Darlington Arts Center — Winter/Spring 2008
Classes for 4 year-olds

Please note: The Winter/Spring Semester begins on Monday, February 4, 2008
Classes with multiple sessions are NOT repetitive!

Preschool Arts Program
Ages 3 - 5
Tuesdays, 9:00 - 11:30 AM or
Wednesdays, 9:00 - 11:30 AM
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Workshops:

Dancing with Disney
Join us for one or all of the following Fridays: Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 7 , Mar 14, Apr 11 &/or Apr 25
5:00 - 5:45pm
Ages 3 - 5
Teacher - Mattern
$12 per Friday
Calling all princesses and princes! Children develop creative movement through all that is Disney - music soundtracks, stories, and characters. Costumes are encouraged!

Classes:

Fairy Tale Theatre
Ages 4 – 6
Teacher – Jordan
Mondays, 3:00 – 3:45pm
two 8 week sessions
$76 per session
Session 1: Feb 4 – Mar 31 (Not Mar 17)
Session 2: Apr 7 – June 2 (Not May 26)
Relive the magic of your favorite fairy tales! Our budding actors don't need to read in order to create and perform scenes from their favorite magical tales. Throughout the semester students will perform their short plays for parents.

Mommy & Me Clay Creations
Ages 3 – 5 with parent
Teacher – Kaplan
Tuesdays, 10:30 – 11:30am
$88 +$10 clay/kiln fee per session
two 8 week sessions
Session 1: Feb 5 – April 1 (No class 3/18)
Session 2: April 8 – May 27
Enjoy a creative morning with your little one exploring clay construction. Various handbuilding techniques will be introduced.

Discovering Art Together
Ages 3 – 5 with parent
Teacher – Hart
Tuesdays, 5:15 – 6:00pm
$68 +$5 material fee per session
two 8 week sessions
Session 1: Feb 5 – April 1 (No class 3/18)
Session 2: April 8 – May 27
Share your time and creativity with your child while exploring painting, drawing, sculpting and more.

Creative Movement / Tap
Ages 4 – 6
Teacher – Mattern
Wednesdays, 3:15 – 4:00pm
$357
34 weeks: Started September 19, 2007 (No class 3/19)
Let's make some noise! This class explores foot articulation, rhythm, and movement in an expressive way.

Art Explorers
Ages 4 – 6
Teacher – Hart
Wednesdays, 5:00 – 5:45pm
$68 +$5 material fee per session
two 8 week sessions
Session 1: Feb 6 – April 2 (No class 3/19)
Session 2: April 9 – May 28
Introduce your little artist to self-expression through multi-media projects; painting, drawing, and handbuilding will be explored.

Creative Movement / Pre-Ballet
Ages 4 – 6
Teacher – Mattern
Wednesdays, 6:00 – 7:00pm
$425
34 weeks: Started September 19, 2007 (No class 3/19)
Students begin to learn the foundations and vocabulary of classical ballet in a fun and creative environment, in which imaginations are expanded through the use of games and stories.

Creative Movement
Ages 3 – 5
Teacher – Weslyk
Fridays, 2:30 – 3:15pm
$357
34 weeks: Started September 21, 2007 (No class 3/21)

Pre-Ballet
Ages 4 – 6
Teacher – Weslyk
Fridays, 3:15 – 4:00pm
$357
34 weeks: Started September 21, 2007 (No class 3/21)
Young children are introduced to classical ballet through elementary techniques and vocablulary, rhythmic exercises, creative movement, basic dance steps, and ballet positions of arms and feet.

The Suzuki Music Program:
Realizing the implications of native language learning, Shinichi Suzuki developed the rote method of musical learning. The Suzuki method emphasizes the importance of starting early, listening, repetition, parental involvement and encouragement, and learning with other children. Darlington offers Suzuki instruction in violin and piano.

Pre-Twinkle Violin Classes:
Beginners, Ages 4 - 6
For the younger student Darlington offers the Pre-Twinkle Violin Class. Students may take from 16-32 weeks of pre-twinkle before graduating to the traditional Suzuki program.
Beginners: Wed, 6:30 - 7:00pm
Beginners: Sat, 11:30am - Noon
Returning: Sat, 10:00 - 10:30am
Returning: Sat, 10:30 - 11:00am
Returning: Sat, 2:30 - 3:00pm
$88/session two 8 week sessions
Session 1: Feb 6/9 - Apr 2/5 (Not Mar 19-22)
Session 2: Apr 9/12 - May 28/Jun 7 (Not May 24)

Suzuki Piano:
30-min private lessons once a week
$27 per week
Teacher - Sato

977 Shavertown Road
Garnet Valley, PA 19061
info@darlingtonarts.org
610-358-3632