Global Art Yishun is the Yishun branch of Global Art, a children's art school that was established in 1999 and has grown into the largest chain of children's art schools in the world, with more than 600 centres across 21 countries and over 1 million registered students by 2017.
At the Yishun centre, along with its sister centres in Hougang and Bedok, the school's approach is to bring out the untapped creative talent in children through a systematic method that gradually builds visualization, comprehension and experimentation with subject matter, background, colour and overall composition.
Children progress through core art concepts according to their level of mastery. New students may be assessed first, so their child can be placed in the programme level best suited to them. Programmes are designed for children aged 3 and above.
Tucked into Junction Nine on Yishun Avenue 9, Global Art Yishun is the local branch of a children's art education network with a genuinely global footprint. Global Art was founded in 1999, and in the years since it has grown into the largest chain of children's art schools in the world — more than 600 centres spread across 21 countries, with over 1 million students registered by 2017. The Yishun centre, alongside sister branches in Hougang and Bedok, brings that same structured, worldwide curriculum to families in the neighbourhood.
The philosophy behind Global Art is straightforward: every child has untapped creative talent, and the right teaching approach can draw it out. Rather than handing children a blank page and hoping for the best, the school uses a systematic method that gradually builds up visualization, comprehension and hands-on experimentation. Students work through subject matter, background, colour and overall composition step by step, building real technique rather than just filling in colouring sheets.
Programmes are designed for children aged 3 and above, and new students may be assessed first so they can be placed at the level that suits them best. From there, children progress through a range of programmes. The Visual Art Program starts younger students with wax crayons and oil pastels before moving them on to poster colours and, eventually, more advanced colouring and drawing work as their skills mature.
For children drawn to painting, the Acrylic Painting programme introduces techniques used by the masters — including colour study grid drawings and canvas painting — as a way into a fun and versatile medium. Kids who love cartoons and comics get their own outlet in the Cartoon & Comic programme, where they design original characters and bring them to life across storyboards and comic strips.
Global Art Yishun's curriculum isn't limited to paint and pencils. The Cultural Program uses art and craft activities to expand children's knowledge, skills and worldview through the lens of different cultures. G-Clay Modelling lets younger hands get tactile, shaping soft, brightly coloured clay into their own creations. The Deco Art Workshop guides children through making decorative items they can proudly display at home, and the Handicraft programme rounds things out with hands-on work spanning colouring, clay making and painting.
Together, these programmes give children at the Yishun centre a broad grounding in art — not just technique, but the confidence and creative thinking that comes from seeing an idea through from first sketch to finished piece. For parents in the Yishun area looking for a structured, long-established art education option for their children, the local Global Art centre offers a curriculum shaped by a school with two decades of experience teaching children around the world.