Primary: Grades 3-5

Matica’s Circus 4 All with Heidi Kirchofer and Joel Melendez
Washington Primary School Gym, Washington
Thursdays, 3:40-5:00pm
April 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
6 Sessions: $66 for Residents; $90 for Nonresidents

Join the circus! Fun and challenging circus games will focus young performers and encourage creativity. Explore ball and club juggling, unicycling, ball walking, stilt-walking, tumbling and ensemble circus training. Participants will gain confidence and body awareness, and use their skills to create and perform circus acts.

Culinary Arts

Cooking with the Silo
The Silo, New Milford
Wednesdays, 4:00-5:30pm
Session I: March 7, 14, 21
Session II: March 28, April 4, 18
3 Sessions: $33 for Residents; $45 for Nonresidents

Expand your knowledge of cooking and hone your culinary skills in The Silo Cooking School’s fully equipped professional Viking kitchen. The Silo’s staff will work with you as you fully participate in discovering new and exciting menu ideas, use a wide array of kitchen tools and techniques, and experiment with recipes and flavors; all of which will inspire you to create wonderful entrees, desserts, and beyond!

Dance

The Inter-district Dance Project with Pilobolus Dance Theater
Wersebe Hall, Washington & Sarah Noble Intermediate School, New Milford
Mondays and Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30pm
January 3, 9, 10, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31, February 6, 7
Dress Rehearsal: Friday, February 10
Performances: Friday, February 10 & Saturday, February 11
12 Sessions: $132
Transportation provided.
$96 for Region 12 students, made possible by funding from Region 12 schools

Take part in this exciting dance project while making new friends. Through the use of improvisation, you will explore ideas for collaboration, creation, and choreography. Discover how Pilobolus creates the electrifying choreography that has delighted audiences around the world for four decades. Music will be an integral component of the project, and a special piece will be chosen to accompany your finished work. At the end of the workshop, you will have the unique opportunity to perform alongside the world-famous, Emmy-Nominated Pilobolus Dance Theater in public performances on February 10th and 11th! This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that simply can’t be missed.

Hip Hop Party Dancing with Austin Dailey
Booth Free School Gym, Roxbury
Tuesdays, 3:40-4:40pm
March 13, 20, 27, April 3, 17, 24
6 Sessions: $66 for Residents; $90 for Nonresidents

This program is for children who enjoy moving and grooving to Hip Hop party music. Austin teaches kids about freestyle Hip Hop, party dance moves, break dancing, waving, robotics, line dances, vocabulary of the dance, and the history of the culture.

Literary Arts

Fantasy Writing with Lisa Worth Huber
Burnham School, Bridgewater
Thursdays, 3:40-5:15pm
March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5
6 Sessions: $66 for Residents; $90 for Nonresidents

Have you ever dreamed of exploring a new world? When you gaze into paintings, photographs and mirrors, do you imagine falling into them—leaving this world behind to enter into some place mysterious and unknown? Do you fantasize about this magical place, wondering who lives there, and how their world operates? In this class, propelled by your imagination, we will enter new realms, discover lost civilizations, and meet the marvelous creatures who inhabit them. Alice fell down the rabbit hole – where will YOU go? Participants of this workshop are encouraged to submit a piece of writing to ASAP’s 2012 Celebration of Young Writers.

Martial Arts

The Art of Fencing with Marc Ganych
Booth Free School Gym, Roxbury
Fridays, 4:45-5:45pm
October 14, 21 28, November 4, 18, December 2, 9, 16
8 Sessions: $88 for Residents; $120 for Nonresidents
Grade 5 only

Students will learn the basics of the Olympic Sport of Fencing. They will be taught to wield three distinctive fencing swords: Foil, Epee and the Saber. After completing these classes students will have a good understanding of each Fencing sword and will be able to conduct basic fencing with each distinctive sword.

Music

Hand Drumming & Percussion with John Marshall
Shepaug School Band Room, Washington
Mondays, 5:00-5:50pm
November 21, 28, December 5, 12, 19
5 Sessions: $55 for Residents; $75 for Nonresidents

Explore a variety of rhythms and chants from around the world with award-winning Master Percussionist John Marshall. Using an assortment of percussion instruments including the West African djembe, North African dumbek and Afro-Cuban conga, you will learn traditional drumming patterns and create original arrangements that feature both solo and ensemble parts. Rhythms from the Middle East, Central Asia, Brazil, India and the Caribbean will also be presented. On the final day of the class, family and friends are invited to join us for a concert in which we will incorporate and present class material.

