Kids Classes - Fall 2024
Because we are a member-supported center for the arts, a non-refundable Family Membership of $75, valid from September 1 through August 31, is required to enroll in all activities (exceptions are noted and include all workshops) and will be pro-rated to $40 for activities beginning after March 1. The Family Membership may be tax-deductible and allows Darlington to maintain facilities, provide excellent administration, care for our instruments and studios, and fulfill our mission to provide Every Art for Everyone.
Visual Art
Play With Clay 
Ages: 5-10, Mondays, 4:00pm-5:15pm
Join us to try all kinds of clay in different projects. A great way for beginners to learn how to build with model magic, polymer clay, ceramic clay and more! Learn to build exciting sculptures as well as functional items - like a cup you can actually use! A fun and creative way to spend a Monday afternoon! In accordance with Garnet Valley School Transportation guidelines, Garnet Valley Students may be bused to Darlington as part of our Afterschool Club!
Teaching Artist: Bea Kaplan
Fall Session 1: September 9 – November 11, 2024 (10 weeks)
Skip Dates: None
Price Before/After August 19: $280/$295
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Fall Session 2: November 18, 2024 – January 27, 2025 (8 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/25/24, 12/23/24, 12/30/24
Price Before/After October 28: $224/$236
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Intro to Sewing (8-12) **NEW CLASS**
Ages: 8-12, Mondays, 4:00pm-5:00pm
Learn the basics of sewing in this introductory class. Our teaching artist will guide the students through a series of projects to illustrate the various skills. No experience necessary – just a willing spirit and an eagerness to learn. In accordance with Garnet Valley School Transportation guidelines, Garnet Valley Students may be bused to Darlington as part of our Afterschool Club!
Teaching Artist: Grace Elliott
Fall Session 1: September 9 – November 11, 2024 (10 weeks)
Skip Dates: None
Price Before/After August 19: $224/$236
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Fall Session 2: November 18, 2024 – January 27, 2025 (8 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/25/24, 12/23/24, 12/30/24
Price Before/After October 28: $180/$189
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Visual Art Club
Ages: 7-12, Tuesdays, 4:00pm-5:15pm
Calling all creative kids! Join us after school to create amazing projects using all kinds of visual art mediums – drawing, painting, ceramics, collage and more! Students can jump in and discover their inner artists! In accordance with GVSD guidelines, Garnet Valley Students may be bused to Darlington as part of our Afterschool Club!
Teaching Artist: Jessica Rogers
Fall Session 1: September 10 – November 12, 2024 (9 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/5/24
Price Before/After August 19: $252/$266
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Fall Session 2: November 19, 2024 – January 28, 2025 (8 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/26/24, 12/24/24, 12/31/24
Price Before/After October 28: $224/$236
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Introduction to Costume Design
Ages: 7-12, Tuesdays, 4:00pm-5:15pm
Have you ever wanted to make your own Halloween costume? Do you like to arrange colors, patterns, and fabrics together in interesting ways? Then this is class for you! This project-based class will have you creating interesting costumes pieces you can actually use. Garnet Valley Students may be bused to Darlington as part of our Afterschool Club!
Teaching Artist: Jennifer Roman
Fall Session 1: September 10 – November 12, 2024 (9 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/5/24
Price Before/After August 19: $252/$266
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Fall Session 2: November 19, 2024 – January 28, 2025 (8 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/26/24, 12/24/24, 12/31/24
Price Before/After October 28: $224/$236
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Pottery by Wheel & Hand
Ages: 11-17, Tuesdays, 5:30pm-7:00pm
Have you enjoyed taking Play With Clay or Paint and Clay Works? Have you always wanted to learn how to work the wheel? If your answer was YES, then this class is for you. Learn the basics of wheel throwing and continue creating amazing clay creations by hand.
