SMARTS Summer Workshop 2025 Guidelines
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Daily Workshop Schedule Sample
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9:45 -10:00am
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Sign In / Drop -off
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10:00 -12:00pm
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1ST SMARTS class
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12:00 – 1:00pm
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Lunch time / Break
Group 1/ Break
12:00 – 12:30pm
Group 2 / Break
12:30 – 1:00pm
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1:00 – 3:00pm
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2nd SMARTS class
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3:00 – 3:15pm
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Dismissal / Sign - Out
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Enrollment
Students can enroll in one workshop per week and get two classes for one. Enrollment opens live online May 28 @ 1:00pm. Over 3 weeks, there are 15 workshops, representing 23 individual sessions. These workshops provide spots for 175 students and represent 20 hours of instruction per student for each week. Workshops must fill to 50% capacity in order to run. All workshops are free, open to the public, and offered on a first-come, first-served basis to students who have applications on file with SMARTS. See the Early SMARTS information for those workshops. Apply here: www.SmartsArtSchool.org/classes.
Schedule
Students should be dropped off no earlier than 9:45 am, and students must be signed out at 3:00 pm. Each workshop will run for one week, Monday – Friday @ 10:00 - 3:00 pm, which includes a lunch break and free time. Students must be picked up no later than 3:30 pm.
Bring Your Own Lunch & Drink
Students will need to bring their own labeled lunch and drink daily. Please do not pack for your child any food items containing peanuts, peanut butter, or tree nuts to accommodate students with severe allergies. Lunch occurs in 2 groups between 12:00-1:00pm.
Early SMARTS Eligibility & Attendance
Students ages 18 months to 5 years old who have not yet entered Kindergarten may take an Early SMARTS Workshop. *All Early SMARTS students must be accompanied by an adult (parent, guardian, grandparent or approved adult) *. Each workshop is limited to two members per household. Attendance both days of the workshop is mandatory. Please do not enroll in a workshop if you cannot attend both days.
Workshops
(Grades K-3)
There is one workshop offered in two different time slots to accommodate family scheduling. If some adjustment is required, it must be set between the family and Program Director. Please contact DeAudra Edgerson with questions at 330-574-2787 Ext.2
(Grades 4-12)
Each workshop is two paired sessions. The pair provides a unique art learning opportunity with a different teacher. Students must complete both sessions of the workshop and remain in the sessions they are enrolled in for the week. If some adjustment is required, it must be set between the family and Program Director. Please contact DeAudra Edgerson with questions at 330-574-2787 Ext.2
Grade Level Eligibility
All students, are considered the grade level they most recently completed in the 2024-2025 school year when enrolling in a SMARTS Summer Workshop. In order to qualify for Grade K workshops, students must have already completed Kindergarten. Students not yet in Kindergarten can enroll in Early SMARTS Workshops. See the Early SMARTS information for those schedules.
Attendance
Attendance all five days of the workshop is mandatory. Workshop participants must have perfect attendance (100%) because of the immersive learning experience. Please do not enroll in a workshop- if you cannot attend all five days. Students who are more than 30 minutes late will not be permitted in their workshop that day and must be picked up immediately. If you are late see DeAudra please do not leave your child.
Masks, Health, and Safety
Face masks are optional at this time, but this may change at any point.
DeAudra Edgerson, SMARTS Program Director, dedgerson@smartsartschool.org 330-574-2787 Ext. 2
