Arts Club

2025-2026 Chairs: Yunlan Fu

artsclub@medinapta.org

Arts Club is a creative haven. Kids explore colors, shapes, and textures.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Art Program for K-G2:

Fusion Curriculum (Fall): Integrating the concepts of “material storytelling” and “learning from the masters,” the course combines painting, collage, three-dimensional construction, and mixed media to guide students in drawing inspiration from the works of great artists. Through hands-on practice, they can freely navigate among scientific, cultural, and artistic techniques. The course emphasizes the learning path of “appreciation—imitation—creation,” encouraging interdisciplinary thinking and fostering children’s observation, critical thinking, and creative expression skills.

Cartoon Creators (Winter): In the Drawing with Imagination course, K-2 students will explore the basics of cartoon drawing by creating their characters and stories. Children will learn to bring their imaginative ideas to life through simple shapes, lines, and expressive faces, producing unique cartoons and short comic strips. This course encourages creativity, storytelling, and self-expression while helping young artists develop foundational drawing skills in a fun and engaging environment.

World Travelers (Spring): In the Painting Our Planet course, K-2 students will embark on a creative journey worldwide using their paintbrushes. Each session introduces them to a different country or region, where they’ll learn about its landscapes, landmarks, and cultures. Through painting, children will recreate these global wonders, enhancing their artistic skills while fostering curiosity and appreciation for the diverse beauty of our planet.

Art Program for G3-G5:

3D Model Maker (Fall): Integrating the concepts of “material storytelling” and “learning from the masters,” the course combines painting, collage, three-dimensional construction, and mixed media to guide students in drawing inspiration from the works of great artists. Through hands-on practice, they can freely navigate among scientific, cultural, and artistic techniques. The course emphasizes the learning path of “appreciation—imitation—creation,” encouraging interdisciplinary thinking and fostering children’s observation, critical thinking, and creative expression skills.

Cartoon Creators: Expressive World of Cartoon Art (Winter): Delving into the compositional techniques of cartoon art, students will learn to apply exaggeration, simplification, and action lines, mastering character design and scene layout. They will explore the history and forms of comics, and personally experience the creative process from sketch to finished work, enhancing their drawing confidence and expressive ability in a supportive environment.

Printmaking Pioneers (Spring): During the Creating Art with Prints course, students will dive into printmaking and learn techniques such as stamp making, nature printing, and mono-printing. Through hands-on activities, they’ll explore transferring their designs onto paper, creating unique and repeatable art pieces. This course encourages creativity, experimentation, and skill development, allowing students to produce their own collection of expressive and textured prints.

Info Night

The Arts, Languages, and Robotics Clubs will co-host an Info Night (date September 11 (Thursday)5:30–6:00 PM — Art Club) at Medina Elementary. Club chairs will present details about each program and answer questions.

Who can attend: Parents and students — all are welcome!

Registration

Registration opens: Monday, Sep.15th, 12:30 PM.

Registration Fee: $880

Eligibility: Only current Medina Elementary students with an active PTA membership are eligible to register.
Steps to Register:

Purchase or renew your PTA membership.
Access the Arts registration form under My Family’s Forms/Paperwork once registration opens.
Complete the form and payment. If your preferred spot is full, join the waitlist.

Financial Assistance:

Select “pay by check” during checkout to prevent registration delays, and then email Ms. Geck at gecke@bsd405.org to begin the assistance process.
One Registration, Full Year: Registration now covers the entire school year — fall, winter, and spring sessions.

Club Meetings

Club meetings begin late September or early October, the exact date will be announced soon.

Tentative meeting dates are listed below, but all dates are dependent on room availability. If we must cancel Arts Club, we will email parents with as much notice as possible.

Month	Days
Sep	9/29
Oct	10/06,10/13/,10/20,10/27
Nov	11/17,11/24
Dec	12/1,12/15
Jan	1/12
Feb	2/02, 2/09,2/23
Mar	3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30
Apr	4/13, 4/20, 4/27
May	5/4, 5/11, 5/18

Policies

Updated: August 29, 2025

FEES: For a student to participate in any after-school club, there cannot be an outstanding balance on the family's PTA's account. Tuition and all outstanding fees must be paid in full by September 30th, 2025 (or by the next class date if registering after September 30th). If you do not pay all fees by this deadline, your child will be withdrawn from Arts Club and a 5% tuition processing fee will be added to your account.

To remain enrolled in Arts Club, families must timely pay any Medina PTA fees (not just club fees) incurred during the course of the school year. You understand that failure to pay fees on time may result in your student being withdrawn from the club with no refund.

