SLOWFIRE @ The Children's School 2026/27

Service Description

Slowfire at TCS is an after school art education program offering enrichment in the following mediums: painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and ceramics. Our dedicated staff and low student:teacher ratio allows us to cultivate community, create personal connections, and teach art FUNdamentals. Lead Teacher: Ms Fernanda Slowfire at TCS meets daily on the following days, when school is in session: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 3:15–5:30pm & Wednesday from 2:15–5:30pm. Flex pick up until 5:40. Daily Schedule: snack, free play (outside if weather permitting), and a 75-90 min art lesson followed with free choice. We are an electronic free space, (unless used for art resource or reference).. LOCATION: The Children's School This program is only for students enrolled at The Children's School. REGISTRATION: Students may enroll on the days which work best, but need to select a minimum of 2 Days to get the multi-day pricing. We do multi-day art projects and prefer to have continuity over the week. Student continuity also builds community. PROGRAM FEE: Multi Day/Week Price - $33.00/day (Wednesdays $35.00) Single Day/Week Price - $35.00/day (Wednesdays $37.00) Pricing includes all staff, art education materials, lessons, and outside labor (firing ceramics, for example). BILLING: Families will be directly charged on the 20th of each month, for the upcoming month's invoice. There will be an initial fee of $100 to secure your spot, and you will then be invoiced prior to your start date, for that month. CANCELLATION: Please give us 1 month notice if you need to pause or cancel programming for your child. STAFF: Slowfire provides a 6/7 student: teacher ratio. We will enroll a maximum of 10-13 students/day. PICK UP: Suggested pick up time is after 4:45 to allow your child to complete their art lesson. Late Pick Up: Families will be billed a $20 late fee if the student is picked up after 5:40. Expectations: We expect our students to follow our community rules and code of conduct. If a child cannot follow these rules, we reserve the right to ask a student to leave our program.