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  • Slice of Life Enrichment School to host first Youth Art Contest

    Susan Minor, contributing writer|Sep 28, 2024

    Slice of Life Enrichment School is proud to partner with the Bear Valley Springs Cultural Arts Association for their inaugural Youth Art Contest, open to young artists ages 5-18. Youth from Tehachapi and surrounding Kern County areas are invited to showcase their creativity in any flat media, such as oil, acrylics, watercolor, colored pencil, pen/ink, graphite, charcoal, mixed, etc. Please no photographs or digital art. Key details: • Entry deadline: Friday, Oct. 11 at 5 p.m. • Age cat...

  • Sisters to teach art at Slice of Life

    Susan Minor|Jan 19, 2019

    Sisters and best friends, Hannah and Elisabeth Macy (ages 24 and 27) developed a love for beauty from a very young age. Growing up in a large family of 12, they were home-schooled through all 12 grades. After graduation, they continued their education, taking art classes to learn new techniques and methods. Elisabeth first began taking art lessons from Alicia Garver at the age of 12. Although she had always wanted to be an artist, she had already given up hope. It was too frustrating when she...

  • Handmade corn tortillas and smiling students

    Susan Minor|Jun 23, 2018

    Several students from ages 8-12, got their first taste of Spanish Immersion/Culture Excursion Camp last week under the direction of Meliza Flores at Slice of Life Enrichment School. Camp Attendees got to help make (and eat) authentic Hispanic Cuisine, such as Jamiaca tea, cucumber mango salad and warm corn tortillas kneaded and grilled in class. They learned about various Spanish speaking countries, colored flags, made their own accurately labeled skeletons and solar systems (in Spanish) and...

  • Summer camp focuses on the arts

    Susan Minor|Jun 9, 2018

    Slice of life is offering a variety of fun and exciting Summer Camp Programs, all designed to help keep your child engaged and learning throughout the summer! Several sessions are available for each of the programs and will focus on a variety of ages and interests: Fine Arts Beginning Drawing Crash Course: This course, taught by well-known artist and instructor, Alicia Garver is the same course she offers as an 8-week session during the school-year condensed into one intensive and exciting...

  • Piano Summer Camp starts July 16

    Susan Minor|May 26, 2018

    Does your child know how to read music but feel frustrated by how long it takes to learn his or her pieces? Would you like to help him or her learn to play with more spontaneity and ease in social settings – without having to prepare for weeks and weeks ahead of time? Would he or she like to play with other musicians or accompany vocalists? Would they enjoy playing duets or even playing in a piano ensemble with 4-8 other pianists at the same time? If this sounds appealing, consider enrolling n...

  • Summer Camp Programs

    Susan Minor|May 12, 2018

    Slice of life is happy to announce open registration for our fun and exciting 2018 Summer Camp Programs, all designed to help keep your child engaged and learning throughout the summer! We will be offering various camps for a variety of ages and interests: Fine Arts Beginning Drawing Crash Course: This course, taught by well-known artist and instructor, Alicia Garver is the same course she offers as an 8-week session during the school-year condensed into one intensive and exciting week....

  • Foster Artists Online Art Gallery for the Foster Community

    Susan Minor|Apr 14, 2018

    Foster Artists, a 501(c)3 organization, represents artists over 18 who have been in the Foster Care system. We offer the individual a means to showcase their art and receive reward payments. Foster Artists is having our Debut Art Show in this fabulously artistic town on Saturday, May 19 from 6-9 p.m. The show will be located at the newly renovated Slice of Life Enrichment School and Event Venue at 48771 West Valley Blvd., Tehachapi. Foster Artists debut show will be featuring art from the...

  • Students receive excellent marks in their Certificate of Merit evaluations for piano

    Susan Minor|Mar 17, 2018

  • Now offering art classes

    Susan Minor|Feb 3, 2018

    Alicia Garver has been teaching art classes in the Antelope Valley for 20 years. She is now teaching in Tehachapi at Slice of Life on Wednesdays. Her students have won county, state, and national art competitions. Eleven of her High School students have won the Congressional Art Competition and had their art hang in Congress for a year at a time representing California. Some of her high school students have won scholarships to the Academy of the Arts University (San Francisco) and Otis (LA)....

  • Now offering Spanish Classes

    Susan Minor|Jan 20, 2018

    Slice of Life Enrichment School in Tehachapi is now pleased to offer Spanish classes to all students age 5 through adult. Our program is a full-immersion style program directed by Meliza Flores. If you've never considered learning Spanish, there are some excellent reasons why you should! Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language not only in the United States (after English) but also in the world at large (after Chinese). Spanish then, is clearly not only a beautiful language, but a...

  • Auditorium and Meeting Space rentals!

    Susan Minor|Dec 23, 2017

    Are you hoping to find the perfect spot to hold your next entertainment event, dance, school, club or business meeting, or even a wedding and/or reception? Consider hosting your next event at Slice of Life! With our beautiful 175 seat auditorium, our spacious group meeting room, our catering kitchen, and lots of parking, our location may be just what you're looking for. Our facilities are equipped with great quality sound and visual systems to meet your entertainment or presentation...

  • Slice of Life Enrichment School

    Susan Minor|Dec 9, 2017

    "Parlez-vous français?" If not, venture out with us to learn the beautiful French language. As French is a latin-based language and one of the most spoken languages globally, it is a particularly enriching way for you or your child to be further exposed to the wider world. Its latin roots give an enhanced command and understanding of the English language while fluency provides a practical, increased accessibility to a vast array of historical literature, culture, and peoples of the broader...

  • Give the gift of learning

    Susan Minor|Nov 25, 2017

    With the holiday season fast approaching, why not consider the gift of learning for yourself or for a child? Learning, or further developing a new skill, can be extremely confidence-boosting and bring lasting satisfaction and enjoyment that few store-bought gifts can match. And learning with other like-minded, curious students can foster friendships and creativity that aren't likely to develop in front of a video screen. Furthermore, the discipline and focus required to excel in one area of...