PAINTING PANDAS' MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FREE ART LESSONS AND CLASSES BASED ON OUR DEVELOPMENTALLY-APPROPRIATE AND CAREFULLY CURATED ART CURRICULUM, ALONG WITH FREE QUALITY ART SUPPLIES, TO ELEMENTARY-AGE CHILDREN. OUR GOAL IS THAT THEY WILL USE VISUAL ART AND ART-MAKING AS TOOLS TO INSTILL JOY, HOPE, CONFIDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM, CURIOSITY, AND INSPIRATION, AS WELL AS TO FOSTER SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.