Amazing Animals

Enrollment: 2nd-5th

Dates: Session I: June 21-25

Session III: July 6-9

Instructor: Marina Galuszka

Everyone loves to create animals. Explore animals through drawing, painting, mixed media techniques, and storytelling. We will also create sculpture of our animals. To keep things fun and active, we will learn some Zumba (Latin fusion) dances.

Enrollment: 3rd-8th

Dates: Session I: June 21-25

Instructor: Cynthia Steiner

Course Fee: $10

Calling all crafty kids! If you love card making, scrapbooking and creating cool crafts, this is the class for you! Students will use die cutting machines, rubber stamps, watercolors, punches, chalks, scrapbooking paper, glitter, and oodles of cool tools to create an array of wonderful projects including birthday cards, photo notepads, picture frames, calendars, scrapbooks, and much more! We will create unique Build-a-bear and Hello Kitty projects using Sizzix dies with the Big Shot machine. Each day we will make 3-4 new projects perfect to give as gifts or just keep for yourself.

Wonders of Watercolor

Enrollment: 1st-6th

Dates: Session IV: July 12-16

Instructor: Young Rembrandts

Class Fee: $15

This program will introduce your young artist to the wonderful and creative world of watercolors. You will learn about and use all of the tools necessary to create using this medium. Each day we will create unique and one-of-a-kind compositions using wet-on-wet, dry brush, and relief techniques. Artists will practice both controlled and loose watercolor skills and will also be introduced to watercolor pencils and how to use them with success. This is a wonderful program to introduce the young artist to the effects that only watercolor can deliver.

Shakespeare Meets Millwood

Enrollment: 4th-8th

Dates: Session V: July 19-23

Instructor: Richmond Shakespeare

Shakespeare meets elementary and middle school students? Can it be done? Absolutely! Richmond Shakespeare (producer of the annual Shakespeare Festival at Agecroft Hall and resident of CenterStage) brings its interactive and accessible way with Shakespeare to young players. Students band together as a troupe of players learning about Elizabethan England and Shakespeare, as they learn an entire play (abbreviated) to be performed at the end of the session. Meanwhile they learn valuable skills: cooperation, focus, memorization, the ability to talk in front of an audience and self discipline, as well as acquiring an increased vocabulary and hopefully a love for the stories and words of Shakespeare.

Just Dance

Enrollment: 1st-6th

Dates: Session V: July 19-23

Instructor: Flynn Cross Cowling

Do you love to dance or want to learn more? This course is designed for dancers and those who want to try it out! We will study many different techniques, including ballet, jazz, contemporary, and modern. We will explore many other elements to dance, such as improvisation, choreography and audition techniques. You will have lots of fun trying out each style and learning its history. At the end of the week, students will have a small performance to show off what they have learned. Please wear leggings or sweat/yoga pants with a t-shirt. Dance shoes, bare feet, or socks are preferred. No shorts, jeans, street clothes or tennis shoes please.

Animal Madness

Enrollment: 1st-6th

Dates: Session VI: July 26-30

Instructor: Young Rembrandts

Class Fee: $10

If you love Animal Planet®, you will love these brand new drawing classes. This art adventure will include drawings of domestic and wild animals to include dogs, cats, birds, baboons, sea creatures, cobras, and more. Each day you will use a new drawing medium to create your masterpiece. Art tools will include graphite pencil, pen & ink, watercolor, paint & pencil, chalk pastel, and marker & wax stick. You will have a great time creating amazing art!