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Tell Your
Own Story!
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"I like that each child makes an original piece of art instead of identical pieces. My daughter seems really engaged in the online drawing class and looks forward to drawing each week. We're so glad we found SJ!” -Parent
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"Our boys have enjoyed drawing, sculpting crazy creations out of clay and making stop motion movies (which they became obsessed with!).” -Parent
What is The Story Ladder?
Tell your own story, your way! For years, Story Ladder classes have provided students with fun materials and creative exercises that encourage creative exploration and one-of-a-kind projects. Our student-led classes help build curiosity, independence, innovation, and confidence.
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Sarah-Jane deBrito Martin (SJ) is an award-winning writer, artist, and educator with an MFA in Fiction. She and her co-artists bring an integrated approach to arts, crafts, creative writing, movie-making, and play, to ages 4 and up. We travel to homes, events, celebrations, parks, schools, and more, and we teach online. Story Ladder prioritizes small classes for maximum engagement.
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Art Stories
Drawing, Comics & Mixed-Media Creations
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Let's Make It! Create your own pieces and be inspired by other artists and tutorials. Try your hand at shading, composition, and observational drawing skills. Work alone, or create 3D cardboard projects with friends! Whether you like doodling, or building epic masterpieces, you'll enjoy this fun class built on student interest.
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This class explores mixed-media, diorama, 3D assemblage,
collage, magazine-making, and visual story telling
techniques. Pick your focus!
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Yay for Clay!
Sculpt, Make Miniatures & Decorations!
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Explore basic sculpting and modeling techniques using air-dry, polymer, and homemade clays. Unlike other sculpting classes, The Story Ladder brings tons of colorful craft decorations, so children can embellish their work. The possibilities are endless.
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Projects can include abstract pieces, or decorative items like fridge magnets, jewelry, miniatures, and figurines.
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Birthdays & Events
"Make Your Cake & Eat it too!"
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Make faux miniature food and decorations from clay. Donuts, ice-cream cones and cupcakes, and decorate with fun craft supplies. They'll look so good, you'll want to eat them. Don’t do that! Eat the real thing instead...
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Decorate real mini, edible deserts with real icing and an array of edible sprinkles...Who says you can't have your cake and eat it too?
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*This class can be clay only (no food), or, pick another fun activity for your birthday party or event.
Creative Writing
Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Comics, Stories
Children, Teens, Adults
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What’s your story? Practice craft fundamentals through a variety of stimulating mixed-media exercises and a diverse selection of published works.
Classes are designed to help students find their own voice through the unique stories they'd like to tell. You'll experiment with writing in a supportive, friendly atmosphere.
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Older and more advanced students will experience a traditional writing workshop setting, similar to Ivy League summer high school programs.
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Movies & Stop Motion Stories
Write, Film, Edit & More!
Students plan, storyboard, write, shoot and edit their own short movies in any genre. They are introduced to acting, directing and filmmaking basics in a fun, collaborative setting.
Students can also edit their own trailer, conduct mock press interviews, design movie posters, and try their hand at stop-motion animation techniques.
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