{"id":3508,"date":"2019-09-01T17:23:53","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T21:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/?p=3508"},"modified":"2019-09-03T16:38:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T20:38:30","slug":"after-school-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/after-school-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"After school classes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hope everyone is getting settled into school nicely. Classes\u00a0will begin when I have four kids or more signed up for a class. Scroll down to see the state of the schedule today. \u00a0Meanwhile I am enjoying the bounty of the season, getting stuff done around here, and putting up all sorts of foods from the garden.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3527\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/after-school-classes\/8ryan-dog\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8ryan-dog.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"525,471\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"8ryan-dog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8ryan-dog-300x269.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8ryan-dog.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3527 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8ryan-dog-300x269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8ryan-dog-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8ryan-dog-210x188.jpg 210w, https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8ryan-dog.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Ryan made this lively painting of the family dog for his sister&#8217;s dorm room<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT DOODLING<\/strong><br \/>\nEvery year when school starts up, I give parents resources in case a\u00a0kid gets in trouble for doodling. \u00a0Some teachers don&#8217;t understand\u00a0that when learners doodle, they are not being rude or distracted, they are actually, in many cases, visually reinforcing the lesson \u2013 listening visually. \u00a0If your artist gets in trouble for doodling in school, make sure to share these great resources with the teacher.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.borntodraw.com\/born-to-draw-blog\/why-doodling-is-important\/\">Why Doodling is Important<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2016\/04\/17\/474525392\/attention-students-put-your-laptops-away?utm_campaign=storyshare?utm_campaign=storyshare\">Taking notes by hand is way better than using electronics.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sunny Brown\u2019s TED Talk, Doodlers Unite!<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 427px;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/sunni_brown\" width=\"427\" height=\"240\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TENTATIVE SCHEDULE<\/strong><br \/>\nMinimum is 4 students,\u00a0max is 8. First come first serve.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday<\/strong> 4-5:30<br \/>\nCharlie<br \/>\nKayden (T orTh)<br \/>\nLincoln<br \/>\nNick<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday<br \/>\n<\/strong>Scotty<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday<\/strong><br \/>\nEmma P<br \/>\nDylan<br \/>\nQuinn<br \/>\nIsabella<br \/>\nElizabeth every other?<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATED POLICY<br \/>\n<\/strong>New students pay in advance for the number of classes they will attend in the month\u00a0ahead. Payment is expected for last minute cancellations, though I\u00a0may make exception and carry\u00a0the balance over.<br \/>\nMake checks payable to Heidi Mayo.<\/p>\n<p>Students enter through the back door, remove shoes in pantry, and come upstairs to the studio. Kids are welcome to keep a pair of indoor shoes or slippers here.<\/p>\n<p>Please do not arrive too early, as I may not be available before 10 minutes before class. Please be on time for pickup, and I&#8217;ll try not to run late.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hope everyone is getting settled into school nicely. Classes\u00a0will begin when I have four&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,6],"tags":[17,18,22,93,19,26],"class_list":["post-3508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-lessons","category-news-updates","category-schedule","tag-art-classes","tag-art-for-kids","tag-art-lessons","tag-doodling","tag-pastel-painting","tag-top-of-the-world"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8ryan-dog.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7nyYC-UA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2555,"url":"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/doodlers-unite\/","url_meta":{"origin":3508,"position":0},"title":"Doodlers Unite!","author":"heidimayo","date":"August 28, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"As the kids get back to school, it's important to remember that when students doodle, they are not being rude or distracted, they are actually, in many cases, visually reinforcing the lesson - listening visually. \u00a0If your artist gets in trouble for doodling in school, make sure to share these\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;helpful info&quot;","block_context":{"text":"helpful info","link":"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/category\/helpful-info\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/line2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/line2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/line2.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/line2.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1819,"url":"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/doodling-is-good\/","url_meta":{"origin":3508,"position":1},"title":"Doodling is good!","author":"heidimayo","date":"September 29, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Now that my favorite doodlers are back to school, I think it\u2019s important to equip parents and teachers with these articles and TED Talk. 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