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After School Program Trial Days (Grades 1-5)

We want your child to experience our after-school programs so your family can decide if it is the best fit for them. We schedule Trial Days on a space-available basis. If you sign up for a class, Kala will prorate the total tuition for the remaining time in our school year.

After School Program Fall 2025 Session: 2:45 pm- 5:30 pm*
Tuesdays: Sept 2 – Dec 16, 2025
Thursdays: Sept 4 – Dec 18, 2025

Trial Fee: $59 (general) / $39 (scholarship)

*Please read the class description for the Tuesday/Thursday classes on our website. No classes during Berkeley Unified School District’s (BUSD) Fall, Winter, and Spring Breaks.

PLEASE NOTE: The tuition fee is a flat rate regardless of participant arrival/departure. Visit Learn More- Program Info for more program details, including class schedule, transportation, health and safety guidelines, expectations, enrollment info, school breaks, tuition assistance, and payment and cancellation policy. Once we reach capacity, we will not be able to offer Trial Days for any after school program. Please email youtharts@kala.org with any questions.

10% multi-session / sibling discount. Payment plan options and tuition assistance are available.

  • Location: Kala Gallery & Community Classroom
  • Instructor: Jennifer Mazzucco
  • Tuesday, Thursday,
  • 2:45 PM — 5:30 PM
  • Materials included with fee

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About the Instructor:

 

Jennifer Mazzucco is an artist and educator in the San Francisco Bay Area. She holds a BFA in illustration from the University of Hartford and Masters degree in teaching from Pace University. Jennifer is also a  freelance illustrator focusing primarily on children’s books and editorials, and co-founder of two arts-related non-profit organizations. Her watercolor illustrations have been published in the Society of Illustrators, Psychology Today, Family Circle among many other publications. She illustrated children’s books for both Gibb’s Smith and AugustHouse Publishers including The Pig Who Went Home on Sunday, an Appalachian Folktale by Donald Davis. Her paintings, mixed media work, and handmade books have been exhibited at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, Ridgefield Dance Conservatory, Joseloff Galleries, Enchanted Garden Studios, and more. Her large-scale work has been commissioned by private clients, yoga studios, and retreat centers. When Jennifer is not in her studio making art or teaching it, she is immersed in nature with her tripawd rescue pup Jyoti and filming snails in the courtyard for inspiration. The body of work she is presently working on contains a prolific series of color wheels, geometric mandala-inspired art, flora, fauna, and beyond.  jennifermazzucco.com