Before
From talent
With Picasso Kidz™
To confidence
We nurture self-expression and empower children through the creative process itself — not just the outcomes it produces.
Picasso Kidz™
A creative voice — used confidently
Art at Mulberry is not about colouring inside the lines or producing a perfect replica. It is about making something that is entirely, unmistakably yours.
Newly revamped, in-house
Built under the iExperience pillar of our iDevelop–iExplore–iExperience–iLearn framework. Weekly lessons, parent workshops, teacher training, and community collaboration.
4
Paradigm shifts in how we teach art
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iExperience pillar of our framework
21st
Century skills, embedded in art
100%
Process-led, never replication
Where Picasso Kidz™ Sits
One of four pillars in our award-winning framework.
iDevelop
iExplore
iExperience
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iLearn
A New Way of Thinking About Art
From replication
to real expression.
The Picasso Kidz™ Shift
Four shifts
in how we teach art.
The programme reflects a fundamental shift — moving away from the idea that children should copy a model, and towards a philosophy that honours the process of creating something new.
Before
From accuracy
With Picasso Kidz™
To exploration
We prioritise creativity and open-ended discovery over producing perfect replicas of a model.
Before
From aesthetics
With Picasso Kidz™
To meaning
We teach children to appreciate the story behind artworks — to ask what a piece communicates, not just whether it looks nice.
Before
From judgement
With Picasso Kidz™
To community
Art becomes a shared experience — children learn to value each other's work, ideas, and creative choices.
Universal Skills
Art that builds skills for life beyond the easel.
Through Picasso Kidz™, children develop the traits that carry them far into their future — built one experiment, one collaboration, one piece of work at a time.
Critical thinking
Problem-solving
Collaboration
Perseverance
Art has the role in education of helping children become like themselves instead of more like everyone else.
— Sydney Gurewitz Clemens
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A 30-minute walkthrough with our principal. All questions welcome.