Participants will learn the Art of Planting in this course through the creation of Terrariums, Kokedamas, Plant Assemblage and basic potted plants. They will also learn Art and Craft techniques such as the painting of pots, making Macrame/Himmeli plant hangers to add interest to their plant works.

Through this process, each participant will engage their different sensory and motor skills which encourages each to appreciate the art of planting

Learning Outcome

1. Appreciate the art of Planting

2. Ability in differentiating the different species of plants, soil types, tools and pots

3. Understand how to apply art principles in planting

Schedule

Dates: June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 July | Fridays

Time: 3pm - 5pm

No. of sessions: 8

**Minimum 10 students to start class

** All Art Materials are included.

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Course Fee: $350 |$70 for seniors eligible for National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy*

*NSA subsidy is for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents aged 50 and above.

1. In addition to NSA subsidy, course fee may be offset by SkillsFuture Credit (SFC).
2. First, course participants are to make payment for the course through Brahm Centre Eventbrite page.
3. They should claim with SFC before the course start date through the SkillsFuture portal. Click for steps to submit SFC claim.
4. Brahm Centre will reimburse the amount that is successfully claimed upon receipt of the funds from SFC.

Notes:

• Please note that payments for courses are non-refundable.
• There are no make-up lessons if you miss any session.
• If you miss the first session, you are allowed to proceed with the course. However, the trainer is not obligated to do a recap during the second session.
• If you miss both the first and second sessions, you will not be allowed to proceed with the course.

Instructor’s profile

Lau Sheow Tong is the founder of Composite Art & Design, a company that runs art education programmes for children, adults and seniors. He holds a Master in Fine Arts (2007) from LaSalle College of the Arts (validated by Open University, UK), a Post-graduate Diploma in Education (2000) from National Institute of Education and a Bachelor in Arts from National University of Singapore (1996). He has also acquired certifications in Nature Matters in Conversation; Neighbourhood Nature; Introducing the Environment: Ecology and Ecosystems from Open University (OU) due to his interest in Nature, Horticulture and Landscape Design.

Some of Sheow Tong's sample work: