Early Childhood Arts Education Program with FAA
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Early Childhood Visual Arts
EARLY CHILDHOOD VISUAL ART CLASSES
Instructor: Dianne Stiver-Lang
- for ages 4-6
- Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
- Session 1: From August 27 to October 15, 2021
- Class #: VAF2120A
- Session 2: October 22 to December 17, 2021
- Class #: VAF2120B
- Session 1: From August 27 to October 15, 2021
Little hands, big projects! Young children explore clay as they create seasonal-themed items
Instructors: Melissa Sexstella & Ann Marie Raddell
- for ages 2-5 with caregiver
- Mondays from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
- From November 8 to November 29, 2021
- Class #: MAF2103
- From November 8 to November 29, 2021
Little ones with a caregiver explore their favorite books, such as Pete the Cat and Brown Bear through music and art experiences. Each class includes a one-half hour of art and one-half hour of music each week.
Instructor: Melissa Sexstella
- for ages 3-5
- Location: Outside at FAA!
- Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- On May 12, 19, 26, and June 2, 2021
- (weather make-up class on June 9)
- Class #: VASP2101
The class encourages children to be creative and experiment with a wide variety of engaging art supplies. Little ones, with a caregiver, will draw, paint, and collage their way to discovering the world of art through their own unique creations. Artwork will celebrate the season and showcase their imaginations. Weather make-up day is June 9, 2021.
Due to COVID-19, an additional $5 supply fee is included to cover the cost of materials.
Instructors: Melissa Sexstella & Ann Marie Raddell
- for ages 2-5 with caregiver
- Mondays April 12th, 19th, 26th, and May 3rd
2 sections to choose from:
- 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. in-person at FAA
- (Class #: MASP2101)
- 11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Live Music Online
- (Class #: MASP2102)
Nursery Rhyme Time offers uplifting fun! Together with your 2-5 year old, explore nursery rhymes through music and art experiences. Class includes one-half hour of visual art/felt play and one-half hour of music each week. Engaging multi-arts experiences also include preschool readiness skills like counting, shapes, and colors. All art supplies are included!
Due to COVID-19, an additional $5 supply fee is included to cover the cost of materials. All supplies provided.
Instructor: Kathy Mercer
Join the waitlist: *Should more spots open, individuals will be contacted in the order of waitlist registration.*
- for ages 2-4 with a caregiver
- Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
- From June 19 to July 24, 2021
- Class #: VAS2105
For little ones with their caregiver! Smear, splat, and explore a multitude of art media and experiences.
Due to COVID-19, an additional $5 supply fee is included to cover the cost of materials.
Instructor: Dianne Stiver-Lang
Join the waitlist: *Should more spots open, individuals will be contacted in the order of waitlist registration.*
- for ages 3-5
- Mondays from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
- From June 14 to July 26, 2021
- Class #: VAS2120
For little ones with their caregiver! Smear, splat, and explore a multitude of art media and experiences.
Due to COVID-19, an additional $5 supply fee is included to cover the cost of materials.
Instructor: Kathy Mercer
- for ages 3-5
- Mondays from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- From June 14 to July 26, 2021
- Class #: VAS2103
Create all the fun of summer in all types of media!
Due to COVID-19, an additional $5 supply fee is included to cover the cost of materials.
Instructor: Kathy Mercer
- for ages 4-6
- Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
- From June 19 to July 24, 2021
- Class #: VAS2104
Paint, draw, cut, glue, and more fun! Enjoy all types of media as we create everything from a collage to a masterpiece! Parents are welcome to stay.
Due to COVID-19, an additional $5 supply fee is included to cover the cost of materials.
Instructor: Kathy Mercer
- for ages 3-6
- Thursdays from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- From June 17 to July 22, 2021
- Class #: VAS2109
Each week our young artists will create their own versions of “Eric Carle’s Artwork.” Mr. Seahors; The Very Lonely Firefly; The Grouchy Ladybug; Have You Seen My Cat?; Papa, Please Get the Moon For Me, and finally, The Very Hungry Caterpillar! A combination of markers, crayons, watercolor, glue, and tissue paper will be used. In addition, extra embellishments each week to make the students’ artwork special!
