An online drawing curriculum for kids ages 9-18.
Turn sketchiness into artistic confidence!
So you don’t think drawing
is a universal language we ought to be teaching to our students?
“When it comes to learning & memory, the arts are a conduit for greater saliency” .
Drawing activates multiple areas of the brain at the same time, increasing activity in the area responsible for verbal processing; drawing reduces activity in the amygdala (the emotional center of the brain), reducing stress; students with arts participation are more likely to attend school, get higher grades, graduate, go on to college & complete college with higher grades.
–Your Brain On Art,
Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross
Graphite Squad is a step-by-step college-level drawing curriculum for 5th – 12th grades.
Because kids ages 9 & up are developmentally ready to learn to draw realistically, IF it is taught! Like learning a new language, when drawing skills are honed early they become a native visual language that is retained for a lifetime, even without constant use.
Learning to draw fosters these skills:
- Problem-solving
- Sequencing
- Observation
- Critical thinking
- Emotional intelligence
- Social Emotional Learning
- Stress Management
- Concentration
- Fine motor skills
- Visual communication
- Curiosity
- Synthesizing information
- Intrapersonal Competencies
- Mindfulness
- Two 10-week-long semesters can be custom formatted to your school’s needs
- Videos & written lessons for multiple learning styles
- Cross-curriculum math skills worksheets
- Photos of objects to draw
- Photos of successful & unsuccessful drawings
- Supplies list to make ordering for your class a snap
- Coming Soon! Grading rubrics for each lesson
- Coming Soon! Checklist of National Arts Standards
- Custom integration with your LMS (Canvas, etc)
Ellie, Age 12, [Before] First drawing on their own & [After] Completing all of semesters 1 & 2
Michelle, Age 7, [Before] 1st Drawing on their own & [After] 15 group class hours covering all of semesters 1 & 2.
Anneke, Age 9, [Before] graphite pear drawing in the first few lessons & [After] graphite pear drawing after full curriculum.
School/District Administrators & Teachers
Bring Graphite Squad to your classroom, school or district. Contact us for a quote!
Home School Students & Parents
Learn to draw like you always wished to draw. Purchase annual access here!
Trusted by teachers & students at these learning institutions
Offered at 28 Partner Schools of the Austin Independent School District as a part of Spring 2021 CLI
Graphite Squad is priced with school budgets in mind!
Student
- Two 10-week semesters with 80+ videos
- 115 written lessons
- 120+ photos of objects to draw
- 70 photos of example drawings
- Cross-curriculum guide to mathematics (Fractions, Ratios, Scale)
- Minimum 25 student licenses required.
- *Price is Per Student. 1 Teacher license required per class/group. Please contact to learn pricing for groups larger than 25.
Teacher
- Two 10- week semesters identical to Student package, plus:
- SEL checklist
- Age/Grade checklist
- National Standards checklist
- Math worksheet answer keys
- LMS system with grade delivery system
- Student completion tracking
- Messaging with students
- 1 hour of initial Tech Support for setup *additional Tech Support may cost extra
- Teacher cohorts 3 zooms for curriculum support per semester
- *Minimum 1 Teacher license required per class/group. Must also purchase student license/student in class
Homeschool
- Includes 1 student and 1 parent login
- Two 10-week semesters with 80+ videos
- 115 written lessons
- 120+ photos of objects to draw
- 70 photos of example drawings
- Cross-curriculum guide to mathematics (Fractions, Ratios, Scale)
- *Contact Graphite Squad for a reduced rate for 2+ homeschoolers
Additional Packages, please contact for details:
Printable PDFs of written lessons;
Grading Rubrics/Answer Keys for each Assignment;
State Standards Checklist; Continuing Professional Development for your teaching staff;
Specific Custom Assignments for each lesson for your school’s learning needs;
Teacher Total Curriculum Training (train in the entire curriculum);
Teacher Private Lesson (get support on an hourly basis);
Additional Tech Support;
Integration into your LMS (Canvas, Blackboard, etc).
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our curriculum in action!
