We focus on having fun while creating new friendships every summer. The children have an opportunity to enjoy the summer sunshine during two recesses and a lunch hour in a beautiful picturesque surroundings at Visual Arts Mississauga. Each Friday afternoon our students enthusiastically participate in a pizza Picnic at Erindale Park, then return to the school for more fun and water games.

Our students and their parents tell us they're thrilled with our program. We offer a wonderful and unique variety of art and crafts that appeal to everyone.

Each week students are given a weeklong project to concentrate on and complete by Friday. Several other lessons and activities are completed daily. 

The program details are not available at time of registration.

The students are grouped according to age. All age levels work on the same projects but with increasing difficulty depending on the child's own capability.

Students work in a wide variety of media: watercolour, clay pastels, drawing, papier maché, 3-D sculpture, acrylics, and more.

Our teachers are highly qualified in both the arts and teaching techniques. Co-operative learning is encouraged and accepted by all the students. Fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination are developed with each project. We firmly maintain a teacher-student ratio of 1:15 (one teacher per 15 students). The class size is strictly limited because we want to guarantee that each student receives the individual attention they require for personal growth. Our teachers work with each child at their own unique and personal levels.

Health Information It is essential that health information be received at the time of registration. The office must be informed of any special medical/behavioral concerns at time of registration.

Illness - If your child becomes ill the week before attending, and the office receives a Doctor's certificate on the Wednesday prior to the child's week, then a full refund will be issued minus the usual $25.00 administration fee. Should you call the office after the Wednesday, a refund or credit will not be given. If your child becomes ill during the week of the program, a refund or credit for another week will not be granted.

Disciplinary problems - Your child will receive one warning, and you will be informed of this action. Should a second instance occur, you will be asked to remove your child from the program due to behavior deemed inappropriate by die director. Refunds or credits will not be issued if this occurs.

Refund Policy - VAM is a non-profit organization and is not subject to City of Mississauga refund policies. NO REFUNDS OR CREDITS are given unless the student cancels ONE (1) WEEK PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS. A $15.00 cancellation fee is charged for cancellations requested by the student, including medical reasons (note: a Doctor's note must accompany the request for refund). 

Birth Certificates must be presented at time of registration. Proof of age may be required for some children. Children under 6 years old will not be accepted into the programs.

Classes run in three week cycles, with each week offering a new and independent program. Children may register for one week at a time, to a maximum of three weeks. 

If you wish to register your child for different weeks during the summer, check with the office at the time of registration regarding the programming cycle.

Children are divided into (six) classes, by age as much as possible. If children wish to be placed in the same class, this must be arranged at the time of registration.

All classes are held inside, however students have two supervised recesses and an hour for lunch, which are held outside, weather permitting. Children bring their own snacks and lunches, except for Friday, when a pizza picnic is provided.