Activity Guides 2018 Winter Spring Activity Guide | Page 8

Preschool
Great Beginnings Nature-al Arts Wee Little Arts
A playgroup for parents and children
Instructor: Dawn Kowal
Ages: newborn – 24 months
8-week session
Supported by Stevie and Marshall Wishnack An artistic class using elements from
nature
Instructor: Cath Cowen
Ages: 3 - 5
8-week session Teaching the creative process to
young artists
Instructor: Marg Bucher
Ages: 4 – 5
Great Beginnings is a playgroup for caregivers
and children that provides a first-time group
experience filled with recreational and
educational activities. This is a wonderful
introduction to the Weinstein JCC and all it has
to offer! Join Dawn, Weinstein JCC Preschool’s
Judaic & Art Specialist, as she entertains and
facilitates fun for you and your little one. Sing,
play, dance and explore with your child, while
both of you meet new friends. In this class for preschoolers led by instructor
Cath Cowan, students will learn how to interact
with and embrace the outdoors by using found
and recycled materials to create projects.
Through their practice and exploration,
youngsters will become more familiar with
their surroundings and the bountiful surprises
tucked away in nature. We will find that there
are not only practical applications for the
things we discover in our habitat, but that
there are fun and imaginative ones as well.
Projects will include watercolor painting with
plant dyes, basket weaving with vines and
creating a nature kaleidoscope. A preschool visual arts program dedicated
to engaging and empowering children by
helping them to discover the creative process
based on four 8-week sessions: Elements of
Art, Drawing, Painting and Three Dimensions.
The same subjects are taught each year, but
with different projects, so a student is not
repeating projects, but learning is reinforced
and added to with each class. Fundamental
elements are introduced and the students
apply these elements to their work. A variety
of media are used to inspire experimentation.
Both traditional and contemporary artists’
work is shown to expose the students to old
and new ideas.
WINTER
Wednesdays, January 10 - February 28
12:00 – 1:30 pm
Code: 17036 WINTER
Thursdays, January 11 – March 1
12:00 – 1:30 pm
Code: 17037
1:35 – 2:35 pm
Code: 17038
SPRING
Wednesdays, March 14 – May 9
(excluding April 4)
12:00 – 1:30 pm
Code: 17118 SPRING
Thursdays, March 15 - May 10
(excluding April 5)
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Code: 17120
1:35 pm – 2:35 pm Code: 17121
$110 JCC members
$150 non-members
$90 for children in JCC Childcare $150 JCC members
$180 non-members
WINTER
Wednesdays, January 10 – February 28
9:30 – 11:00 am
Code: 17034
SPRING
Wednesdays, March 14 – May 9
(excluding April 4)
9:30 – 11:00 am
Code: 17116
$100 JCC members
$150 non-members
Cooking with Jessie
Fun for little chefs
Instructor: Jessie Crowe
Ages: 3 ½ - 5
A culinary exploration of the seasons for
ages 3½ and up! Together children will make
delicious foods that correlate with the current
season. In addition to bringing home a recipe
card as well as samples of the food made in
class to share, they will learn what produce is
in season and the importance of trying new
foods.
WINTER
Tuesdays, January 9 – February 27
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Code: 17035
SPRING
Tuesdays, March 13 – May 8
(excluding April 2)
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Code: 17117
$110 JCC Members
$150 non-members
$90 for children in JCC Childcare
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Growing Gardeners
Exploring the life cycles and rhythms
of the gardens
Instructor: Cath Cowen
Ages: 3 - 5
8-week sessions
Join Garden Education Specialist Cath Cowan
in the Weinstein JCC Edible Schoolyard.
Children will learn what plants need in order
to grow, basic gardening tasks and how to use
one’s senses in the garden. Children will be
able to pick, taste and cook with items from
the garden. Sign your child up for this fun
opportunity to learn and play in the garden!
SPRING
Wednesdays, March 14 – May 9
(excluding April 4)
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Code: 17119
$110 JCC members
$150 non-members
$90 for children in JCC Childcare
Weinstein JCC | 2018 Winter - Spring Activity Guide