Mission
It's a great day to be a Canvas Kid!
Canvas Kids is an enrichment program which aims to build students creative capacity through engagement in projects that foster pride in their community and world. These experiences emphasize personal empowerment as well as drug, alcohol and violence prevention.
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wONDERLAND
SHOWTIME AT
ACADEMY
Embark on a magical journey in Wonderland with Canvas Kids. Experience a spectacular display of art, fashion, dance, and music featuring whimsical characters and talents.
may 16
showtime: 6:30pm
showtime: 6:30pm
registration is now open
Most people say, “It’s never too late!”, Canvas Kids say, “It’s never too early!” As the program naturally progresses, students gain technical and vocational skills necessary to explore entrepreneurship and strategies to start their own business. If a Canvas Kid dreams of a career as an artist, we help them explore educational pathways and career possibilities in the field.
We believe that there are limitless ways for Canvas kids to put their talents and skills up to the test of small business. Now is the time to capitalize on a child’s eagerness and curiosity to help build their confidence and get them running with their business concepts. Encouraging kids to pursue their business ideas and solutions has benefits far beyond finance. Critical life skills – including those that impact the emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing of children – are gained when kids are well-supported in starting their own business and in seeing their ideas come to fruition.
Here at Canvas Kids, we value the journey. Canvas Kids gain confidence and learn technical skills that can prepare them for high school, college, or creative careers. We try to make memories every single day and we want to make sure you are a part of that!
Our unique after school program offers art, fashion, dance, STEM and entrepreneurship enrichment components allow students to gain knowledge and skills by working on a series of projects over a span of 6-10 weeks. Each week, students engage in a project that builds on the skills mastered the week before. This allows students to investigate and respond to authentic, engaging, and hands on challenges.
Students in Canvas Kids enhance their skills in teamwork, accountability, critical thinking, communication, problem solving and risk taking, which builds their for 21st century competencies.
Goals
for the quarter
Canvas Kids will provide a Winter and Spring session this academic year.
Proposed projects
Winter Session |
The Sneaker Ball 6-8 weeks |
SPRING SESSION |
A Community Garden 6-8 weeks |
Canvas Kids endeavors to extend the rigorous educational engagement from the classroom to robust after school programming this year! In the Fall, students will design sneakers from scratch. They will have the opportunity to explore graphic design and produce sneaker proto-types using a 3D-printer. Once students complete their prototype, they will construct their designs using a variety of techniques like graffiti, sewing, or airbrushing. At the end of the session, Canvas Kids will host a sneaker ball and showcase their work.
In the Spring, Canvas Kids will have an opportunity to explore horticulture, gardening, landscaping, and design. Canvas Kids participants will design and create a community garden accessible by the families and students in the community. Students interested in entrepreneurship will host and participate in a Farmer’s Market at the end of the session. Some of the engagement opportunities include building bird houses, wind chimes and growing fruits, vegetables and flowers.
Canvas Kids gives students an opportunity to grow in their awareness of cultural differences, build relationships with the community, participate in student service learning, increase their attachment to school, engagement, leadership, entrepreneurial and communication skills.
About the Brand
Canvas Kids personalizes the student learning experience by integrating academic, mental health and drug prevention components into a beyond school hours enrichment program. We want to inspire learning and creativity early as possible using modern technology and unique programming.
Skills developed in Canvas Kids are taught using a combination of interactive teaching techniques and therapeutic elements including group discussion, mentoring, modeling, behavioral rehearsal, feedback and reinforcement. Each year, Canvas Kids exposes students to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through the use of tools like 3-D printers, air-brush compressors, drones, sewing machines, pottery wheels and glassblowers.
IT IS A GREAT DAY TO BE A CANVAS KID!
Students participating in Canvas Kids will engage
in anti-drug activities that support the
development of life skills for enhancing personal
and social competency. Each element of the
program prioritizes the whole self, including a
healthy balance of mental, social, emotional,
academic and physical wellbeing. Students will
create positive and supportive relationships with
other students and staff, assume responsibility
for their actions and demonstrate social
maturity and behaviors appropriate to the
situation and environment.
Explore
Enrichment
Fashion
Students will have an opportunity to design, sew, create and model hand-made products in a fashion show.
PROGRAM AVAILABLE
TO K-8 STUDENTS
Dance
Students will engage in a 20-week course learning interpretative, dynamic and interdisciplinary choreography in preparation for an end-of-year production.
Art
Entrepreneurship
Students will have the opportunity to explore the seven major forms of art, such as painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, music, cinema, and theater.
Students will have access to a business coach and learn how to legally create, start-up and launch an e-commerce business as an entrepreneur.
Project-based
Enrichment
Canvas Kids offers project-based activities in the out of school time enrichment program. The art, fashion, dance and entrepreneurship enrichment components allow students to gain knowledge and skills by working on a series of projects over a span of 20 weeks. Each week, students engage in a project that builds on the skills mastered the week before. This allows students to investigate and respond to authentic, engaging, and hands on.
