Thursday, March 26, 2009

There is still room in Spring Classes with 8 weeks left! Your tuition will be prorated according to how many classes remain when you enroll. Baby classes start a new curriculum called Rhythm of My Day the week of March 30th! Call today for your free class visit!

Summer and Fall class descriptions are below. You can see the Summer Schedule by scrolling all the way to the bottom of this email or clicking this link! Sign up by April 20th and save $5. Sign up for summer and fall by April 20th and save $20! Siblings take an additional $5 off for summer and $15 off for fall! Call me to sign up for summer and fall as the fall schedule is not yet up on the website!

SUMMER 2009
June 27-August 1 (5 weeks)


CURRICULA DESCRIPTIONS:
Busy Days newborn to 1.5 years $90 M: 10-10:45 & 5-5:45, Wed: 9-9:45

Set your baby's day to classical music. With a little more Tchaikovsky in your "Twinkle, Twinkle" repertoire discover new ways baby benefits from the classics as you develop an appreciation for the world's most respected music. Each lesson features new activities and songs that the parent can sing for all the places baby and mom go together the store, the playground, the doctor, and more.
Home Materials: Busy Day board book, Home CD, Village cage bell instrument, and poster.


Creatures at the Ocean 1.5 years to 3 years $90
M: 9-9:45 & 4-4:45, T: 10-10:45, W: 10-10:45 & 11-11:45, Sat: 10-10:45

Sing sailor songs and make the ocean count. "Five little seashells lying on the shore: Swish! Went the waves and then there were four." Make homemade kites and more! Home Materials: Home CD, pair of seashell castanet instrument, a set of 10 story cards and 5 picture folders.

On the Road 3 years to 5 years $90 M: 11-11:45, Wed: 4:30-5:15, Sat: 11-11:45

Re-live your childhood, with your child. Every song is likely to revive a memory from your summers' past. Play "Eye Spy" and find shapes in the clouds to pass the time. Take imaginary trips in a bus named 'Van Go' to fun-filled vacation destinations such as the carnival, a summer cottage, and the beach. Home Materials: On the Road book, Home CD, frog guiro instrument, and poster.

Tell Me a Tale 4 years to 7 years $110 Tue: 11:00-12:00 & 4:30-5:30

Through storytelling, children will develop an early awareness of rhythm, movement, singing, and drama. Each lesson features a new tale from around the world, explored through multi-instrument and multi-cultural elements. All told, it's an around-the-imagination adventure of the greatest stories from Europe, Malaysia, South Africa, and more. Home Materials: Tell Me a Tale book, Home CD, pair of lumi sticks instrument, and poster.

Family Time--all ages Mon: 6-6:45, Sat 9-9:45 Tuesday 9-9:45 $90 1 child/$140 2 children/$30 add'l child
Creatures at the Ocean --See above


Sign up for summer by April 15th and save $5!
Sing us for summer and fall together by April 15th and save $20!
Siblings take $5 off for summer, $15 off for fall

FALL 2009 August 24 - December 19 (15 weeks)

Village 0-18 months M: 10-10:45 & 5-5:45, Wed: 9-9:45 $230

Feathers (first 7 weeks)--The musical poems of Woody Guthrie, bird songs, and the naturally occurring sounds in nature help babies develop an early appreciation and accelerated aptitude?for language, movement, and music in this class. Home Materials: CD with over 25 specially-selected recordings from class, Little Bird shaker instrument, a colorful picture book of birds Feathers, and a set of Art Banners for the nursery wall that strengthens vision and promotes early literacy.
Do-Si-Do (last 8 weeks)--Pick up your baby and dance. Dance the Charleston, the Tango, and the Cha-Cha and learn why dancing with your baby helps develop vital learning skills from -to-toe. In this class, play a variety of baby appropriate instruments, a dance with fun props. Home Materials: CD with songs from class, an instrument yellow Do-Si-Do clacker, a picture board book Do-Si-Do with lilting move-to-it rhyming text, and a set of Art Banners for the nursery wall that strengthens vision and promotes early literacy.

Our Time 18 mo-3 yrs M: 9-9:45 & 4-4:45, T: 10-10:45, W: 10-10:45 & 11-11:45, Sat: 10-10:45 $225

Wiggles & Giggles --The more than 30 songs, 15 dances, and eight different instruments create these unique music activities, designed to reflect the importance of movement in the life of a toddler. Home Materials: Double CD features 50 songs, sounds, and recordings of favorite activities from class; two story books Watch Me! and Pete and P.J., to develop early literacy skills; Home Activity Book; and specially-made pair of zigzag blocks instrument to develop rhythm and hand-eye coordination.

