Overview
Ages
All ages
Frequency
Weekly
What your child’s day will look like
MOCHA Field Trips are a great way to spend the school year. We offer an array of art lessons and can customize curriculum based on what you are learning in your classroom. Your class or community group will participate in an engaging art lesson led by a professional teaching artist. Lessons include an educational presentation as well as opportunities for hands-on making. Each lesson is 1.5 hour long (K-12). We can accommodate up to 30 students (K-12). For groups larger than 30 students, a second reservation may be required and groups may need to be staggered. All of our lessons are developmentally appropriate and based on the California Visual Arts Standards. Choose a lesson from our list below and a MOCHA teaching artist will discuss how to adapt projects to your curriculum goals. ALEXANDER CALDER MOBILES Students study the work of Alexander Calder and create stationary mobiles inspired by his work. Using clay, wire and other materials students will learn sculpturing techniques and design skills. ART OF THE MASK Observe mask designs from around the world. Using papers, oil pastel or paint and collage materials, students create colorful masks that teach the elements of shape, pattern and symmetry. DREAMTIME ANIMALS An introduction to the art of the Aboriginal peoples of Australia and the meaning and stories behind their stylized artworks. Using paints and oil pastels students create their own dreamtime animals that inspire stories. CLAY EXPLORATION & PINCH POTS The history of pottery is discussed as students learn about what clay is and where it comes from. A hands-on lesson where students learn various techniques including the ancient method of pinch pots and coil pots.They will also learn how to shape three-dimensional figures and incorporate them into sculptures. COLOR THEORY Students will use primary colors to mix secondary colors and create a color wheel. Then they get a chance to paint pictures using their own personally created paint palettes. LESSON OPTIONS For grades 2+ Tertiary mixing is also available. FAITH RINGGOLD QUILT COLLAGE Students will first take a look at the work of Faith Ringgold and discuss what is important to them and why they are thankful for their families, friends and communities. Next, they will draw and paint a mini scene that captures an important memory. Lastly, they will collage an elaborate border using mixed media paper and fabric. PORTRAITURE Artists like Frida Kahlo, Vincent Van Gogh and Henry Matisse are viewed as students discuss what makes a portrait and then learn how to use proportion to create colorful and whimsical pictures of themselves or any other abstract faces they can come up with. Medium Options: Collage / Watercolor MONOPRINTING After discussing printmaking and how it has evolved today, a brief lesson on the horizon line is followed by students creating one of a kind landscape prints while also mixing colors on their print plates. RECYCLED SCULPTURE Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! Students learn about taking one person’s trash and turning it into their own personal treasures. They discover how to construct sculptures or architectural structures out of recycled materials. SUMI-E BRUSH PAINTING Students learn about the history and art of brush painting. Practice several painting techniques and create an Asian-type scroll in the traditional Sumi style.
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Tiffany M.
07/04/2025
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Wonderful! The kids loved art camp at MOCHA.
TMTiffany M.
07/03/2025
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GREAT!
ABAdrianna B.
07/02/2025
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Fashion and Design week was so much fun! The kids enjoyed it so much :)
TMTiffany M.
06/30/2025
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Marian C.
06/27/2025
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The best! Carter Loved it. Thank you
AMAlyson M.
06/20/2025
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Marian C.
06/15/2025
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Nalini B.
06/08/2025
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Great!
CNCaitlin N.
04/12/2025
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03/01/2025
Additional instructions
MOCHA requires at least 2 weeks notice to book a field trip. MOCHA does not allow lessons to be changed under 72 hours. Full payment is due at the time of booking. Cancellation Policy: We need at least two weeks notice to cancel a field trip and will retain a $25 admin fee, If you cancel a field trip within 2 weeks of the trip, no refund will be given. If you need to reschedule we need at least 1 weeks notice and will retain a $25 admin fee. If you want to reschedule and do not give at leasts 1 weeks notice we will retain half of the cost of the filed trip.
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