Teaching Artist: Jessica Rogers
Fall Session 1: September 10 – November 12, 2024 (9 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/5/24
Price Before/After August 19: $303/$319
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Fall Session 2: November 19, 2024 – January 28, 2025 (8 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/26/24, 12/24/24, 12/31/24
Price Before/After October 28: $269/$283
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Imagination Afternoon
Ages: 5-10, Wednesdays, 4:00pm-5:15pm
Create fun arts and crafts using various, simple everyday items and atypical art supplies. From cans to cardboard, learn to use your imagination to craft something incredible out of anything! Garnet Valley Students may be bused to Darlington as part of our Afterschool Club!
Teaching Artist: Jennifer Roman
Fall Session 1: September 11 – November 13, 2024 (10 weeks)
Skip Dates: None
Price Before/After August 19: $280/$295
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Fall Session 2: November 20, 2024 – January 29, 2025 (8 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/27/24, 12/25/24, 1/1/25
Price Before/After October 28: $224/$236
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Paint and Clay Works
Ages: 7-12, Wednesdays, 4:00pm-5:15pm
Heighten your imagination through the use of clay and paint! This class will teach the fundamentals of painting in acrylic and watercolor as well as three-dimensional ceramic art including the construction of fun sculptures in addition to functional pottery like mugs and bowls! Garnet Valley Students may be bused to Darlington as part of our Afterschool Club!
Teaching Artist: Elizabeth "Bea" Kaplan
Fall Session 1: September 11 – November 13, 2024 (10 weeks)
Skip Dates: None
Price Before/After August 19: $280/$295
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Fall Session 2: November 20, 2024 – January 29, 2025 (8 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/27/24, 12/25/24, 1/1/25
Price Before/After October 28: $224/$236
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Introduction to Costume Design (Teen Edition)
Ages: 11-17, Wednesdays, 5:30pm-7:00pm
Have you ever wanted to make your own Halloween costume? Do you like to arrange colors, patterns, and fabrics together in interesting ways? Then this is class for you! This project-based class will have you creating interesting costumes pieces you can actually use. Garnet Valley Students may be bused to Darlington as part of our Afterschool Club!
Teaching Artist: Jennifer Roman
Fall Session 1: September 11 – November 13, 2024 (10 weeks)
Skip Dates: None
Price Before/After August 19: $336/$354
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Fall Session 2: November 20, 2024 – January 29, 2025 (8 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/27/24, 12/25/24, 1/1/256
Price Before/After October 28: $269/$283
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Let's Get Crafty
Ages: 5-10, Thursdays, 4:00pm-5:00pm
Let your imagination soar as you create fun arts and crafts! Creativity is the name of the game as you work with a variety of different mediums such as paint, clay, fabric, and yarn to produce unique creations! Garnet Valley students may be bused to Darlington as part of our Afterschool Club!
Teaching Artist: Jessica Rogers
Fall Session 1: September 12 – November 14, 2024 (9 weeks)
Skip Dates: 10/3/24
Price Before/After August 19: $202/$213
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Fall Session 2: November 21, 2024 – January 30, 2025 (9 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/28/24, 12/26/24
Price Before/After October 28: $202/$213
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Making Masterpieces **NEW CLASS**
Ages: 7-12, Thursdays, 4:00pm-5:15pm
Are you ready to create a masterpiece? How about multiple masterpieces? In this class, you will create a gallery of artwork inspired by the world’s great artists and their works. Explore exciting new styles like Gustav Klimt’s art nouveau symbolism and Salvador Dali’s surrealism to name just a few! In accordance with Garnet Valley Transportation policies, Garnet Valley School District children may be bused to Darlington for this class as part of our Afterschool Art Club!
Teaching Artist: Jennifer Roman
Fall Session 1: September 12 – November 14, 2024 (9 weeks)
Skip Dates: 10/3/24
Price Before/After August 19: $252/$266
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Fall Session 2: November 21, 2024 – January 30, 2025 (9 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/28/24, 12/26/24
Price Before/After October 28: $252/$266
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Clay Creations **NEW CLASS**
Ages: 5-10, Fridays, 4:00pm-5:00pm
Join us to try all kinds of clay in different projects. A great way for beginners to learn how to build with model magic, polymer clay, ceramic clay and more! Learn to build exciting sculptures as well as functional items - like a cup you can actually use! Garnet Valley Students may be bused to Darlington as part of our Afterschool Club!