Students in Canvas Kids have a unique opportunity to learn core skills needed to succeed in modern-day careers and entrepreneurial endeavors. Canvas Kids effectively models the gold standard of project-based learning by strengthening their communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity.
Project
based
Enrichment
In Canvas Kids I learned how to sew, heat press, tie-dye and more!
Student
Spotlight!
Fashion Program, Canvas Kids 23
Dekari
Holland
Aiysha McElhaney
Fashion Program, Canvas Kids 2023
fashion projects
MEET OUR ENTREPRENEURS
SUNNI
JONES
About Me:
While creating my business I learned that selling lip gloss and accessories is fun and can make your life better. It would be fun to run a business.
What I love about being a Canvas Kid:
I love to learn and paint with my friends.
About My Business:
My business is about having fun, working hard and selling lip gloss!
Deangelo
watson
What I love about being a Canvas Kid:
About Me:
I love learning and I love painting.
In Canvas Kids I like to dance, I like to make art and eat the food!
About My Business:
I enjoy painting family portraits and love.
Journey
favor
Journey
favor
About Me:
What I love about being a Canvas Kid:
I like to do dance every Thursday and art on all the other days.
While creating my business I learned that a business card tells people about my business!
About My Business:
Sparkle like magic is a boutique speciality store that sells one of kind accessories and basics like socks, stockings, comfy sets and a lot more. We have unique items that would fit any person style at affordable prices
ETHAN
MPONI
About Me:
What I love about being a Canvas Kid:
My name Is Ethan. While creating my business I learned new stuff about myself and about business and cards. I am a good artisit.
I love Canvas Kids because it is a lot of fun. I have so much fun doing art.
About My Business:
My business is about art and selling art. I want to sell cool artwork to kids.
About My Business:
Ryleigh
nayla
About Me:
I love helping others. While creating my business, I learned how to make clothes.
My business is called Over The Moon Clothing and I sell clothes.
My business is called Over The Moon Clothing and I sell clothes.
What I love about being a Canvas Kid:
What I love about being a Canvas Kid:
noelle tatum
noelle tatum
I love that everyday we get to learn and create stuff!
About Me:
While creating my business I learned that I can just go with the flow.
About My Business:
Sparkle Like Magic is a boutique speciality store that sells one of kind accessories and basics like socks, stockings, comfy sets and more! We have unique items that would fit any person style at affordable prices!
Landin brown
About Me:
I created Cool Kids Designs as an Artist.I learned how to make art and no matter what you can do your best!
About My Business:
My business is about having fun and making art!
What I love about being a Canvas Kid:
I love my teacher and Art!
What I love about being a Canvas Kid:
About Me:
I am shoe designer named Heaven. I learned that I am a fashion designer and making shoes is art!
I am shoe designer named Heaven. I learned that I am a fashion designer and making shoes is art!
I love Canvas Kids because it's fun. I have fun making art.
I love Canvas Kids because it's fun. I have fun making art.
About My Business:
My business is about shoes.
My business is about shoes.
Heaven strother
About Me:
My name is Justice Jenkins, i am a Black teenage girl, who's been waiting to start a business . My favorite color is pink , blue , green and black .
Justice jenkins
What I love about being a Canvas Kid:
I love that us young kids have a chance to become good in life as business owners learning how to make money .
About My Business:
Contact Information:
I would be selling clothes , Lip gloss , bracelets , Purses , Hair accessories , and more .
Email : Prettynpolite@gmail.com
Phone : 202-940-9319
Instagram : @prettynpolite
Luna
Ogden
What I love about being a Canvas Kid:
About Me:
I love fashion, my teachers and Ms. Jackson!
I love helping others. While creating my business, I learned how to make clothes.
About My Business:
My business is called Over The Moon Clothing and I sell clothes.
London Brown
About Me:
While creating London's Fashion World, I learned that it may be hard but I am brave and smart so I can sell clothes.
What I love about being a Canvas Kid:
About My Business:
My business is about fashion, tie dye clothing and art!
I love fashion teacher Ms. Jackson!
Angel strother
What I love about being a Canvas Kid:
About Me:
While creating my business, I learned how to make purses and stuff from different cultures.
I love fashion, dance, they are both really fun.
About My Business:
In my business, i make purses and accesories.
Ms. Strother, Parent Partner
"Wow, Ms. Jackson! This is so cool that the kids have business cards. I am so grateful for ya'll, thank you!"
Justice Jenkins, Canvas Kids
"I wanted to sell lip gloss at first but now I want to make clothes! It's cool doing this stuff."
Angel Strother, Canvas Kids
"I am so proud of myself, I can do anything!"
Fashion Program, 2023
Deja Hawkins
fashion projects, 2023
Dance program
How to reach us
Email
Vittoria.Jackson@pgcps.org
Hillary.Garner@pgcps.org
Phone
301-537-4013
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