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WINTER/SPRING 2010 CLASS DESCRIPTIONS Village “Cock-A-Doodle-Moo” and “Dewdrops” For Newborns - 18 months and caregiver With you at the center of your child’s discovery, Village engages all the senses and rewards curiosity with object and instrument exploration, vocal play, singing, creative movement and a colorful literature component. Multi-level activities are offered for lap babies, crawlers, and walkers. A different unit is offered every 8 weeks. Hop on the hayride in Cock-A-Doodle-Moo! —it’s time to head for the farm! In this class, you will sing songs about the farm, including “Old MacDonald,” “Hayride,” and “Clever Cows.” Stop and smell the roses in Dew Drops – we’ll play and move together to songs about flowers while exploring Irish and Scottish music. Both units welcome you and your child into a delightful, baby-safe environment full of creative movement and musical exploration. Please note: Only enrolled children allowed in class “Cock-A-Doodle-Moo” and “Dewdrops” are each 8 weeks (45 min. class) Required home materials include a full-length home CD, baby’s board book, specially designed instrument, and visual stimulation banners. Tuition $82*, Home materials $36. *NON-RESIDENTS of Gurnee and Lake Forest will be charged an additional tuition fee when registering for classes at their respective park districts. Our Time “Away We Go” For ages 18 months - 3 years and caregiver Our Time encourages your child to build confidence, self-control and communication skills. Over 15 weeks we will sing, dance, and explore instruments, nurturing your child’s cognitive, physical, and language development. Hop on the train, get in the car, board the plane, and “Away We Go!” This class focuses on transportation, a favorite topic for toddlers who are on the go, go, go! Specially designed for active, curious toddlers, “Away We Go!” uses music and motion to balance the ups and downs of the turbulent toddler years. Through silly songs and tender lullabies your toddler is encouraged to move out for discovery and back to the security of your lap. “Away We Go!” is one of 4 “Our Time” units for toddlers, encouraging confidence, self-control, and communications skills. Copy-cat games teach word sounds and language skills, while instrument play makes it fun to take turns, develop rhythm, and strengthen zipper and pencil-holding fingers. All aboard! Please note: Only enrolled children and non-mobile siblings allowed in class 15-week session (45 min. class) Required home materials include 2 full-length home CDs, 2 harmonicas, 2 story books and a home activity guide. Tuition $155*, Home materials $52. *NON-RESIDENTS of Gurnee and Lake Forest will be charged an additional tuition fee when registering for classes at their respective park districts Imagine That! “Toys I Make, Trips I Take” For Ages 3 and 4 attending alone Imagine That enhances your child’s learning through music, singing, movement, literature, instrument exploration and imagination. With music as the common thread, each lesson allows your child to reflect, compare, make choices, express opinions and engage in problem-solving activities. Each week your preschooler will grow by leaps, skips, and hops in this fun-filled journey of the imagination. In this unit, one of 4 for this age group, we’ll build a pretend toy shop filled with boats, trains, balls, jack-in-the-boxes and many other exciting toys, then take make-believe trips over oceans and mountains—singing together all the while. Your preschooler will love telling stories and developing rhythm and abstract thinking skills by playing the Kindermusik drum. Musical activities featuring favorite tunes and new multi-cultural songs will celebrate your child’s ideas and build confidence and self-sufficiency too. Children play and learn with the instructor for the first part of each lesson, and caregivers come in at the end for Family Sharing Time. So the class also helps prepare your preschooler—and you!—for the transition to kindergarten. Children attend alone for the first 30-35 minutes. Grown-ups join the last 10-15 minutes of class for “Family Time” (any waiting siblings may join at this time, also) Required home materialsinclude 2 full-length home CDs, drum, 2 story books, manipulative playset, and a home activity book. Tuition $155*, Home materials $56 for continuing IT students, $62 for new IT students. *NON-RESIDENTS of Gurnee and Lake Forest will be charged an additional tuition fee when registering for classes at their respective park districts. Kindermusik for the Young Child For ages 5 - 7 "Young Child®"prepares kids ages 5-7 for private music lessons. Through 4 sequential semesters, your child will learn how to read both rhythmic and musical notation, helping ensure his or her successful transition to private piano, violin, etc. “Young Child” provides the opportunity to explore voice development, rhythm, notation, musical symbols and authentic pre-keyboard, string and woodwind instruments. Students explore many facets of the musical experience--speaking, singing, moving, dancing, listening, creating and playing instruments, as well as learning to read and write music. As the capstone to the child's Kindermusik journey, “Young Child” broadens and deepens the child's introduction to the fulfillment and excitement of musicianship. Year One, Semester 2 For Ages 5 - 6 attending alone Semester 2 further develops the child’s glockenspiel-playing skills while developing the greatest instrument of all -- the voice! Pressure free, developmentally appropriate concepts help prepare children for formal music instruction after age 7. Parent/caregiver attends final 10 minutes of class. Required home materials include weekly activity pages, home CD, games bag and family songbook. 15-week session (60 min. class) Offered exclusively at the Adler Center. Tuition $175, home materials $55 ($75 for new Young Child students). Year Two, Semester 4 For Ages 6 - 7 attending alone Semester 4 explores music from many cultures -- from Japan to Hawaii to Africa, just to name a few! Children will learn basic notation concepts on their first wind instrument -- the recorder -- while gaining confidence and appreciation for their own musical gifts. Parent/caregiver attends final 10 minutes of class. Required home materials include a recorder, home CD, games bag, children’s folder and family songbook 15-week session (60 min. class) Offered exclusively at the Adler Center. Tuition $175, home materials $75. | ||