Due to COVID-19, an additional $5 supply fee is included to cover the cost of materials.
Instructor: Kathy Mercer
Session 1:
- for ages 2-4 with a caregiver
- Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
- From 1/30/2021 to 3/06/2021
- Class #: VASP2103A
Session 2:
- for ages 2-4 with a caregiver
- Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
- 3/03/2021 to 4/17/2021
- Class #: VASP2103B
Due to COVID-19, an additional $5 supply fee is included to cover the cost of materials.
Instructor: Kathy Mercer
Session 1:
- for ages 4-6
- Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
- 1/20/2021 to 3/06/2021
- Class #: VASP2104A
Session 2:
- for ages 4-6
- Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
- 3/13/2021 to 4/17/2021
- Class #: VASP2104B
Due to COVID-19, an additional $5 supply fee is included to cover the cost of materials.
Instructors: Melissa Sexstella and Ann Marie Raddell
Ages 2-6 w/ adult
- Tuesday’s from 10:00am to 11:15am: 10/01/2024-10/22/2024
- Willoughby
- Class #: MAF2401
Nursery Rhyme Time: Little ones with a caregiver explore nursery rhymes through music and art experiences. Class includes one-half hour of art and one-half hour of music each week.
- Session 1: Tuesday’s from 10:00am to 11:15am: 08/27/2024-09/17/2024
- Willoughby
- Class #: MAF2405A
- Session 2: Tuesday’s from 10:00am to 11:15am: 11/05/2024-12/03/2024
- Willoughby
- Class #: MAF2405B
Leapin’ Literature: Little ones with a caregiver explore favorite children’s books through music and art experiences. Class includes story time, one-half hour of art, and one-half hour of music each week.
Instructor: Kathy Mercer
Little ones, with a caregiver, will smear, splat, and explore. Paint, oil pastels, markers, and multitude of art media will be used.
Early Childhood Music
EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC CLASSES
Instructors: Melissa Sexstella & Ann Marie Raddell
- for ages 2-5 with caregiver
- Mondays April 12th, 19th, 26th, and May 3rd
Two times to choose from:
- 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. in-person at FAA
- (Class #: MASP2101)
- 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. in-person at FAA
- (Class #: MASP2101B)
Nursery Rhyme Time offers uplifting fun. Together with your 2-5-year-old, explore nursery rhymes through music and art experiences. Class includes a one-half hour of visual art/felt play and one-half hour of music each week. Engaging multi-arts experiences also include preschool readiness skills like counting, shapes, and colors. All art supplies are included!
Due to COVID-19, an additional $5 supply fee is included to cover the cost of materials.
Instructor: Ann Marie Raddell
for students birth to age 5
4 sections to choose from:
- Thursdays 10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. in person at FAA (4 weeks)
- Class #: MSP2101C
- Mondays 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. in person at FAA (3 weeks)
- Class #: MSP2101F
- Thursdays 10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m. in-person at FAA (4 weeks)
- Class #: MSP2101D
- Thursdays 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in person at FAA (4 weeks)
- Class #: MSP2101E
- Instructor: Ann Marie Raddell MT-BC, NICU MT
- for students birth to age 5
- On Tuesdays: July 6, 13, and 20, 2021
- From July 6 to July 20, 2021
Two sections to choose from:
- 10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. in person at FAA
- (Class #: MS2101A)
- 10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m. in-person at FAA
- (Class #: MS2101B)
Instructors: Melissa Sexstella and Ann Marie Raddell
Ages 2-6 w/ adult
- Tuesday’s from 10:00am to 11:15am: 10/01/2024-10/22/2024
- Willoughby
- Class #: MAF2401
Nursery Rhyme Time: Little ones with a caregiver explore nursery rhymes through music and art experiences. Class includes one-half hour of art and one-half hour of music each week.
- Session 1: Tuesday’s from 10:00am to 11:15am: 08/27/2024-09/17/2024
- Willoughby
- Class #: MAF2405A
- Session 2: Tuesday’s from 10:00am to 11:15am: 11/05/2024-12/03/2024
- Willoughby
- Class #: MAF2405B
Leapin’ Literature: Little ones with a caregiver explore favorite children’s books through music and art experiences. Class includes story time, one-half hour of art, and one-half hour of music each week.
