Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy
JLN Studio: Acrylic, Watercolor and Pastels - Fall 2026
All students must complete a project for these classes.
JLN Studio Website
Instructor: Julie Nitz julie@jlnstudio.com
Location: JLN Creative Art Studio, 2642 W John Beers Rd, Stevensville, MI 49127
Format: In-person
Acrylic, Watercolor and Pastels, Sessions 1 and 2
Grades: K - 6th
Day/Time:
Session 1: Wednesdays,10am - 12pm or
Session 2: Wednesdays, 1pm - 3pm
Dates: September 9th - November 11th, 2026
Class Description: Students will learn how work with different mediums such as watercolor, acrylic, marker, chalk pastels, paint sticks and oil pastels. We provide different projects each semester.
Acrylic, Watercolor and Pastels Syllabus
Watercolor Grades: 7th - 12th
Day/Time: Tuesdays, 3pm - 5pm
Dates: September 8th - November 10th, 2026
Class Description: Students will learn how work with watercolor on watercolor paper and watercolor canvas. We will work with different techniques including some drawing, salt and saran wrap.
Watercolor Syllabus
*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.
Teacher of Record: Hilary Burchett
