Please complete the registration form and email it to Monika Ruiz. Register for 1 or more weeks:
(COMPLETE ONE FORM PER CHILD)
Register today for Spanish & Art Summer Camp with local artist & Spanish teacher, Monika Ruiz. Hurry, register now to secure your child’s place. Space is limited.
About the Camp (for children ages 4-11)
Experience a summer where dreams come true. Monika Ruiz invites children to explore color, imagination, and joyful discovery while learning Spanish with new and old friends.
These summer classes nurture confidence, self-esteem, and emotional expression. Children are encouraged to explore, experiment, and develop their creative voice in a personalized and supportive environment.
The studio honors each child’s authentic work. We do not make or retouch artwork to please others. Children create according to their age, interests, and capabilities — without the labels of “good” or “bad.” What matters is the journey: the experience, the exploration, and the joy of creating. Skills grow naturally with practice and time.
Weekly Schedule / Semanas de Taller
The curriculum or schedule is subject to change with 24 hour notification.
Welcome to Spanish & Art Summer Camp!
Week 1/Semana 1 (May 25th-29th)
Clay and Paper Mache Creations
Experience a week full of magic and let your dreams come true, using clay and paper mache. Campers will make pieces that are either imaginary or realistic that will make them proud, while having fun learning Spanish with your new friends!!!
Week 2/Semana 2 (June 1st-5th)
Finding Inspiration in Color and Shape
Immerse yourself in the world of color and shape; learn the color wheel and how to use it, how to mix colors that remain clean and vibrant. Campers will explore, experiment and create personal works of art. Paint, paint and paint… with temperas and acrylic paints (maybe). Also, play with organic and geometrical shapes to create collages!!!
Week 3/Semana 3 (June 8th-12th)
It ‘s me…- Soy Yo…
During the week, campers will learn to talk about themselves in Spanish, who they are, how to describe themselves and classmates. Campers will also explore, experiment and learn some techniques to create art works, like portraits, landscapes or imaginary worlds, where they are the protagonist. The campers will also fabricate a sculptural figure of themselves!!!
Week 4/Semana 4 (June 15th-19th)
Sculptural Hats
Cut, fold, shape and glue; design and explore the magical world of sculptural wearable hats. Be extravagant, have no limits, BE YOURSELF!!! Campers will let their ideas come to life using a variety of new or re-purposed materials and techniques. Enjoy an unforgettable week! In Spanish, learn clothing vocabulary and learn the respective verbs, among other things.
Week 5/Semana 5 (June 22nd-26th)
Roar Like a Lion or Chirp Like a Bird
Campers will learn in Spanish the names of some animals and their female partners while exploring their creativity through a variety of hands-on activities inspired by the animal kingdom. Using their fantasies and inherent potential to create new animals invented by themselves or with their team. They will be exposed to artists like: Kaws, Kasing Lung, Mexican folk Art. It will be a roaring experience!!!
Week 6/Semana 6 (July 6th-10th)
Cube-It and Build-It!!!
In Spanish, campers will learn to name important places in a town or city-such as the hospital, the pharmacy, the school, and more. While they create those places, giving them their own futuristic touch! This will be a very unique 3D week while having fun with their new and old friends!!!
Week 7/Semana 7 (July 13th-17th)
The World of Abstraction
A week of projects that use black and white paper, pencils, pens and ink. Campers will learn about positive and negative spacing. Color will also be incorporated to help in the creation of vibrant abstract swishes, lines, shapes and spaces. Campers will produce expressive pieces of art works. By the end of the week, they will want them framed as they start their own private abstract collection!!!
Week 8/Semana 8 (July 20th-24th)
Printmaking and Drawing
During this week, campers will explore the world of printmaking and drawing making pieces that with a few supplies can be made at home. Learn about line, light,tone, light and shadow and how these two techniques nurture each other. This will be a fantastic week!
Week 9/Semana 9 (July 27th-31st)
Let’s Paint! After learning About Five Famous Colombian Artists
Campers will be exposed to five of the best Colombian painters: Fernando Botero, Omar Rayo, Ana Mercedes Hoyos and Pedro Ruiz; they will be free to express their ideas being inspired by any of them or paint based on their imagination and style. Anything is allowed!
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Location – 1st Floor, Virginia Highlands Church, Atlanta, GA
743 Virginia Avenue, N.E., Atlanta GA 30306
Daily Schedule / Horario Diario
- 9:25 am: Drop-off / Arrival
- 9:35 am-10:15 am: Spanish Class
- 10:15 am-11:45 am: Art Project
- 11:45 am-12:00 pm: Clean up
- 12:05 pm-1:00 pm: Lunch and outdoor play in the neighborhood (John Howell Park), located one block from the studio
- 1:15 pm-2:15 pm: Finish daily project
- 2:15 pm-2:30 pm: Spanish review & clean-up
- 2:35 pm: Pick-up / Departure
ART SHOW
Every Friday at 2:30 there will be an art show for the campers’ family members
What to Bring (Please label everything with your kid’s name!):
- Bring a packed NUT-FREE lunch and a water bottle
- Dress for mess!
WHAT NOT TO BRING
- Toys/stuffed animals
- Anything super special to you (accessories or jewelry)
- Scooters/bikes (we just don’t have the room)
- Cell phones (if they are brought for safety reasons, they should not be used or seen during the day)
Registration Info
Please complete the registration form and email it to Monika Ruiz. Register for 1 or more weeks:
(COMPLETE ONE FORM PER CHILD)
Discounts available for Early Registration – register before June 6th. Payment instructions are on the registration form. Please make payment as soon as you have emailed the registration form to secure your camper’s place in the class you selected.
YOUR Spanish class with Monika Ruiz
“I have a Bachelor degree in English, Spanish and French from the University of Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia, S.A. towards written translation. During my career, I have served as Medical Interpreter, Translator and Spanish Teacher. My approach to teaching Spanish is communicative with emphasis on building vocabulary, understanding grammar, learning to read, listen and write.”
Come to learn Spanish, make friends and join a community that supports each other!!!
Questions?
Please contact Monika at monikaruiz1@gmail.com or see the Summer Camp 2026 Registration Form for phone contact info.
MONIKA RUIZ is a Colombian artist who has resided both in England and the United States. She is a successful fine-artist with a concentration in painting. She has exhibited and sold her artwork around the world. For over twenty years Monika has been teaching children, teenagers and adults how to develop their creative art skills. Monika Ruiz is the founder and teacher of The Creative Child Art Time, an art program held at IPS in Atlanta and at private residences per appointment. In addition, Monika Ruiz founded and teaches SPANISH IS FUN!!!, an After School program held at Springdale Park Elementary School (SPARK) in Atlanta and is the Spanish teacher at the International Preschool (IPS). She also teaches a Summer Camp language program.