Watercolor Painting in Early Grades
A Steiner-Waldorf Approach to the Color and Form Curriculum
with Van James
Artist, Author, Educator
Hawaii, USA
Dates:
In Asia/ Europe/ Oceania:
October 12, 26 & November 9, 2025 (Sun)
In USA:
October 11, 25 & November 8, 2025 (Sat)
Schedule: (In IST)
9:00 – 10:30 AM: Painting
10:50 – 11:50 AM: Painting Assignments on ones own
11:50 – 12:30 PM: Painting and Questions and Comments
12:30 PM: Finish
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Watch the YouTube supplies video in preparation
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- Join the amazing world of color and picture-making, with longtime teaching artist Van James, for three online classes in watercolor painting.
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- Follow the child’s first, second and third grade journey,over the three sessions, by way of the Waldorf painting curriculum.Learn how color and form can aid the healthy development and natural learning process; for instance, in comprehending the letters of the alphabet in a living way. See how the early grade’s painting exercises establish the basis for later artistic, scientific, historic and social studies.
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- Why is it taught in Steiner-Waldorf schools and when (at what grade levels) is it appropriate and most beneficial?
- We will address these questions and many more in this practical online art course for teaching children the creative art of painting.
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- For class teachers, homeschool parents, art instructors, art therapists and educational specialists.
- For class teachers, homeschool parents, art instructors, art therapists and educational specialists.
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- No previous experience is necessary.
- For those interested, a recording of the weekend course will be replayed during the following week.
- No previous experience is necessary.
to session recordings from Nurturer’Studio,
upon successful attendance of all three live sessions
and submission of the required work.
Certificate Fee: Rs.18,500 INR || USD 275
Regular Fee: Rs.13,500 INR || USD 200
Individual Session Fee: Rs. 4600 || USD 70
About Van James
Van James is an international advocate for the arts and a guest tutor at art colleges and Steiner-Waldorf teacher training centers throughout Asia, Oceania and America. He is an active visual artist, graphic designer, photographer (www.vanjames.smugmug.com) and an award-winning author of numerous books on culture and the arts. He was a co-founding teacher of Tobias School of Art in England and a elementary class teacher and high school art instructor at the Honolulu Waldorf School for over 35 years Van James YouTube. He has been a mentor for numerous Steiner-Waldorf teacher development programs, is a council member of the Visual Art Section of North America and editor of Pacifica Journal pacificajournal@gmail.com. Van teaches Master Classes for the online platform Nurture’Studio and paints, writes, sings and dances daily.