All Day Preschool operates twelve months a year and serves children 3-5 years of age.
This ECFE class is non-separating for parents and children birth to age 2.
Half Day Preschool offers options for 3 year olds to attend two mornings or afternoons per week or for 4 & 5 year olds to attend three mornings or afternoons per week.
Village Kids is a school-age childcare program that provides care before and after school and on non-school days for children in grades K-5 attending Wilshire Park Elementary School or who reside in St. Anthony-New Brighton School District.
Summer Village Kids offers care for children who have completed grades K-5.
Our early childhood camps and enrichment classes are specifically for children ages 2-6. However, some of our camps and classes are geared for ages 2-9 so siblings can attend together.
Designed for watercolor painters with some experience, this class explores advanced techniques, composition, color harmony, and personal expression. Through demonstrations, guided practice, and individualized feedback, students will refine their skills and create more dynamic, confident paintings. Basic watercolor experience is required. Please bring your own paint brushes.
Paula Pettis began watercolor painting in 2019. She has traveled to England, Italy, Scotland, and Greece to paint plein air. Her watercolors have been shown in the gallery at Unity Church-Unitarian in St. Paul, MN, at Blick Art Materials in Roseville, MN, and she has had both watercolors, and a graphite pencil drawing, on display at the Bakken Museum. In 2024, her painting “Summer - White Bear Lake” was chosen to be displayed in the juried show “Into Nature Plein Air Exhibition” at White Bear Center for the Arts, and in October & November, it was shown in the Minnesota Watercolor Society’s Fall Exhibition “Light in Droplets.” In 2026, her painting “The Way Life Should Be” was chosen to be displayed in the juried show “52nd Annual Northern Lights Juried Art Exhibition” at White Bear Center for the Arts. Paula teaches watercolor classes through St. Anthony-New Brighton Community Services. She studies privately with Catherine Hearding, and has taken classes with Tara Sweeney. She is a member of the Minnesota Watercolor Society, White Bear Center for the Arts, and Urban Sketchers Twin Cities. You can view Paula’s Watercolors at: Instagram.com/paulapettisart
Paula Pettis
