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After School Clay & Art Lab

For kids in K–5th grade. They pinch, coil and slab their own pieces and glaze them, with printmaking, collage and drawing along the way. The after-school semester ends with a show of their work.

K–5th grade, no experience needed

Pinching, coiling and slabs, then glazing, with printmaking, collage and drawing along the way.

An art journal of their own

Kids keep a journal through the semester and learn how to share a studio.

A show at the end

The after-school semester ends with an exhibition of their work. Then it all comes home.

What you'll learn

  • After School Clay & Art Lab: Wednesdays, all semester.
  • No School Day Camp: a full day of clay on school holidays, with breaks for lunch and play.

What's included

  • All materials and firing
  • Kid-size aprons
  • 10% off for siblings
  • Payment plan, five monthly payments

Extra

  • Pickup from PS31 and PS34, $20 a day
  • Extended day, $20 a day
  • Drop-in classes, $70 each

Good to know

Commitment

  • Registering commits you to the full semester.
  • Once it starts there are no refunds or credits.
  • Gift cards apply at checkout only.

Refunds and transfers

  • 7 or more days before the first class: a refund, less a $75 fee.
  • Within 7 days: half back.
  • Within 48 hours: none.
  • Transfers need 7 days' notice too.

Missed classes

  • No refunds for a missed class; take a makeup instead, up to two a semester.
  • Open studio time is weekly and doesn't carry over.
  • To cancel, email info@yarostudios.com.

Schedule

Starting soon: 2 classes a week

January to June 2027

Monday

1 class

  • A girl cuts shapes from a slab of red clay at the kids' table
    3pmto 5pm

    After School Clay & Art Lab

    with Jacob Reinstein

    K–2nd grade25 weeks
    Enroll

In the studio

  • A girl cuts shapes from a slab of red clay at the kids' table
    Kids at the table
  • Glazed clay animal faces made by kids, a walrus, a bear and a crocodile, among pencils and tools
    Kids' work
  • A girl rolls out clay at the kids' table, with paints and stamps beside her
    After School Clay & Art Lab
  • A small glazed bowl with cat ears and a face, on a blue banding wheel
    Made at day camp

Teachers

  • Charlie in a yellow jumpsuit with her arms up, grinning, a ball of yellow cloth on her head, at a studio table of clay and colored cloth

    Charlotte Canonne

    Wheel, hand building & kids

    Makes sculptural vases in soft, flowing forms, and has taught for a decade.

  • Helen in a floral sundress, smiling, an arm round a tall cream sculpture of crumpled, folded clay on a white plinth

    Helen Townsend

    Wheel instructor

    Throws and alters large organic sculptures on the wheel that test the structural limits of clay.

  • Gemma in a headband and plaid top in a studio, holding out a small unfired clay figure of a woman with long hair

    Gemma Sanchez Urias

    Kids instructor

    Makes glazed ceramic figures drawn from the spiritual and religious iconography of the Americas.