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FALL 2009 CLASS DESCRIPTIONS Village FEATHERS and DO-SI-DO For Newborns - 18 months and caregiver With you at the center of your child’s discovery, Village engages all the senses and rewards curiosity with object and instrument exploration, vocal play, singing, creative movement and a colorful literature component. Multi-level activities are offered for lap babies, crawlers, and walkers. A different unit is offered every 8 weeks. In our first unit, “Feathers”, the naturally occurring sounds in nature help babies develop an early appreciation—and accelerated aptitude—for language, movement, and music. In “Do-Si-Do”, the 2nd unit for Fall, learn why dancing with your baby helps her develop vital learning skills—from head to toe. Please note: Only enrolled children allowed in class “Feathers” and “Do-Si-Do” are each 8 weeks (45 min. class) Required home materials include a full-length home CD, baby’s board book, specially designed instrument, and visual stimulation banners. Tuition $82*, Home materials $36. *NON-RESIDENTS of Gurnee and Lake Forest will be charged an additional tuition fee when registering for classes at their respective park districts. Our Time Wiggles and Giggles For ages 18 months - 3 years and caregiver Our Time encourages your child to build confidence, self-control and communication skills. Over 15 weeks we will sing, dance, and explore instruments, nurturing your child’s cognitive, physical, and language development. This unit, "Wiggles & Giggles", is all about movement (wiggles!) and fun (giggles!). We'll enjoy songs about humor, laughter, and silly sounds and words. Included as part of the 'giggle', the instrument focus is on silly sounds, like those made by the Zig-Zag Blocks your child will receive in the At Home Materials. “Wiggles and Giggles” is one of four non-sequential curricula for this age group. Please note: Only enrolled children and non-mobile siblings allowed in class 15-week session (45 min. class) Required home materials include 2 full-length home CDs, Zig-Zag block instrument, 2 story books and a home activity guide. Tuition $155*, Home materials $52. *NON-RESIDENTS of Gurnee and Lake Forest will be charged an additional tuition fee when registering for classes at their respective park districts. Imagine That! See What I Saw For Ages 3 and 4 attending alone Imagine That enhances your child’s learning through music, singing, movement, literature, instrument exploration and imagination. With music as the common thread, each lesson allows your child to reflect, compare, make choices, express opinions and engage in problem-solving activities. In this unit, "See What I Saw", your child uses his real experience playing in the park to create story-telling scenarios with music. Children attend alone for the first 30-35 minutes. Grown-ups join the last 10-15 minutes of class for “Family Time” (any waiting siblings may join at this time, also). Required home materials include 2 full-length home CDs, slide whistle instrument, lumi sticks instrument, 2 story books, manipulative playset, and a home activity book. Tuition $155*, Home materials $56 for continuing IT students, $62 for new IT students. *NON-RESIDENTS of Gurnee and Lake Forest will be charged an additional tuition fee when registering for classes at their respective park districts. Kindermusik for the Young Child For ages 5 - 7 "Young Child®" prepares kids ages 5-7 for private music lessons. Through 4 sequential semesters, your child will learn how to read both rhythmic and musical notation, helping ensure his or her successful transition to private piano, violin, etc. “Young Child” provides the opportunity to explore voice development, rhythm, notation, musical symbols and authentic pre-keyboard, string and woodwind instruments. Students explore many facets of the musical experience--speaking, singing, moving, dancing, listening, creating and playing instruments, as well as learning to read and write music. As the capstone to the child's Kindermusik journey, “Young Child” broadens and deepens the child's introduction to the fulfillment and excitement of musicianship. Year One, Semester 1 For Ages 5 - 6 attending alone Semester One introduces the glockenspiel, which gives children the opportunity to learn simple melodies and accompaniments. Activity pages encourage first experiences with “reading” and “writing” music. Parent/caregiver attends final 10 minutes of class. Required home materials include a glockenspiel, nylon carry bag, home CD, games bag and family songbook. 15-week session (60 min. class) Offered exclusively at the Adler Center. Tuition $175, home materials $75. Year Two, Semester 3 For Ages 6 - 7 attending alone This is the 3rd semester in the sequential Young Child curriculum. Semester 3 builds on the child’s natural interest in musical instruments with an introduction to the three-stringed dulcimer! Learning about Appalachian music and the dulcimer’s heritage sets the stage for a sampling of Native American music. Parent/caregiver attends final 10 minutes of class. Required home materials include a dulcimer, home CD, games bag, children’s folder and family songbook 15-week session (60 min. class) Offered exclusively at the Adler Center. Tuition $175, home materials $75. | ||
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Kindermusik® by
Susan
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