Online art class or a class near home? A guide for parents in Indian cities

An online art class saves a city family the drive, records every class and teaches the same curriculum in every city. A class near home gives a teacher in the room, shared materials and other children at the next table. For many parents in Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune, the time saved decides it, but it is worth looking at both sides honestly.

What does a city family save with an online class?

The plainest answer is the drive. An art class across town on a weekday evening can take an hour or more of travel and waiting, twice a week. With an online class your child sits down at the table at home, the class starts on Zoom, and when the hour ends dinner is ready.

Our classes run two one-hour sessions a week, eight a month. That is eight round trips you do not make in a month.

The hour is mostly off the screen. Your child looks at it for reference and spends the class working on paper.

There is a smaller saving too. Nobody has to wait in a car park or a corridor for an hour. A parent can cook, work or sit with a younger child in the next room, and still hear how the class is going.

What happens when my child misses a class?

City life gets in the way. School events, a cold, a family wedding. In most classes near home, a missed class is simply missed.

Every one of our classes is recorded, and your child keeps lifetime access. They can watch the steps later and finish the picture at their own speed.

Is the class the same in every city?

Yes. The curriculum was designed by Richa, our founder, and every teacher was trained on it. A child in Gurugram and a child in Whitefield can sit in the same batch.

That matters if your family moves. The class does not change when your address does. You can see the page for your city here:

• Online art classes in Delhi NCR
• Online art classes in Bengaluru
• Online art classes in Hyderabad
• Online art classes in Mumbai
• Online art classes in Pune

What does a class near home do better?

It would not be fair to stop there. A good class in your neighbourhood gives things a screen cannot.

• A hand on the brush. A teacher in the room can guide a small child's grip or show the angle of a pencil on the child's own page.
• Shared materials. Easels, big sheets, clay and paints the family does not have to buy or store.
• A room of children. Some children work better beside other children, and love the trip out of the house.
• Mess stays there. Paint on someone else's floor is a real advantage.

If those matter most for your child, a class near home may be the right call. There is also nothing wrong with doing both, a weekend class nearby and two online classes in the week.

The honest trade is this. A class near home gives more hands-on help in the room. An online class gives back the travel time, keeps every lesson on record and stays the same if your family moves.

How do I choose for my child?

A few questions help:

1. How long would the drive take on a weekday evening, both ways?
2. Does your child miss classes often for school or travel?
3. Does your child need a hand on theirs to learn, or can they follow a step shown on screen?
4. Do you have a corner at home where paint is allowed?

The easiest test is to try one. Our free trial is the next real class of the batch for your child's age, with the other children, confirmed on WhatsApp with the Zoom link. There is no separate demo and no selling call. Fees are on the join page: Rs 2,500 plus GST in India, Rs 2,950 all inclusive, billed month by month.

Whichever you choose, watch your child for a month. The right class is the one they talk about at dinner and want to go back to.

Book a free trial class and see how the online class fits your week.