art clubs for 7-11 yr olds: costs + would you want arts award accreditation?

[katew123]

I'm starting up arts/craft clubs for 7-11 year olds in my local community centre in East London and just wanted to find out from some parents what would be a reasonable price for a 2 hour session after school?

Also would you pay £2 extra per session to have the workshops structured around the arts award (a nationally recognised arts accreditation)? More info about arts award here: www.artsaward.org.uk/site/?id=1346

I'm a registered arts award advisor so I thought I may as well involve this part if parents saw it as useful!

Would appreciate any input as I'm new to doing this by myself!

[Neverland2013]

I would recommend to check 'Red Doors, E6' they run various workshops and usually charge around £6-£8 per session.

[cingolimama]

Personally, I wouldn't care a jot about an arts award. I would be happy to pay up to £15 per session IF you were teaching an actual skill (like drawing). If it's just craft stuff then I probably wouldn't be interested but I would expect to pay much less, say £6.

Just to give you my input: I've been trying to find an art class (not a craft workshop, or scrap art class) that actually teaches skills. I think learning how to draw is incredibly important part of a young person's education, and they don't generally get taught this at school. While there's loads of crafty-type stuff available, there really is very little provision for Art, particularly developing drawing skills. Please consider, and let me know if you start anything up. Good luck!

[MaddAddam]

My dc go to 3 different art clubs, we pay various amounts. £5 for a 2 hr session at the local art gallery. Free for the school club. £5 for 5 hrs for a craft/art/sewing club. £12 for 3 hr holiday sessions.

Round here (not in the London/SE area) I'd pay £5-6 for a 2 hr weekly session, probably not more, and I haven't heard of the arts accreditation award so probably wouldn't pay more for that.

What we've found a bit hard to find is classes/clubs that go beyond the basics, as my dc have done a lot of art and craft and are capable of fairly complex things and most sessions/clubs are bit unchallenging as they get more skilled, so I hunt out clubs that teach them new techniques or expand their knowledge.