Instructors:
- Willoughby: Ellen Mann, MT-BC and Jillian Truchan, MT-BC
- Broadmoor School: Jillian Truchan, MT-BC
Ages infant to 6 w/ adult
Choose between four different times and four different sessions throughout the fall semester.
Music Makin’: Designed for young children of ALL abilities! Bounce, wiggle, sing and have fun with your munchkin. This class engages you and your child in singing, playing, instruments, and movement experiences while encouraging bonding, stimulating the senses, promoting learning and creating opportunities for socialization.
*New Music Makin' at Broadmoor School
Early Childhood Dance
EARLY CHILDHOOD DANCE CLASSES
- for ages 3-4
- Mondays from 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
- From August 23, 2021, to January 10, 2022
- Class #: DF2116
- From August 23, 2021, to January 10, 2022
- For ages 5-7
- Thursdays (French) from 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
- From June 17 to July 22, 2021
- Class #: DS2147
- Thursdays (French) from 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
- For ages 3-5
- Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
- From June 17 to July 22, 2021
- Class #: DS2136
- Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
- For ages 3-5
- Thursdays from 6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
- From June 17 to July 22, 2021
- Class #: DS2125.
- Thursdays from 6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
- For ages 3-5
- Tuesdays (French) from 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
- From June 15 to July 20, 2021
- Class #: DS2101A
- From June 15 to July 20, 2021
- Saturdays (Parker): from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
- From June 19 to July 24, 2021
- Class #: DS2101B
- From June 19 to July 24, 2021
- Saturdays (Parker): from 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
- From June 19 to July 24, 2021
- Class #: DS2101C
- From June 19 to July 24, 2021
This class is for beginning dance students who want to enjoy the basic fundamentals of ballet and tap. No previous training required. No class for two weeks in the middle of the session.
- For ages 4-7
- Tuesdays (French): from 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
- From June 15 to July 20, 2021
- Class #: DS2102A
- Saturdays(Parker): from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
- From June 19 to July 24, 2021
- Class #:DS2102B
- Saturdays (Parker): from 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
- From June 19 to July 24, 2021
- Class #: DS2102C
- Tuesdays (French): from 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
- Tuesday’s from 5:30pm-6:15pm: 08/27/2024-01/14/2025
- Class #: DF2401A
- Thursday’s from 2:00pm-2:45pm: 08/29/2024-01/16/2025
- Class #: DF2401B
This class is for preschool students who are learning to move about. There will be a concentration of movement in personal and general space, expressing their feelings through movement, and basic terminology.
- Tuesday’s from 3:00pm-3:45pm: 08/27/2024-01/14/2025
- Class #: DF2403A
Instructor: Lisa Marie French
- Thursday’s from 1:00pm-1:45pm: 08/29/2024-01/16/2025
- Class #: DF2403B
Ages 3 to 4
This class is for preschool students who are learning to move about. There will be a concentration of movement in personal and general space, expressing their feelings through movement, and basic terminology.
Instructor: Nicole Dolanksy, MT-BC
Ages 2 to 6 w/adult
- Tuesday’s from 11:15am-12:00pm: 08/27/2024-09/17/2024
- Class #: DF2405A
- Tuesday’s from 11:15am-12:00pm: 10/01/2024-10/22/2024
- Class #: DF2405B
- Tuesday’s from 11:15am-12:00pm: 11/05/2024-12/03/2024
- Class #: DF2405C
- Tuesday’s from 11:15am-12:00pm: 12/17/2024-01/21/2025
- Class #: DF2405D
- Friday’s from 4:00pm-4:45pm: 08/30/2024-09/20/2024
- Class #: DF2405E
- Friday’s from 4:00pm-4:45pm: 10/04/2024-10/25/2024
- Class #: DF2405G
- Friday’s from 4:00pm-4:45pm: 11/08/2024-12/06/2024
- Class #: DF2405F
- Friday’s from 4:00pm-4:45pm: 12/20/2024-01/24/2025
- Class #: DF2405H
Designed for young children of ALL abilities! Have fun movin’ and groovin’ with your little one with a “theme of the week”, while also being introduced to dance foundations.