Imagine That 3-5 years M: 11-11:45, Wed: 4:30-5:15, Sat: 11-11:45 $230

Hello Weather! Let's Play Together! sunshine, rain, snow, thunderstorms, and more in this imaginative and delightful weather-related musical adventure. Preschoolers create storm sounds with a drum to Wild Storms, jump in pretend puddles to 'Mud Puddle Jump,' throw pretend snow-balls to Snowballs, and sing along to 'Colors of the Rainbow.' With weather as our learning theme, preschoolers will explore musical styles that range from Opera to American folk, and become more self-sufficient in a creative musical environment that integrates music, pretend play, storytelling, movement, and more. Home Materials: Two books Michael Finnigan and Hurry Home, Little Kittens, Hello Weather Play Set, Two Home CD with over 63 recordings of the stories, games, and weather sound effects played in class, 46-page Family Activity Book, and two instruments- ankle bells and rain shaker with scraper.

Young Child 5-7 years Semester Three Tues: 4:30-5:30 $260 ($280 new student)

Appalachian music is a featured musical style this semester. First, you and your child will build a two-stringed dulcimer instrument with materials that we'll provide. Then in class we'll learn to play chords and simple melodies on the instrument you built together. We'll also explore rhythm concepts through dance with an introduction to the basic steps in jazz, ballet, and tap dances. Your Home Materials include dulcimer-making materials, activity cards, and music that features recordings from Appalachia, African-America, and Native American music, as well as the Western Art music of the Nutcracker Suite. Home Materials: Children's Folder with stickers, games bag, and Music At Home Cards, Family Songbook, Home CD of music from class, and dulcimer.

Family Time all ages Tuesday 9-9:45, Monday 6-6:45, Saturday 9-9:45

Here, There and Everywhere the five sub-themes center around different family outings: a visit with a friend, an outing at the park, a trip to the city, an afternoon at the aquarium, and a day on the farm. Move like animals with this unit?s story Flip-Flap, Sugar Snap! And follow a girl;'s adventure as she loses her jambourine during the day's outings and then finds it in the story Jingle-Jangle Jambourine. Home Materials: Two Book-?Flip-Flap, Sugar Snap! and Jingle-Jangle Jambourine, Two Home CDs, Family Guide, board game, Waggs the dog hand puppet and finger puppet, and two jambourine instruments.

Day & Time Course Unit Ages Teacher Location Price
Mon @ 10:00 AM starts 6/29/09 Adventures Baby Busy Days 0-18m Brenda Haynes Parkade Center $90.00 Register!
Mon @ 5:00 PM starts 6/29/09 Adventures Baby Busy Days 0-18m Brenda Haynes Parkade Center $90.00 Register!
Wed @ 9:00 AM starts 7/1/09 Adventures Baby Busy Days 0-18m Brenda Haynes Parkade Center $90.00 Register!
Sat @ 9:00 AM starts 6/27/09 Family Time Here, There, Everywhere 0-7 Brenda Haynes Parkade Center $120.00 Register!
Tue @ 9:00 AM starts 6/29/09 Family Time Here, There, Everywhere 0-7 Brenda Haynes Parkade Center $120.00 Register!
Mon @ 6:00 PM starts 6/29/09 Family Time Here, There, Everywhere 0-7 Brenda Haynes Parkade Center $120.00 Register!
Sat @ 10:00 AM starts 6/27/09 Adventures Toddler Creatures at the Ocean 18m-3 Brenda Haynes Parkade Center $90.00 Register!
Mon @ 9:00 AM starts 6/29/09 Adventures Toddler Creatures at the Ocean 18m-3 Brenda Haynes Parkade Center $90.00 Register!
Mon @ 4:00 PM starts 6/29/09 Adventures Toddler Creatures at the Ocean 18m-3 Brenda Haynes Parkade Center $90.00 Register!
Tue @ 10:00 AM starts 6/30/09 Adventures Toddler Creatures at the Ocean 18m-3 Brenda Haynes Parkade Center $90.00 Register!
Wed @ 10:00 AM starts 7/1/09 Adventures Toddler Creatures at the Ocean 18m-3 Brenda Haynes Parkade Center $90.00 Register!
Wed @ 11:00 AM starts 7/1/09 Adventures Toddler Creatures at the Ocean 18m-3 Brenda Haynes Parkade Center $90.00 Register!
Sat @ 11:00 AM starts 6/27/09 Adventures Pre-School On the Road! 3-5 Brenda Haynes Parkade Center $90.00 Register!
Mon @ 11:00 AM starts 6/29/09 Adventures Pre-School On the Road! 3-5 Brenda Haynes Parkade Center $90.00 Register!
Thu @ 9:00 AM starts 6/30/09 Adventures Pre-School On the Road! 3-5 Brenda Haynes Parkade Center $90.00 Register!
Wed @ 4:30 PM starts 7/1/09 Adventures Pre-School On the Road! 3-5 Melanie June Schmitz Parkade Center $90.00 Register!
Tue @ 11:00 AM starts 6/30/09 Adventures Young Child Tell Me A Tale 4-7 Brenda Haynes Parkade Center $100.00 Register!
Tue @ 4:30 PM starts 6/30/09 Adventures Young Child Tell Me A Tale 4-7 Brenda Haynes Parkade Center $100.00 Register!