SMARTS Classes
SMARTS Fall 2023 Class Catalog is here!
We hope you have enjoyed the summer and are refreshed and restored. Schools are starting back up… and so is SMARTS! We missed you all and are ready to launch this Fall. Classes will be available for enrollment on September 6 @1:00pm on a first – come, first – served basis. Enroll here: www.smartsartschool.org/classes-enroll
We are excited to announce 30 classes, and two new instruments to our class offerings. This Fall we added cellos to the SMARTS Strings Program and Steel Band to our percussion offerings. Classes will be held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, both in–person and online via Zoom. All classes are free and open to the public.
Our goal this Fall is to peek your creative interest, encourage curiosity, and get you to try something new! Offerings this Fall are all about exploring and using imagination. SMARTS Creating Worlds, Futuristic Fables, or Across the SMARTIVERSE are classes designed for endless creativity—all they need is you! We didn’t forget about our small creatives either: Early SMARTS (18 months – 5 yrs.) offerings include SMARTS Paint the Town, a class where participants must create the story and its accompanying art. As always, our goal is to expand curiosity, teach, and provide space for self-discovery, play, and to foster a love for the arts!
About SMARTS Classes
SMARTS, Students Motivated by the Arts is a community art school located in the Ohio One Building, 25 East Boardman Street, First Floor, Youngstown, OH 44503, 330-574-2787.
SMARTS classes include Visual Arts, Music, Dance, Theater and Creative Writing. Classes are offered on a first-come first-serve basis via email throughout the year. Prior to being offered SMARTS classes, you must submit an application for each student planning to take classes. Applications are at www.SmartsArtSchool.org. Currently, these classes are free to SMARTS (PK-12) students. More SMARTS classes will be offered as the year progresses.
SMARTS is a not for profit organization that operates from grants, donations and revenue generating programming. You can support SMARTS by donating, volunteering or purchasing items from the SMARTS Store. Your support will ensure SMARTS future.






SMARTS Admissions Policy
Classes at SMARTS provide students with a quality arts education. The following information ensures that classes are a positive and productive learning experience for all students.
Enrollment. To become a SMARTS student, parents/guardians must submit an application for each child on the SMARTS website at www.smartsartschool.org/classes. Applications for classes are accepted year-round. When classes are available, students with applications on file be contacted by e-mail before classes begin. Classes are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. A waiting list is created if a class is filled. Students are contacted in order from the waiting list if a spot in the class becomes available. The next time classes are offered, students on the waiting list are given first priority. Students without current applications on file may not take classes at SMARTS until an application is completed.
Attendance. If for some reason you know that your student cannot attend one of his/her scheduled classes, you must call 330-574-2787 to notify SMARTS of an approved absence. Students who miss more than two classes without notifying SMARTS will be asked to withdraw from this session of SMARTS classes, giving another student the opportunity to participate. SMARTS students are expected to arrive on time for their classes. Students who are more than 15 minutes late to class will not be allowed to participate that day. Students are expected to attend the entire class.
Procedures. Parents/guardians are responsible for signing out SMARTS students when they are picked up. Students must be picked up on time. If other arrangements are necessary, they must be worked out with SMARTS staff. Parents are not permitted in classrooms without permission of SMARTS Staff. Parents are permitted to wait for their child/children in the SMARTS Family Waiting Area during classes, or children may be dropped off. Cell phones, handheld video games, hats, food, drinks, or gum are not allowed in the classrooms.
Behavior. Students are expected to respect teachers, staff, classmates and the SMARTS Facility at all times. If a student’s behavior disrupts class or creates a safety problem, the following will occur.
1st offense: Warning
2nd offense: Conference with parents
3rd offense: Removal from class and withdrawal from SMARTS student rotation for one semester.
Music Lessons. Students who take SMARTS music lessons are expected to practice a minimum one hour a week and record these hours on their practice card. Students interested in piano and violin are placed on a case by case basis. Piano and violin are year-long classes.
Facility and Parking. SMARTS is a first floor, handicapped-accessible, secure facility with a curb cutout and 30-minute loading zone outside our main entrance. Public metered parking is available on nearby streets as well as public parking garages. Find parking options here: https://www.parkme.com/youngstown-oh-parking.
Family Waiting Area. In most cases, families are not expected to wait for their children during classes. If you choose to wait, SMARTS provides a waiting area for families with complimentary coffee, water, and free Wi-Fi. If your child uses any SMARTS books or activities in the waiting area, please monitor their activity and clean up the space for the next family. Students are encouraged to bring homework or materials to work on between classes and may bring their own snacks.
CONTACT US
SMARTS at Ohio One
25 East Boardman Street, First Floor
Youngstown, OH 44503
330-574-2787 (ARTS)
info@smartsartschool.org