Spring 2025

Programs

SPARK Studio is excited to offer three core programs for the Spring 2025 Session (March 1 - June 14) serving Chicagoland students in grades K-6. Classes in all three programs are $80/week, and the session runs 15 weeks total.

Adventure Artists

Saturdays, March 1 - June 14
2:00PM - 4:00PM

Let your little one explore the world of art, color, and creativity in Adventure Artists, a program designed for budding creators in grades K-2. Through playful, hands-on activities, kids will dive into the foundational building blocks of art and design, developing skills like experimenting with colors, shapes, textures, and patterns while embracing their inner artist.

Imagination Lab


Saturdays, March 1 - June 14
9:00AM - 11:00AM

Welcome to the Imagination Lab, where creativity knows no bounds! Designed for curious minds in grades 2-4, this hands-on, interactive program encourages kids to think outside the box, solve problems in innovative ways, and work together to tackle exciting challenges. Through a mix of art, design, and playful exploration, participants will embark on a journey to unlock their creative potential.

World Builders

Saturdays, March 1 - June 14
11:30AM - 1:30PM

Calling all big and bold thinkers! In World Builders, kids take their creativity to the next level by tackling awesome projects like inventing, world-building, and crafting group stories. It’s a place to dream big, think differently, and bring incredible ideas to life.

Studio Values

  • Creativity is for Everyone: Every child is a creator. We nurture confidence by celebrating all ideas, approaches, and ways of making, ensuring an inclusive and affirming space for all.

  • Play & Experimentation: We learn best when we explore with curiosity, take risks, and embrace mistakes as part of the creative process.

  • Collaboration & Community: Art and design are more powerful when shared. Our studio fosters teamwork, communication, and meaningful creative connections.

  • Diverse Ways of Knowing & Creating: There’s no single path to creativity. We honor different cultural perspectives, learning styles, and artistic practices.

  • Making with Purpose: Whether through storytelling, design, or hands-on projects, our students use creativity to express themselves, solve problems, and shape the world around them.

A Firm Commitment to Inclusion & Belonging

We proudly welcome and affirm LGBTQ+ families, gender-creative and trans kids, immigrant families, and foster a space where every child can fully be themselves. Our studio is actively anti-racist and anti-colonial—not just in who we welcome, but in how we teach, what histories and cultures we uplift, and the creative norms we set. Rather than centering dominant narratives, we explore expansive ways of making, imagining, and storytelling. Every child is valued, seen, and supported in bringing their full creative self to the space.