LLuminaries
Fall Enrollment Open

Hands in.
Ideas out.

Luminaries is a creative scouts program where children ages 5–10 earn badges through real-world making, pottery, block printing, bookbinding, and more.

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Duration

16 Weeks

Challenges

8+ Proj

Ages

5–10

Rewards

8 Badges

Luminaries scouts collaborating on a cardboard sculpture project in a bright studio
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Next Session

Starts in September 

Observation Drawing Cardboard Building Stop-Motion Block Printing Fiber & Weaving Clay & Form Natural Dyes Knots & Carriers Field Challenge Wunder Mix Market Exhibition Night Observation Drawing Cardboard Building Stop-Motion Block Printing Fiber & Weaving Clay & Form Natural Dyes Knots & Carriers Field Challenge Wunder Mix Market Exhibition Night Observation Drawing Cardboard Building Stop-Motion Block Printing Fiber & Weaving Clay & Form Natural Dyes Knots & Carriers Field Challenge Wunder Mix Market Exhibition Night Observation Drawing Cardboard Building Stop-Motion Block Printing Fiber & Weaving Clay & Form Natural Dyes Knots & Carriers Field Challenge Wunder Mix Market Exhibition Night

CREATIVE SKILL BUILDING

More than a class. A community that grows together.

Make friends. Earn badges.

Every session, children work side by side in small pods, building real friendships through shared making. As they grow in skill and character, they earn badges that mark the journey.

Pod bondsEarned recognitionCharacter + craft

Community learning. Incentivized to grow.

Kids learn better when they learn together. Luminaries pairs community accountability with a clear milestone system, so children are always reaching toward something, and celebrating each other along the way.

Pod milestonesShared goalsVisible progress

A love of making. A mind built for problems.

We don't just teach craft, we build creative thinkers. When a child figures out why their clay cracked or how to fix an uneven stitch, they're developing patient, iterative problem-solving that carries them through school and into life.

Craft masteryTool fluencyCreative thinkingIteration
A Glimpse Inside

See a real Luminaries session from the inside.

Week 1: Welcome to Luminaries, every beat of the session, every skill your child builds, and what they take home on day one.

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Session Flow · 2 hr
  1. Check-In & Studio Ritual15 min
  2. Story + Concept15 min
  3. Demonstration15 min
  4. Making & Building50 minCore
  5. Cleanup & Studio Stewardship10 min
  6. Field Guide Reflection & Check-Out15 min
Skills Built
  • Tool safety
  • Creative confidence
  • Pod teamwork
  • Reflection
Take-Homes
  • Tool pouch
  • First project
  • Field Guide
  • Badge progress

SMALL GROUP LEARNING

Find your child's pod.

Little Luminaries

Ages 5–7

Looking games, sensory building, and story-led making. Little Luminaries earn Safe Maker, Reflection Starter, Craft Explorer, Nature Helper, Little Trader, Team Player, Brave Helper, closing the season with the Bright Spark Crest.

Enroll Ages 5–7
Rising Luminaries

Ages 8–10

Serious observation, material intelligence, real problem solving, and the Wunder Mix enterprise. Rising Luminaries earn Tool Steward → Field Guide Keeper → Applied Artist → Form Follows Function → Survival Scout → Value Maker → Pod Builder → Luminary Leader, closing with the Luminary Crest.

Enroll Ages 8–10

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

16 weeks from first tool to final exhibition.

01
Weeks 1–4

Strong Foundations

Learn to look. Drawing, surface & pattern, building in space, and telling stories over time.

✦ Tool Steward · Safe Maker
02
Weeks 5–8

Useful & Beautiful

Learn to make. Print, fiber, clay, and a challenge to design something useful.

✦ Applied Artist · Craft Explorer
03
Weeks 9–12

Value & Voice

Learn to solve. Reading nature, color from plants, knots that carry water, and a real field challenge.

✦ Survival Scout · Nature Helper
04
Weeks 13–16

Collective Build

Learn to build together. Wunder Mix enterprise → Luminaries Market → Exhibition night.

✦ Luminary Crest · Bright Spark

Semester Tuition

Invest in creative confidence.

Best Value

Full Semester

$995

per Luminary

A $1,500 value

16-week semester · all 4 phases · 2-hour weekly pod sessions

Save when you pay-in-full.

Tuition includes

  • Instruction
  • Studio materials
  • Field Guide & toolpouch
  • Sticker patches
  • Wunder Mix enterprise experience
  • Semester capstone exhibition

Badge pack and uniforms sold separately. Rates are subject to change at anytime.

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Flexible

Pay Per Phase

$375

per phase

4-week commitment

Enroll one phase at a time · 4-week block · continue or pause between phases

Priority re-enrollment for the next phase.

Each phase includes

  • 4 weekly pod sessions
  • Studio materials
  • Sticker patches
  • Field Guide inserts

Field Guide binder and capstone exhibition included with full semester only. Rates are subject to change at anytime.

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Pods are intentionally limited to 12 Luminaries.

Child in a paint-smudged smock proudly showing a colorful painted hand in the studio

Try Before You Enroll

Discovery Days

Open-studio Saturdays where families can sample the four foundational Luminaries labs, Light, Color, Build, and Motion, before committing to the full season.

3rd Saturday · September–December · 12–2 PM

Light Lab

Light + observation

Color Lab

Color + transformation

Build Lab

Construction + structure

Motion Lab

Movement + sequence

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The Enterprise

Capstone Experience

Wunder Mix™

Wunder Mix is the Luminaries' small enterprise, a hands-on business built and run by scouts. Five signature blends, designed, produced, packaged, and sold by kids. Every bag funds the capstone Exhibition.

  • Design & branding
  • Small-batch production
  • Pricing & margins
  • Luminaries Market day
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Fall 2025 · Limited Spots

Ready to raise a maker?

Sessions run 16 weeks with small pod sizes. Give your child the skills, confidence, and community to grow.

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