ELIGIBILITY: Our afterschool clubs (including Arts Club) are ONLY for CURRENT-ENROLLED Medina students with ACTIVE Medina PTA membership. Your child must be enrolled with Medina Elementary school at the time they are attending the club and you must have a valid Medina PTA family or individual membership for the 2025-2026 school year. You agree that if your kid is not currently enrolled with Medina Elementary school OR you do not purchase PTA membership by the first class, your child will be withdrawn from all afterschool clubs with no refund.

REFUNDS: If parents withdraw before the first class starts, they will be charged a 5% of tuition. If they cancel before the second class, the fee is 25% of tuition. After the second class, no refunds will be given for any reason.

PROCESSING FEE: Any student registration for an afterschool club that you cancel will incur a 5% processing fee. This includes cancelling a duplicate registration (e.g., when the parents sign up the same child twice for the same club) or cancelling one registration to sign up for a different Medina PTA club on the same day. The 5% fee applies for all transaction types (credit card, cash, or check).

BEHAVIOR:

Intentional violent behavior directed at another individual during the club (including another student, teacher, coach/instructor, parent, or volunteer) and resulting in physical harm is grounds for immediate removal from that club without refund. Medina PTA retains the discretion to remove this student from all other enrolled afterschool clubs/programs and prevent this student from registering for future afterschool programs in the same school year.

Parents and students are expected to behave respectfully to each other and the coaches/instructors:

If the club chair determines that a student’s behavior is disruptive during the program/club, or the student is consistently disrespectful, a warning will be issued to the student and parent. After the warning, a second offense will result in removal of the student from the club with no refund, unless the club chair decides to issue a second warning. The chair may also require the parent to provide full-time adult supervision of the student for the duration of the club. The adult supervisor must be a PTA member and have a BSD background check. A third offense will result in removal of the student from the club program with no refund.

If the club chair determines that a parent’s behavior is disruptive or consistently disrespectful, a warning will be issued to the parent. After the warning, a second offense will result in removal of that parent’s child from afterschool clubs with no refund.

At the discretion of Medina PTA, any withdrawal due to disruptive or disrespectful behavior may also affect the family’s ability to register for future afterschool programs.

PICK-UP: Our parent classroom volunteers are required to stay until the last child is picked up from class. Please respect our volunteers’ time by picking your child up promptly at dismissal time unless your child is staying at Medina Elementary with the Boys & Girls Club. If you wish to permit your child to sign him/herself out from class and walk/bike home, you must complete the Medina PTA Permission Slip for Self-Checkout of Afterschool Clubs found on our website, and return it to our Arts Club Co-Chairs. Repeated late pickups may result in withdrawal from Arts Club with no refund, and you may forfeit the ability to register for future afterschool programs.

ABSENCES: If your child will not be at Arts Club, you must email artsclub@medinapta.org prior to that day’s class start time. You understand that two unexcused absences may result in removal of your student from the club without refund.

Reflections Art Program 2025–2026

The Reflections Program is a National PTA arts competition for students from Pre-K through Grade 12. Its purpose is to provide an opportunity for students to use their creative talents by expressing themselves through their own original works of art in response to an annual theme.

This year’s theme is:

“I Belong!”

Important Dates

Medina Elementary Submission Deadline: TBD
Info Night: TBD
Bellevue Council Submission Deadline: TBD
Deadline for Local PTA and Council Entries to WSPTA:

Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 10:00 PM
National PTA Registration Deadline: Sunday, February 1, 2026

(Note: This is the national registration deadline only. Please refer to your local or state PTA for your actual submission deadlines.)

Competition Levels

Student artworks first advance from the school level to the Bellevue Council level, with the chance to move forward to state and even national recognition.

Divisions at Medina Elementary

Primary: Pre-K – Grade 2
Intermediate: Grades 3 – 5
Accessible Arts: All grade levels; students with disabilities may enter this special artist division and are encouraged to participate in any category.

How to Participate

Please follow all steps below:

Create your piece of art — Make sure it follows the rules for your category.
Take a high-resolution photo or scan — Ensure good lighting, align the camera straight, and crop out the background.
Label your artwork file in this format:

category_division_title_phonenumberinitials_artwork

Example:

Visual Art_Primary_ibelong_4253335555JD_artwork
Write a 10–100 word artist statement describing your work and how it connects to the theme. Save it as:

category_division_title_phonenumberinitials_statement
Download and complete the Student Entry Form and save it as:

category_division_title_phonenumberinitials_entryform
Upload all three files to the designated submission link (coming soon).
Submit one entry form per artwork.