HCAA Summer School 2026: Art Around the World
Ages 3–5, 6-9, 10-14
June 1–July 24
8:00 AM–4:00 PM
$150 per week or $30 per day
Extended Care Offered for 50.00 per week for the hours of 7:00am to 6:00pm
Hill Country Arts Academy’s Art Around the World Summer School is an arts‑centered instructional program that integrates visual art, music, literature, cultural studies, and academic enrichment. This program operates as a specialized educational offering, not a childcare service. All lessons are curriculum‑based and taught by HCAA instructors.
Students are grouped by age and ability to ensure developmentally appropriate instruction, meaningful collaboration, and a positive learning environment. Each week highlights a different region of the world, blending hands‑on artmaking with language arts, cultural studies, and mathematics activities connected to the featured culture.
Daily Learning Structure
Students participate in a consistent instructional schedule that includes:
• Guided visual art lessons connected to the weekly cultural theme
• Music, rhythm, and literature experiences tied to global traditions
• Language arts enrichment through storytelling, reading, and writing activities
• Cultural studies exploring geography, history, and artistic traditions
• Mathematics enrichment through patterning, measurement, symmetry, sequencing, and design
• Outdoor movement, games, and creative expression
All activities are instructional in nature and aligned with the educational purpose of the program.
Northern Lights landscapes, pop art, Americana themes, and regional stories.
Language Arts: Writing inspired by landscapes, comparing regional stories, exploring figurative language.
Cultural Studies: North American regions, artistic movements like Pop Art and Americana.
Mathematics: Color blending ratios, horizon line measurement, repeated shapes in pop‑art compositions.
Gold‑accented mosaics, illuminated lettering, symbolic portraits, and decorative patterns.
Language Arts: Illuminated letter design tied to alphabet study, summarizing historical legends, vocabulary from medieval texts.
Cultural Studies: Byzantine history, religious symbolism, architectural influences.
Mathematics: Geometric planning for mosaics, grid‑based design, symmetry and proportion in portraits.
Hill Country Arts Academy
3507 Trimmier Road, Killeen, Texas 76542, United States
Hill Country Arts Academy is now enrolling students for PreK‑3 through 9th Grade. Our year‑round academic and arts‑integrated program begins August 10th, offering a creative, structured, and nurturing environment where students learn through movement, music, visual arts, storytelling, and hands‑on exploration.
Summer programming is also available, giving families an early start and students a joyful introduction to our arts‑rich learning community.
Secure your child’s spot today and join a school where creativity and curiosity lead the way.