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Greenbelt Department of Recreation

Kids Classes

Youth Arts Classes - SPRING 2010

PRE-SCHOOL AGES

PRE-SCHOOL ART Ages 2-5 (with caregiver)
Pre-register for the full session and receive a discount. Come try a new art project every week where the emphasis is the process and the experience of using art materials in a creative way. This is a parent/child art class. Instructor: Sarah Garcia.
Tu 4/6 - 6/1, 9:30am-11:30am (9 mtgs) CC-113
223201-1 R: $13.50, NR: $16.50

PRE-SCHOOL MUSIC AND ART    Ages 2-5 (with caregiver)
Parents and children experience music and art together: every week, an art project followed by time with music, movement and percussion instruments. A different theme weaves the two sections together each week to introduce your child to the connections between art and music. Caregivers MUST be present with child. Instructors: Lucy Dirksen and Anne Gardner.
M 4/12 - 5/24, 9:45am-10:45am (7 mtgs) CC-113 
223202-1 R: $45, NR: $55

MUSIC TIME FOR YOUNG CHILDREN 
Ages 0-3 (with caregiver)
This class will help parents and small children enjoy music together in daily life. Explore nursery rhymes and folk songs, games and movement, recorded music, age-appropriate instruments and more. Instructor: Melissa Sites.
Tu 4/6 - 5/18, 10:45am-11:30am (7 mtgs) CC-201 
#224202-1 R: $22, NR: $27
Th 4/8 - 5/20, 10:45am-11:45am (7 mtgs) CC-202  
#224202-2  R: $22, NR: $27

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AGES 5-10

AFTER SCHOOL CLAY  Ages 5-10
Children learn a variety of hand-building techniques creating pots and sculpture. All materials provided. Instructor: Gina Mai Denn.
W 4/7 - 4/28, 4:45pm-5:45pm (4 mtgs) CC-304  
#233253-1 R: $25, NR: $30
W 5/12 - 6/2, 4:45pm-5:45pm (4 mtgs) CC-304   
#233253-2 R: $25, NR: $30

SATURDAY CERAMICS  Ages 5-10
Children learn hand-building and decorating techniques, creating pottery and sculpture. All materials provided.
Instructor: Rochelle Mendoza.
Sa 4/10 - 6/5, 10:30am-12:00pm (9 mtgs) CC-304
#233254-1 R: $68, NR: $78

CHILDREN AND ADULT CLAYTIME  Ages 5-Adult 
Family members enjoy time together while exploring the fundamentals of hand-built pottery and sculpture. Recycled clay provided. Each participant registers separately. Children 10 and under must be accompanied by a participant age 16 or above. Instructor: Rochelle Mendoza.
Sa 4/10 - 6/5, 12:30pm-2pm (9 mtgs) CC-304
233255-1 R: $35, NR: $45

See African Drumming and Dance classes below for
ages 10-Adult!

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AGES 11+

POTTER’S WHEEL TWEENS AND TEENS  Ages 11-16
A course in hand-building and use of the potter’s wheel. All materials provided. Instructor: Mike Pappas.
Sa 4/10 - 6/5, 10am-12pm  (8 mtgs: No Class 5/8) CC-305
243251-1 R: $102, NR: $112

DAYTIME POTTERY FOR 11-ADULT 
A course in hand-building and use of the potter’s wheel for all skill levels. Includes Ceramics Open Studio for participants ages 16+. Clay purchase required for ages 16+. Instructor: Gina Mai Denn.
Tu 4/6 - 6/1, 2pm-4pm (9 mtgs) CC-305 
253269-1 R: $90, NR: $100

See African Drumming and Dance Classes below!

 

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Homeschool Classes

ARTS FOR HOMESCHOOLERS  Ages 5-12
Each 3-week section takes students on an in-depth journey through a different medium: Mixed Media, Drawing & Painting, and Printmaking. New projects will be introduced in the spring session. Register for all three 3-week sections and receive a 10% discount. All sections MUST meet minimum enrollment by 3/31; please register early to avoid cancellation. Class is concurrent with Pre-School Art. Instructor: Leah Cohen.

Mixed Media
Tu 4/6 - 4/20, 10am-11:30am (3 mtgs) CC-116    #243205-1 R: $35, NR: $45

Drawing and Painting 
Tu 4/27 - 5/11, 10am-11:30am (3 mtgs) CC-116  #243205-2 R: $35, NR: $45

Printmaking 
Tu 5/18 - 6/1, 10am-11:30am (3 mtgs) CC-116  #243205-3 R: $35, NR: $45

DAYTIME POTTERY FOR 11-ADULT 
A course in hand-building and use of the potter’s wheel for all skill levels. Includes Ceramics Open Studio for participants ages 16+. Clay purchase required for ages 16+. Instructor: Gina Mai Denn.
Tu 4/6 - 6/1, 2pm-4pm (9 mtgs) CC-305
253269-1 R: $90, NR: $100

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Ages 16+ are eligible for most adult art classes

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African Drumming and Dance

AFRICAN DRUMMING   Ages 10-Adult
Learn the history and techniques of Western and Central African drumming traditions in an atmosphere of empowerment and peer support. Beginners and all levels welcome. Bring your drum or borrow one from the instructor. The class meets 6:30 - 8:00pm, plus optional free practice time from 8-9:30pm - join in the  drumming for the African Dance class which follows. Instructors: Yuma Bellomee and Rahjae Bellomee.
Wednesday Night African Drumming 
4/7 - 4/28, 6:30pm-8pm (4 mtgs) SHLRC-Gym 
#284400-1 R: $20, NR: $30

Sunday Night African Drumming
4/11 - 5/2, 6:30pm-8pm (4 mtgs) SHLRC-Gym
#284400-2 R: $20, NR: $30

AFRICAN DANCE    Ages 10-Adult

Learn traditional and contemporary dance styles of Western and Central Africa in an atmosphere of empowerment and peer support. Beginners and all levels welcome. Instructor: Brenda Nixon.

Wednesday night African Dance
4/7 - 4/28, 8pm-9:30pm (4 mtgs) SHLRC-Gym  #284401-1 R: $20, NR: $30

Sunday night African Dance
4/11 - 5/2, 8pm-9:30pm (4 mtgs) SHLRC-Gym   #284401-2 R: $20, NR: $30

 

Scholarship Assistance is available to Greenbelt residents for visual arts, performing arts, and senior programs. Applications are available at the main office of the Greenbelt Community Center. Call 301-397-2208 for more information.

Greenbelt Dance Studio

Please note that the full roster of dance classes for the combined Winter-Spring session began back in January, so there are no classes listed this quarter. Please check back at www.greenbeltmd.gov/dance for Summer dance opportunities.

 

CC: Community Center, 15 Crescent Road  301-397-2208
SHLRC: Springhill Lake Recreation Center, 6101 Cherrywood Lane  301-397-2212

 

 

 

 

Greenbelt Community Center, 15 Crescent Road,
Greenbelt, Maryland 20770
301-397-2208

Department of Recreation
Business Office, 99 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD 20770
Phone: 301-397-2200 FAX: 301-397-2203