Education Programme

Jumping Clay courses for School Teachers, Infant/Pre-school Teachers, After School and Day Care staff, parents and those working with children.

Available from 25 Jan 2010

Anyone wishing to introduce Jumping Clay to the children they work with can attend a 3 hour Education session with our instructors at Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT9 5AF. This session will cover all the basic techniques they will need to start exploring the endless possibilities with Jumping Clay.

Introduction to Jumping Clay

(3 Hours) - 30 pounds

Seasonal or specific projects

(4 hours/each project) - from 10 pounds hr

Once you have gained a Teacher's Certificate you will be qualified to teach any of the Children's Learn & Play courses and the Children's Certificate grades 1-8.

Teachers Certificate

Beginner (6 hours) - 48 pounds

Intermediate (18 hours) - 144 pounds

Advanced (20 hours) - 160 pounds

Skilled (22 hours) - 176 pounds

Jumping Clay courses for the enhancement of career opportunities

On achieving Semi-Instructor level you will be fully qualified to teach and assess any of the Jumping Clay courses listed above in addition to the Children's courses and certificates.

Available from 25 Jan 2010

Semi Instructor Certificate

Complete course booked & paid including certification - 750 pounds

Beginner (37 hours) - 335 pounds

Intermediate (19 hours) - 200 pounds

Advanced (33 hours) - 300 pounds

Jumping Clay Art Therapy Course

POA

For further information or booking please contact our Head Office and Academy.

Jumping Clay Learn & Play courses for Kids

Available from March 2010

Hobby Course - From 15 pounds

Children's Learn & Play Book Course - From 10 pounds per hour

Children's Certificate (Grades 1-8) - From 30 pounds

Complete level one - three - gain beginner's certificate

Complete level four - five - gain junior certificate

Complete level six - eight - gain senior certificate

Introduction to Jumping Clay Course (3hours)

This course is for learning what Jumping Clay is. You can enjoy this course easily without any skills. You will then have all the answers to the questions below:

• What does Jumping Clay mean?
• Why is it different from other clay?
• What are the basic colours of Jumping Clay?
• How to make other colours?
• What basic skills should I practice?
• Can I make simple things for decorating my house or a present after learning this course?

Subject	Time	Purpose	Clay	Accessories*
Making various colour balls	30min	Learning about basic color mixing	40g	Key ring
Making various shapes	30min	Learning about basic shapes	60g	Key ring
Flower decorating	1hour	How to make flowers with basic shapes	80g	String
Doorplate (for Toilet)	1hour	Practice small flowers and complete doorplate with simplicity	80g	Roller/metal brush

*If you just want to practice the basic skills, you don't need to buy the accessories.

What's the Jumping Clay Teacher's Certificate?

The Jumping Clay Teacher's Course is composed of 4 parts.

This is a guide to step one.

There are 4 subjects with detailed teaching purpose and guidelines.

Once you have learnt this course, you will have opportunity to teach children.

This book is also a useful aid for teaching your students.

The book contains the basic method of handling Jumping Clay.

So, to be an expert of teaching Jumping Clay, you should complete all of the steps in the teacher's course.

3D Education for Creativity

Brush painting(2D Art)is a common and popular course in art-education.

But every parent and teacher knows that The Formative Arts(3D Art) further develop children's creative ability, emotional stability and art potential because we live not on the paper but in the space(in the 3rddimension).

Although The Formative Arts(3D Art) are more effective and enjoyable, most people want to avoid the formative Arts(3D Art) for the following reasons:

• Too difficult to prepare
• Complicated process
• The terrible mess

Jumping Clay has the solution to these problems.

• Jumping Clay is the best material for 3D art education
• Easy preparation, simple process and No mess!
• Jumping Clay has developed special programmes of art education for children.
• Through these programmes, children use their 5 senses. The programme is suitable for 5-12 year olds.
• We have developed this programme based on the book 'Creative and Mental Growth' by Victor Lowenfield.

As a Jumping Clay Teacher

Smile Brightly!

• A positive attitude is the first stage to becoming a Jumping Clay teacher.
• A smile makes both parents and Children feel comfortable.
• First, you should be a friend to your student, and then you should be a teacher.
• You should be a teacher who loves and respects your children.

All children are genius artists... Praise their work!

• Children's imagination always makes incredible works of art... this is what we want
• Become an audience to admire their work!
• You are not just a clay teacher, become an explorer!
• The Jumping Clay programme is unique and is not just the practice of copying from the sample.
• The experience of Jumping Clay is a happy exploration into the object what children like.
• The shapes, colours and characteristics.
• Jumping Clay is not only art works, but a funny tour!
• So join the crew on this exploration.

Sample of contents in stage one:

• Making a Caterpillar
• Baby Caterpillar have you ever seen a beautiful butterfly?
• Would it have the same features since it was little?
• No way!
• As shown in the picture above the caterpillar becomes a butterfly with big beautiful wings.

Goal of Tutoring:

• Observe the features of the caterpillar
• Understand the growth process of the butterfly
• Understand mixing colours
• Making balls and columns

Tutoring guide

• Ask the children what colours they like
• Make the clay of these colours
• Make a caterpillar with various coloured balls of clay
• Stage one includes ...Making a Ladybug, Dingle Dangle Vegetables, Animal Farm

An outline of the Semi-Instructor certificate

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