​Congratulations to WCAAD Student Madison Ho, 11 years old, won the School Excellence Award at the National PTA Reflection 2021-22 themed “I Will Change the World by…”  Madison’s winning artwork is titled “I Will Change the World by Science.”

PTA Reflections is a nationally acclaimed student recognition program to encourage artistic creativity.  Entries are judged primarily on how well the student uses his or her artistic vision to portray the theme, originality and creativity.

Madison has been taking art class at the WCAAD since age 4, and she has won multiple awards at various art contests.

​Congratulations to WCAAD student Stella Wu for winning the 1st Place Award with a prize of $100 at the 2022 “Water Is Life” Poster Contest by Walnut Valley Water District.

Stella is a resident of Walnut and she started to take our class a few months ago. She works very hard and we are happy to see her rapid improvement in art within a short period of time.

​Art boosts the emotional intelligence of people, giving them experiences of empathy and exposing them to new worldviews and ideas. Not only will it help them develop personally, but it will also give them a greater sense of the historical identity they hold, as well as the identities of others. Seeing art made by cultures of others, can really help contextualize their place in the world, what ideologies were held in the past, and evidence of how the human experience has changed. Exposure to museums creates lifelong museum visitors of the future.

Oriana Zhou’s story is on the front page of their local newspaper Outlook Valley Sun this week! She won the 1st Place award of the LA County level contest K-2nd Group at the 2021 Los Angeles Bookmark Contest.

Oriana started our art program by taking online class a years ago. We have witnessed her huge improvement in art and she has won multiple awards at various art contests.  She won the 1st Place award of Los Angeles Contest and 3rd Place of the International Contest at the Colorful Imagination of Ice and Snow, Best Wishes for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics--International Youth Painting Invitational Exhibition; She won the California State Treasurer Award at the 2021 Health Fair Drawing Contest; and she also won the 2nd Place Award at the 2022 MUSYCA Children’s Choir Festival of Arts.

​Our children’s curriculum emphasizes specialized and well-rounded courses that build core skills, while pushing children to create distinctive, exceptional and meaningful work. Our art training program is leading in preparing youths to seek and transform, both as artists and creative individuals. We believe that creativity is the key to shape our children’s future, and our curriculum allows them to develop a creative understanding of the world. 
 
Through our core fundamentals, students not only improve their aesthetics, temperament, and knowledge, but also their capability of turning creative ideas into finished works. Whether students simply have an interest in art, or would like to learn more about art careers, our unique art curriculum provides a breadth of knowledge necessary for facing a shifting future and setting them up for a continuous growth.

​Using a vegetable they designed a character In a three hour span.  -Omar Gallegos Vice Principal and Director of Education 

 Age：4-6

There is always something to talk about when it comes to mothers.Let's together wish all the mothers in the world a happy holiday by using the children's paintings (4-6 years old)!

​Age: 5-8