vera was happy with her painting and when I gave praise to her for being patient enough to complete the whole painting, I could see the beam in her eyes as she nodded with confidence. It did not bother her that her cat looked like a dog at the end, she found it hilarious instead and we had a laugh over it. She loves the art classes and surely looks forward to every Friday!

Vera is currently in Little Picasso (suitable for 6-8 yo) and these are the programmes for various age group:
Little Botero  suitable for 3-4.5 yo
Little Dali suitable for 4.5 - 6 yo
Young Van Gogh suitable for 8 yo and above
Portfolio Building Programme (For DSA)

I am definitely elated to see how Vera has progressed and improved in the many areas mentioned above. Will share more in the next post!

Background About heART Studio

This boutique Art Studio is founded by Rena Chew who is a certified Music and Movement and Speech and Drama Teacher. As a mum to three boys, ranging from preschool to primary school, Rena believes that Art helps to develop many life skills which are important for children to navigate through the future world.

From developing perseverance and patience, to problem solving skills, Art has many benefits to nurture a child holistically. heART Studio prides itself on a progressive Art programme which scaffolds a children's understanding of lines, shapes and forms. The term projects aim to introduce to not only techniques but also to increase knowledge on artists as well as styles. Its programmes for childen are suitable for children from 4 to 12; Heart Studio also conducts classes for adults. 

heART Studio Singapore
1 Charlton Road
#01-4
Singapore 539631
6554 7653

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