Teaching Artist: Jessica Rogers
Fall Session 1: September 13 – November 15, 2024 (9 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/8/24
Price Before/After August 19: $252/$266
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Fall Session 2: November 22, 2024 – January 31, 2025 (9 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/29/24, 12/27/24
Price Before/After October 28: $252/$266
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Drawing and Painting
Ages: 7-12, Fridays, 4:00pm-5:15pm
Have fun exploring basic drawing principles such as line, color, and texture. Develop your painting techniques using various paint media. You will create beautiful works of art while experimenting with pencil, pastel, watercolors, acrylics and more! Garnet Valley Students may be bused to Darlington as part of our Afterschool Club!
Teaching Artist: Jennifer Roman
Fall Session 1: September 13 – November 15, 2024 (9 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/8/24
Price Before/After August 19: $252/$266
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Fall Session 2: November 22, 2024 – January 31, 2025 (9 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/29/24, 12/27/24
Price Before/After October 28: $252/$266
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Saturday Art Club
Ages: 5-8, Saturdays, 11:00am-12:00pm
If your young artist is looking for a fun way to create incredible arts and crafts, then they will want to be part of our Saturday Art Club! Learn great classroom socialization skills while creating fun art projects in all mediums from sculpture to drawing and collage to painting! A new fun art project every week!
Teaching Artist: Jessica Rogers
Fall Session 1: September 14 – November 16, 2024 (9 weeks)
Skip Dates: 10/12/24
Price Before/After August 19: $202/$213
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Fall Session 2: November 23, 2024 – February 1, 2025 (9 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/30/24, 12/28/24
Price Before/After October 28: $202/$213
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Drama
Let's Make A Play!
Ages: 7-12, Mondays, 4:00pm-5:15pm
Whether you are continuing your dramatic journey or you are brand new to the stage, this class is for you! Receive the tools and training of professional actors. Be the playwrights, designers and directors of your very own show! You will build confidence and presence while you create an original play to perform for family and friends on the final date! Garnet Valley Students may be bused to Darlington as part of our Afterschool Club!
Teaching Artist: Kate McGrath
Fall Session 1: September 9 – November 11, 2024 (10 weeks)
Skip Dates: None
Price Before/After August 19: $255/$268
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Fall Session 2: November 18, 2024 – January 27, 2025 (8 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/25/24, 12/23/24, 12/30/24
Price Before/After October 28: $224/$236
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Stand Up Comedy!
Ages: 11-14, Mondays, 5:15pm-6:15pm
Learn to think on your feet and develop your comedic skills for the stage. Students will use improv techniques and fun writing prompts in a supportive atmosphere to create stand-up routines to share with family and friends on the final class!
Teaching Artist: Kate McGrath
Fall Session 1: September 9 – November 11, 2024 (10 weeks)
Skip Dates: None
Price Before/After August 19: $224/$236
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Fall Session 2: November 18, 2024 – January 27, 2025 (8 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/25/24, 12/23/24, 12/30/24
Price Before/After October 28: $180/$189
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Young Actor's Club
Ages: 5-10, Tuesdays, 4:00pm-5:00pm
Are you destined to be on stage? In this introduction to acting and improvisation for kids, you will build confidence and social skills while expressing and expanding your creativity! Participate in a variety of theater games while learning the skills of a theater artisan! Create characters, scenes and stories with friends! An exhibition of work will be presented on the last class of each session. Garnet Valley Students may be bused to Darlington as part of our Afterschool Club!
