Art classes for Indian families in Dubai and the Gulf
Indian families in Dubai and across the Gulf join our live and interactive Zoom art classes alongside children in India. Every class is recorded, the fee outside India is Rs 3,000 a month (about USD 36), and the booking form shows each batch time in your own time zone so you can pick one that fits your evening.
How does an online class from India fit a Gulf school week?
Our classes run twice a week, one hour each, eight a month, in age batches: 5 to 8, 8 to 11, and 11 and above. Your child joins on Zoom from home and works on paper, with the screen there for reference.
Families join us from India, the USA, the UK, the Gulf and Singapore. The class is the same wherever the child sits.
For some families in the Gulf, an art class taught by Indian teachers is also a small link to home. Children hear the same kind of teacher talk they would hear in a class in Pune or Chennai, and work alongside children who live there.
What time would the class be in Dubai?
We have no separate Gulf batches, and we do not want to promise timings we do not run. What we do have is a booking form that lists every open batch time, shown in India time and in your own time.
So the step is simple:
- Open the booking form.
- Choose your child's age batch.
- Read each open time in your own time zone. The batch timings page shows them too.
- Pick the one that sits well after school and homework.
If none fits, message us on WhatsApp on +91 87005 06395 and tell us which times would. We will tell you honestly what is open.
Gulf weekends and Indian weekends do not always fall on the same days, so look at weekday and weekend batches both. A time that looks early or late in India time can sit comfortably in yours.
What if my child misses a class?
A long weekend, a trip home to India, an exam week. Every class is recorded, and your child keeps lifetime access to the recordings.
Your child can watch a missed class later, follow the steps and finish the picture. A child can also use them for a second go at a hard step, on a quiet Friday.
What does it cost from the Gulf?
For families outside India the fee is Rs 3,000 a month, about USD 36, for eight classes. It is billed month by month on WhatsApp with a Pay Now link, and international cards work.
There is no long package to buy up front. If your child joins in the middle of a month, you pay only for the classes left in it. More on fees and timings for families outside India is on the families abroad page.
What do Gulf parents say?
A parent in Dubai left this note on our site:
"Amazing teacher who teaches really well."
Surbhi, Dubai
The classes are led by Richa, our founder, and the teachers she trained on her curriculum: Maithily, Ankita, Tisha and Sejal. Children try many art forms and mediums across the months, so that later they can choose their own.
Some students have stayed with the class for three to four years. For a family abroad, that means a class that comes to know how your child draws, through a school change or a move to another city.
What will my child need at home?
Paper, a pencil and some colours are enough for the free trial. After that, each age batch has its own list. Younger children use crayons, oil pastels, sketch pens, poster colours and watercolour cakes. Older children add fine liners, brush pens and a canvas board. The full list is on the material list page.
The same batches include children in India and in other countries. If you have family in the UK, the USA or Singapore asking the same question, our guide to online art classes for Indian kids abroad covers what changes and what does not.
The easiest way to know if a batch time works is to try one real class at that time.
Book a free trial class and pick the batch time that suits your family in the Gulf.
Questions parents ask
Are there special batch times for the Gulf?
There are no separate Gulf batches. The booking form lists every open batch time in India time and in your own time, so you can see which ones fit after school where you live.
Can I pay from the UAE with a local card?
Yes. Fees are billed on WhatsApp with a Pay Now link, and international cards are accepted.
What if no batch time suits us?
Tell us on WhatsApp which times would work. We cannot promise a new batch, but the recordings mean your child can still follow the classes on a day you choose.
Does my child need special materials from India?
No. The material list for each batch uses common art supplies, such as watercolour cakes, oil pastels, sketch pens and poster colours.
Book a free trial class
Your child joins the next real class of the batch you pick, with the other children. There is no separate pitch session. We confirm on WhatsApp with the Zoom link.
No payment needed. For the trial, paper, a pencil and any colours at home are enough.
