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Abrakadoodle is the most well-established and well-respected creativity and Art Education Company of its kind, globally offering extensive visual arts classes, camps and special art events for children ages 20 months to 14 years. Co-Founded in 2002 by award-winning educators Mary Rogers, MA.Ed, and Rosemarie Hartnett, CFE, Abrakadoodle has grown into an international art education company focusing on process art for children. Abrakadoodle brings art education to over 1 million children worldwide. The Abrakadoodle standardsbased curriculum is created by a team of curriculum writers with MA degrees in fine arts and art education. Abrakadoodle offers: • Programs that focus on the elements of art, art techniques, styles, art history and the sequential development of skills. • Enrichment classes that meet and exceed the National Visual Arts Standards, while the children have fun. • Specially trained, qualified and pre-screened art teachers. • Safe, non-toxic art materials that bring an engaging multi-arts experience to students. • A multi-media art program where children learn about an artist or technique each week and complete a project to take home. Over the years, the nation’s educational system has changed to accommodate a greater emphasis on literacy, mathematics and test-taking, which resulted in the development of the STEM initiative. To accommodate the shift, some vital educational areas have been reduced in scope. One of these areas is art. Today’s students need art. Our global economy has increased the need for creative thinkers and problem solvers. Today, creative abilities, such as those applied in the development of new imaginative businesses, are highly regarded. Creativity has moved from a desirable attribute to a necessary skill. To ensure that art is not lost in STEM programs for students, Abrakadoodle developed a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) art curriculum. We recognize that art is a key component that drives innovation, creativity, critical thinking and collaboration. Abrakadoodle art classes benefit children in many ways: Social Skills: • Abrakadoodle activities develop language skills. • Abrakadoodle helps develop important social skills like sharing and being polite. • Abrakadoodle helps develop public speaking and presentation skills through the end of class gallery showings. • Abrakadoodle teaches children about other cultures through lessons that introduce children to art techniques and artists from around the world. Cognitive Skills: • Abrakadoodle helps children say things without words and by expressing themselves through art. • Abrakadoodle helps children understand that problems can have more than one solution. • Abrakadoodle stimulates and develops the imagination. • Abrakadoodle activities help to strengthen creative abilities. • Abrakadoodle encourages creative problem-solving and thinking skills. Self Confidence: • Abrakadoodle provides an environment in which there are no wrong answers. • Abrakadoodle helps develop fine motor skills. • Abrakadoodle celebrates each child’s uniqueness. • Abrakadoodle celebrates the process of creating versus the result. • Abrakadoodle provides an environment where children learn to proudly present and talk about their artwork.