2025 Summer Studios
Get ready for some serious fun! As a learning studio we believe that children are inquisitive and that exploring topics through the arts builds on important educational competencies. Our summer studio engages children in big topics, all designed to be explored through arts based materials and self driven inquiry. Every session spends part of the day in the studio and part of the day outside at nearby Grange Park. We build relationships with ourselves, one another and society. Each session culminates with small presentations of projects and ideas.
Summer Studios run from 8:45-4:30. Sessions are capped at ten children and are mixed age groups. If your child is younger or older than the ages indicated, please reach out via email.
Ghosts in the Machine
July 7th- 11th
$400
Tech literacy unplugged! Adapted from the MIT Artifical Intelligence Ethics curriculum, children will develop an understanding of algorithms, what a socio-technical creation is and consider the impact of technology on the world. Children will have an opportunity to explore and express their understanding through weaving, clay, drawing and other mediums. Part of the day will be spent outside at Grange Park. Appropriate for ages 7-11 years old.
Mini-Monuments
July 14th-18th
$400
What is a monument? Why is Toronto full of them? Why have some of them been taken down?Children will spend the week exploring the idea of monuments. We will visit several local ones and develop questions. Children will design their own small monument using studio materials. Ages 6-11.
Zines!
July 21st-25th
$400
Kids love graphic novels, so let’s make a Zine! A zine is a self-published handmade booklet on any topic of interest. It can be a story, to teach someone about something or anything you dream up! Children will hear from Zine librarians, visit the Toronto Zine Library and make their own Zine. Ages 6-11.
July 28th-August 1st
$400
Dragons, unicorns and mermaids! Together we will explore myths from different parts of the world, build habitats for our mythical creatures and invent new myths. Ages 4-9.