Teaching Artist: Kate McGrath
Fall Session 1: September 10 – November 12, 2024 (9 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/5/24
Price Before/After August 19: $202/$213
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Fall Session 2: November 19, 2024 – January 28, 2025 (8 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/26/24, 12/24/24, 12/31/24
Price Before/After October 28: $180/$189
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Darlington Adventurer's Guild: Apprentice
Ages: 10-15, Saturdays, 10:00am-11:15am
The Apprentice class is a warm welcome to the hobby of tabletop roleplaying. From “table manners” to tricks for building an interesting character, this class level introduces the skills you’ll need to feel comfortable at a gaming table and then gives you a change to take some playful risks under imaginary circumstances.
Teaching Artist: Griffin Horn
Fall Session 1: September 14 – November 16, 2024 (9 weeks)
Skip Dates: 10/12/24
Price Before/After August 19: $229/$242
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Fall Session 2: November 23, 2024 – February 1, 2025 (9 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/30/24, 12/28/24
Price Before/After October 28: $229/$242
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Darlington Adventurer's Guild: Master - Spooky Season
Ages: 10-18, Saturdays, 11:30am-1:30pm
This Master level class focuses on games that are spooky, scary, horrifying, mysterious, and awesome! Using a Dungeons and Dragons sourcebook, you’ll explore the fine art of frightening your players without scaring them away from the table! (Prerequisite - For the 2024-2025 academic year, students must have taken two sessions of last year’s Dungeons and Darlington class in order to enroll in this Master level class).
Teaching Artist: Griffin Horn
Fall Session 1: September 14 – November 16, 2024 (9 weeks)
Skip Dates: 10/12/24
Price Before/After August 19: $367/$386
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Darlington Adventurer's Guild: Master - Game Master's Workshop
Ages: 10-18, Saturdays, 11:30am-1:30pm
This Master level class focuses on how to be a successful Game Master. Students will explore running a game and practice giving constructive feedback to their fellow Game Masters. (Prerequisite - For the 2024-2025 academic year, students must have taken two sessions of last year’s Dungeons and Darlington class in order to enroll in this Master level class).
Teaching Artist: Griffin Horn
Fall Session 1: September 14 – November 16, 2024 (9 weeks)
Skip Dates: 10/12/24
Price Before/After August 19: $367/$386
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Music
Rhythm Playground
Ages: 5-10, Fridays, 4:00pm-5:00pm
Have a blast exploring the playground of percussion instruments from buckets and drums to xylophones and pianos! Begin your musical education with exciting lessons that teach basic rhythm and meter while developing solo and group performance skills in a fun and social environment. In accordance with Garnet Valley Transportation policies, Garnet Valley School District students may be bused to Darlington as part of our Afterschool Art Club!
Teaching Artist: Scotty Horey
Fall Session 2: November 22, 2024 – January 31, 2025 (9 weeks)
Skip Dates: 11/29/24, 12/27/24
Price Before/After October 28: $267/$281
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Dance/Fitness
Mini Poms
Ages: 7-9, Wednesdays, 6:00pm-7:00pm
Dream of growing up to be a dance team member or cheerleader? Combine dance with upbeat music and the fun of poms! Dancers will learn the basics of jazz dance and pom technique in this energetic class!
Teaching Artist: Emily Ackin-O'Mahoney
September 11, 2024 – June 11, 2025
Skip Dates: 9/18/24, 11/27/24, 12/25/24, 1/1/25, 3/19/25, 4/16/25
Price Before/After July 8: $757/$796
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Pom & Lyrical Jazz Combo **Call 610-358-3632 if interested**
Ages: 10-12, Wednesdays, 7:00pm-8:00pm
Jump into the world of jazz dance with two different styles in one class! Dance your emotions with lyrical jazz, then pump up the energy with sharpness and poms! All while learning a great foundation of dance technique.
Teaching Artist: Emily Ackin-O'Mahoney
September 11, 2024 – June 11, 2025
Skip Dates: 9/18/24, 11/27/24, 12/25/24, 1/1/25, 3/19/25, 4/16/25
Price Before/After July 8: $757/$796