Description
Led by Hajar Azzam
10 Thursdays from 7-8:30 pm
Dates: Feb 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24 & May 1
Sooki Studio, 2971 Allesandro Street, Los Angeles 90039
To speak to someone in their native language is to speak to their heart. To speak our ancestral languages allows us to access the spirit, history and soul of our culture. Through language, we can access poetry, communicate with family members (close by and afar), engage with news and enter new depths of another culture.
This month, we are pleased to bring back the series "Tongues and Tales," aiming to provide a creative, welcoming and accessible space to learn languages.
This 10-week course is perfect for absolute beginners to Arabic or those who are hoping to build their vocabulary and practice it with our warm community. You will get to create ceramic pieces with Arabic calligraphy and create other ceramic pieces and talk to the class about in Arabic.
🪺Lesson 1: Greetings - Introduction to language, letters, vowels | 🪅Creative Activity: Name Plaques
🪺Lesson 2: Basic Sentence Structure & Verbs; continuing with letters
🪺Lesson 3: Family; continuing with letters
🪺Lesson 4: Numbers & Counting; continuing with letters
🪺Lesson 5: Home; continuing with letters | 🪅Creative Activity: title making
🪺Lesson 6: Conversations; Basic Verbs
🪺Lesson 7: Adjectives
🪺Lesson 8: Daily Routines & Time; practice
🪺Lesson 9: Likes and Dislikes
🪺Lesson 10: Talk about your project! | 🪅 Play with clay
Instructor
Hajar Azzam is an experienced Arabic and Quran teacher. She began her teaching journey In 2015 at Ahlul Quran Center in Santa Ana teaching kids the fundamentals of Arabic reading and has since transitioned to providing private one-on-one lessons. Hajar centers joy in her teaching approach and prioritizes building students confidence in their reading. During the day, she works at Walt Disney Studios, where she is committed to uplifting underrepresented voices. In her free time, she finds solace in playing with clay and caring for her 37 plants. 🌱
Health, Safety & Accessibility
Community care and inclusivity lay at the core of Sooki. We believe that creativity requires vulnerability and over the last four years we have worked to foster a feeling of safety within the studio. This intention is reflected in our policies, studio setup, and collective efforts.
We are fortunate to have an indoor/outdoor space that offers a safe haven, particularly for our immunocompromised community members who are at higher risk for Covid, flu, RSV, colds, and other infections.
To ensure a safer space for everyone, we now require masks for all programming and are providing N95 and KN95 masks. Masks also protect us from clay & glaze dust that can become harmful with longterm inhalation. We ask that everyone work with us, so that we can collectively create a feeling of safety, community and connection.
We are adjusting to the tragic new reality within our city, post-LA wild fires, and are evaluating how best to adapt our space as both a resource and to improve air quality within the studio. We are working on installing commercial grade air filters and would love to hear from those who are most affected and may need other any other accommodations.
Our property is ADA accessible. The bathroom has 3 steps and a ramp can be fitted upon request. On-site parking is available when needed along with other accommodations.
Please reach out with any questions, ideas or concerns to info@sooki.studio. We’re always happy to hear from our community and are constantly working to improve.
Sliding Scale Pricing
Sliding scale pricing is a tool for social equity, designed to make ceramics education accessible and affordable.
When signing up for a workshop, please choose the pricing tier that feels right for your current finances. This is a trust-based system, and only you know what’s comfortable and possible for you.
The high end of the scale reflects the true cost of the workshop. If you’re able to pay this, it helps subsidize others and makes our offerings more affordable.
There are limited spaces per tier to ensure balance and coverage of workshop costs. If a tier is sold out, it means all spots have been filled. An interest-free payment plan is available, allowing you to split the cost over time.
We strive to make our workshops accessible and continually improve our pricing system. If you have any questions or suggestions, please reach out!
Cancellation Policy
Workshops are non-refundable. If you can't attend, you may transfer your spot to someone else—please confirm with the studio when doing so.