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| The Passion of Theater • Fun with Improv |
| Music Appreciation • Change-Ringing on Hand Bells |
Discover the depths of a new character. Put yourself into the life of another. Experience emotions you may never have felt or expressed and see the world through the eyes of another person. Engage in creative theater games where characters come alive. Interact with others, laugh, and expand your imagination. Join us as we perform a theatrical production to entertain parents, teachers and friends.
Discover and enjoy the benefits of dramatic improvisation in this exciting and lively class. Through games and cooperative activities, children learn the fundamentals of performance while gaining confidence and having a great time. This teaches children how to think on their feet and enhance the interpersonal and group skills that will serve them well beyond this class.
Turn It Up! -- An Appreciation of Music
From Bach to rock, country to hip-hop, listen to, interpret, and appreciate diverse pieces and kinds of music. Experience melody and rhythm as it progresses through the ages. Feel the power of music as a medium and its capacity to heal, calm, energize or excite.
Change-Ringing on Hand Bells, developed by Dr. Ann Martin
Change-ringing is a medieval art created in England in the 16th century. If you have ever watched a Royal Wedding at St. Paul's on TV, you will have heard the bells ringing out change-ringing patterns. The essence of this art is striking a set of bells - any number from 6 to 12 - over and over in different orders according to pre-established patterns. The only prerequisite for learning to ring changes on hand bells is a good sense of rhythm and an ability to count to ten backwards and forwards. If you enjoy the sound of bells and you like patterns, change-ringing is the music for you. The class may include a field trip to the Washington Cathedral or the Old Post Office tower at 12th and Pennsylvania.
These courses are taught by a diverse group of talented and experienced instructors and may vary according to the unique talents and expertise of the teacher. Skills learned through the arts include: the ability to move beyond the literal, an appreciation of different perspectives, the ability to plan and see a project through from start to finish, empathy, cooperation, pattern recognition, critical interpretation, and more. These skills also transfer to other learning endeavors in Math, History, Literature, Reading, and Science.
If you don't see what you're looking for, we would be happy to customize a class to suit your students' interests and needs.
Contact us to bring our programs to your school
Please feel free to email us or call at (301) 229-8000 for further information. We look forward to hearing from you!