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ESSENTIAL INFO
If you purchase a ticket for this course, all the information on this page will be emailed to you with your ticket.
👥 Suitable for: Ages 8 to 12 years
📍 Venue: Bellingen Public School
📈 Level: BEGINNER to INTERMEDIATE skill level
⏰ Schedule: Mon–Wed, 9am – 4pm (3 Full-Days)
🏷️ Extra costs: This course has a cost of $65 for materials
⚠️ Extra info: Our youth courses are busy group environments led by creative tutors, not specialised care staff. To ensure a safe and positive experience for all, students must be able to follow group instructions, work respectfully alongside peers, and participate independently without constant one-on-one supervision. If your child requires extra behavioural or learning support, please contact us before enrolling so we can discuss if the course is a good fit.
🚗 Check your venue: If you are booking multiple courses, we are unable to provide transport between venues.
Required skills & experience
No experience needed, just curiosity and enthusiasm to get your hands muddy.
Fine motor skills in shaping clay, creativity for design and ability to focus on instructions.
An interest in creating and social connection.
Patience and problem solving
Supplies that will be provided by your tutor
Cost of $65 includes:
Clay
Basic ceramic toolkit that students can take home
NOTE: Supply costs will be collected by the tutor before Camp Creative.
Supplies that you need to bring to class
Lunch - Please ensure your child has a drink bottle, as well as sufficient food/snacks to get them through the day.
An apron or old shirt
A tea towel
Learning outcomes
Foundational Techniques - wedging clay to remove bubbles, keeping clay workable with water, and how to score and slip pieces together.
Open Vessels - Pinch pots, coil building & understanding wall thickness
Closed Vessels - Slab building, cutting and joining a box or cylinder form, making a fitted lid, understanding shrinkage
Figurative Sculpture - Modelling, building a hollow form, adding texture (carving, stamps, pressed leaves or fabric), attaching details with score and slip
Final Project - using any of the above techniques, or a combination.
Students will walk away with collection of their own clay creations.
COURSE PLAN
DAY ONE
Make hand-built open vessels like cups & bowls & explore a variety of techniques for adding texture.
Optional vase for more advanced students.
DAY TWO
Students will create a lidded vessel with a small figurative sculpture attached to the lid.
There is also the option to create a lidded vessel and a separate small figurative sculpture.
DAY THREE
Students will work on a project of their choosing. Tutors will workshop the design and provide assistance to achieve the child’s creative vision.
COURSE TUTORS
Charmaine Robbins
Hey all!
I'm Charmaine, and I'll be working alongside Jeannie to bring your clay creations to life! I've produced a ceramics video masterclass series for The Australian Ceramics Association, worked at ABC Arts and ABC Kids, taught Screen & Sound at USWN, and managed multi-day music and arts festivals.
As a kid, I loved playing in the mud and letting my imagination run wild... not much has changed! I've been exploring clay through workshops for years and can't wait to share my passion with you. My 9-year-old is keen to get muddy too!
Jeannie Holker
Hi everyone!
My name is Jeannie, and I’m excited to create pottery with you. I’m a potter and sculptor with a Diploma in Ceramics and have received a national art award for my ceramic work, as well as presented a major solo exhibition.
Over the years, I’ve worked with many children through cooking, art, and Junior Ranger programs. I currently work as a Forest Ranger, leading outdoor adventures and nature-based learning experiences. I love working with clay and look forward to helping you shape, build, and decorate your own unique creations while having fun and learning together.
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