Students will learn:
The importance of centering the clay. How  to center the clay on the wheel 
How to expand the clay using finger and/or tools to make a cup/pot. 
How to pull up the walls of a pot on the wheel. Thickness of the walls and how to determine the thickness
Removal methods. Different ways to remove the pot from the wheel and drying methods.
Trimming the bottom of the pot on the wheel when it is half dried 
Types of glaze

These classes build on each other and of course we will be centering the clay each class.  Centering the clay is the one aspect of wheel throwing that a student will need to practice and to get better at doing. Feel free to jump in class at any time of the month.
Why Clay?  1. It's therapeutic. Simply the act of molding clay in one's hands whether you're a child or an adult can be very calming. Remember those stress balls that were once so popular? Manipulating the clay can help relieve stress or even be an outlet for young children who physically express their emotions.

2. It's an outstanding sensory development activity for anyone.

3. It's play based learning. You might not realize it, but playing with clay is promoting minds to get busy by thinking about what they're going to create and how they're going to create it. This type of creative play promotes imaginative problem-solving skills.