Adult required
Early Childhood Theatre
EARLY CHILDHOOD THEATRE CLASSES
- for ages 5-7
- Mondays from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
- From June 14th to July 26th, 2021
- Class #: TS2110
- Mondays from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
We’re off to see the Wizard! Join Dorothy and all your friends from over the rainbow in this fantastic class. You’ll learn the basics of vocal projection, character building, stage direction, and blocking as you go on adventures with your friends to follow the yellow brick road! Your family and friends will be amazed by your brains, heart, and courage when we perform for Sharing Day during the final class!
- for ages 3-5
- Wednesdays from 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
- From 1/27/2021-5/19/2021
- Class #: TSP2101A
Oh the places your beginning theatre student will go in this class. Using the zany, colorful, and wild stories of Dr. Seuss, your young story teller will learn all about theatre and stage presence. The focus of this class is on the basic theatre techniques of volume, diction, emotions, character development, and building relationships. This class culminates in a Sharing Day for family friends on the last day of class.
- for ages 3-5
- Saturdays from 10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- From 1/30/2021 – 5/22/2021
- Class #: TSP2101B
Ignite your child’s imagination and introduce your young actor or actress to the world of theatre through silly stories and songs. Children will act out each book and sing songs from “If You Give a Pig a Pancake,” “If You Give a Moose a Muffin,” and “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.” A perfect introduction to the art of theatre! Class culminates with a Sharing Day for family and friends on the last day of class.
- For ages 4-5
- Friday’s from 4:30pm to 5:15pm
- 08/30/2024-12/20/2024
- Class #: TF2401A
- 08/30/2024-12/20/2024
Do you believe in magic? Explore the magical world of Peter Pan while befriending pirates, fairies, and mermaids. While flying to the second star on the right, you’ll re-enact all your favorite scenes from Peter Pan while learning theatre fundamentals. Character building, stage blocking, and vocal projection are a few stepping stones you will experience while making great friends and learning the importance of storytelling. At the end of the adventure, your family and friends are welcome to join in as we journey to Neverland for sharing day!
Instructor: Mary Messmore
- For ages 4-5
- Fridays from 5:30pm to 6:15pm
- 08/30/2024-12/20/2024
- Class #TF2401B
- 08/30/2024-12/20/2024
Can you not wait to be a mighty king or queen? Join Simba, Nala, Timon, Pumba, and friends, as they explore the African Savanah on a quest to become the next leader of the pride lands. While venturing everywhere the light touches, and beyond, you’ll re-enact all your favorite scenes from The Lion King while learning theatre fundamentals. Character building, stage blocking, and vocal projection are a few stepping stones you will experience while making great friends and learning the importance of storytelling. At the end of the adventure, your family and friends are welcome to join in as we celebrate the circle of life on sharing day!
Instructor: Doriann D’Apice
- For ages 4-5
- Saturdays from 10:45am to 11:30am
- 08/31/2024-12/21/2024
- Class #: TF2401C
- 08/31/2024-12/21/2024
Get ready mini mermaids to go under the sea! We will play and pretend we are Ariel, Flounder, Sebastian, and all your favorite characters from THE LITTLE MERMAID in this exciting class! Will Ariel get her land legs? Will Ariel lose her beautiful voice to Ursula, the terrible sea witch? Will Ariel find true love with Prince Eric? We will have a BLAST as we use our imaginations, build confidence, make friends and learn about the importance of storytelling!! The audience will love to be a PART OF YOUR WORLD on Sharing Day during our last class!!!
Instructor: Jillian Truchan, MT-BC
Ages 2 to 6 w/adult
Designed for young children of ALL abilities! This class engages you and your child in imaginative play and theatre experiences with the “theme of the week”, while also encouraging bonding, stimulating the senses, promoting learning and creating opportunities for socialization.
Adult required
Choose between three different times and four different sessions throughout the fall semester.
