Our classes run for 5 weeks with 2 classes per week.
Week One – Class 1
- Carving safety (pumpkin and tool handling, precautions) – 30 mins
- Lesson: Following stencil holes order – 5 mins
- Lesson: Pumpkin carving saw techniques – 15 mins
- Students choose their pre-gutted stencil-transferred pumpkin (Jack O’ Lantern already started for quick win) – 15 mins
- Students carve holes of their 1st cartoon Jack O’ Lantern – 55 mins
- Congratulate each student on their individual effort.
Week One – Class 2
- Safety review – 15 mins
- Lesson review: Pumpkin carving saw techniques – 5 mins
- Lesson: Following stencils skinned regions – 5 mins
- Lesson: Basic pumpkin skinning techniques using clay modelling ribbon tools – 15 mins
- Students complete sawing and skinning their Jack O’ Lantern – 80 mins
- Congratulate each student on their 1st Jack O’ Lantern!
Week Two – Class 3
- Team building celebration of first week event – 15 mins
- Explain the meaning of a growth vs. fixed mindset – 10 mins
- Safety review – 15 mins
- Lesson review: Pumpkin carving saw techniques – 5 mins
- Students choose their pre-gutted stencil-transferred pumpkin – 15 mins
- Students carve holes of their 2nd cartoon Jack O’ Lantern – 60 mins
- Congratulate each student on their individual effort.
Week Two – Class 4
- Safety review 15 mins
- Lesson: Fixing mistakes using toothpicks – 10 mins
- Lesson review: Basic pumpkin skinning techniques – 10 mins
- Students complete skinning their 2nd cartoon Jack O’ Lantern – 85 mins
- Congratulate each student on their effort with their 2nd Jack O’ Lantern!
Week Three – Class 5
- Team building celebration of second week event – 15 mins
- Prepare students for event TV appearance, there is no performance, it’s only practice – 10 mins
- Safety review – 15 mins
- Lesson review: Pumpkin carving saw techniques – 5 mins
- Students choose their pre-gutted stencil-transferred pumpkin 15 mins
- Students carve holes of their 1st portrait pumpkin – 60 mins
- Congratulate each student on their individual effort.
Week Three – Class 6
- Safety review – 15 mins
- Lesson: Following stencil shaded regions – 10 mins
- Lesson: Advanced sculpting techniques with ribbon tools – 15 mins
- Students complete sculpting their 1st portrait pumpkin – 80 mins
- Congratulate each student on their effort with their third Jack O’ Lantern!
Week Four – Class 7
- Team building celebration of third week event – 15 mins
- Lesson: Portrait stencil creation using computer software – 30 mins
- Students create 1-2 stencils for future classes – 75 mins
- Praise students for effort making stencils.
Week Four – Class 8
- Safety review – 15 mins
- Chasing goals and the difference between mistakes and samples with A.I. learning video example – 10 mins
- Lesson: Tracing stencil with pinning and transfer paper techniques – 20 mins
- Students trace their stencil onto a fresh pumpkin – 75 mins
- Praise each student for effort transferring stencils to pumpkin.
Week Five – Class 9
- Team building celebration of fourth week event – 15 mins
- Safety review – 15 mins
- Lesson: Cutting lid and gutting pumpkin – 5 mins
- Lesson review: Pumpkin carving saw techniques – 5 mins
- Students gut their previous pumpkin (lid pre-cut) – 20 mins
- Students carve holes of their 2nd portrait pumpkin – 60 mins
- Congratulate each student on their individual effort.
Week Five – Class 10
- Lesson: Pumpkin lighting and photography – 10 mins
- Safety review – 15 mins
- Lesson review: Advanced sculpting techniques – 5 mins
- Students sculpt their 2nd pumpkin portrait of their own design – 90 mins
- Students take home their own created stencil pattern, fresh pumpkin and tools to finish at home for Halloween.
- Congratulate each student on their individual effort and progress, remind them what it means to have a growth mindset.