Theatre

The Inter-district Theatre Project with Emily Hubelbank
Mondays through Fridays, 3:30-5:30pm; Saturday, 10:00am-2:00pm
Rehearsals at Washington Primary School Cafeteria:
February 13, 21, 27, 29
Rehearsals at Forbes School:
February 14, 24, 25, 28, March 1
In-school Performance at Forbes: March 2
Evening Performance at Valerie Manor in Torrington: March 3
11 Sessions: $143
$104 for Region 12 students, made possible by funding from Region 12 schools
Transportation provided from Washington Primary School and Forbes School.

Make new friends while learning everything you need to know about putting on a fabulous stage play. Together we will explore the essential components of theatre: learning a role, memorizing lines, making costumes, and building a set. On the last day of the workshop we will give special performances for residents of Valerie Manor of Torrington, as well as your classmates, friends, and family.

Visual Arts

Digital Photography with Donna Cloutier
Booth Free School Gym, Roxbury
Wednesdays, 3:40-5:00pm
September 21, 28, October 5, 12
4 Sessions: $44 for Residents; $60 for Nonresidents

This workshop will begin with an overview of the basic functions of a digital camera and basic photography techniques. Next, using lighting and creative composition, you’ll explore basic portraiture, abstract, close up, and still life studio photography. After downloading and selecting your favorite photo, you will mount and mat your fine art print! We prefer you to supply your own digital camera. Participants of this workshop are invited to submit a piece of their work to the ASAP Inter-district Photography Project, which will culminate in a juried show by professional photographers.

Multicultural Art with Kezia Hearn
Burnham School Art Room, Bridgewater
Tuesdays, 3:40-5:15pm
October 25, November 8, 15, 22, 29, December 6, 13
7 Sessions: $77 for Residents; $105 for Nonresidents

In this class we will “travel” to different parts of the globe to discover the artistic traditions of a variety of cultures.  We will explore the traditional arts made by people in Native America, Africa, Mexico, Bali, and India.  In our work we will investigate different symbols used by cultures to create meaning in their art.  We will use drawing, painting, clay, and mixed media to create a variety of art forms from masks to shadow puppets.

Large-Scale Cyanotype Printing with Jenna Robb
Washington Primary School Art Room, Washington
Thursdays, 3:40-4:40pm
October 27, November 10, 17, 21
4 Sessions: $44 for Residents; $60 for Nonresidents

Eco Books with Terri Tibbatts
Washington Primary School Art Room, Washington
Wednesdays, 3:40-4:40pm
November 16, 30, December 7, 14
4 Sessions: $44 for Residents; $60 for Nonresidents

A book class with a GREEN twist! All our projects use recycled and upcycled materials. We will learn how to take everyday materials from around the house, flea markets, thrift stores, and hardware stores, and turn them into clever and eye-catching hand-made books; the final books  can then be used for school projects, journals or imaginative greeting cards.

Sewing with Lesley Neilson-Bowman
Burnham School Art Room, Bridgewater
Thursdays, 3:40-4:40pm
December 1, 8, 15
3 Sessions: $33 for Residents; $45 for Nonresidents

In this workshop you will learn how to sew like a pro! Basic sewing techniques will be introduced; then students can choose from a variety of creative projects, which they will craft and bring home!

The Inter-district Trees, Fields, and Streams Project with Weantinoge, Lisa Worth Huber and Alyssa Robb
Weantinoge Land Preserves in Washington, Litchfield, and Roxbury
Mondays through Saturdays
March 20, April 17, May 3, 3:30-5:30pm (Torrington students)
March 23, April 19, May 1, 3:30-5:30pm (Region 12 students)
March 24, 10:00am-1:00pm; April 20 or 21, May 4 or 5, 1:00pm or 10:00am-1:00pm; May 7, Time TBD (All students)
Grade 5 only
7 Sessions: $77 Transportation provided.

Come together with students from across our region and Waterbury through three unique, but related environmental and art programs. Workshops include: planting an apple orchard; exploring a land preserve while learning about mapping and orienteering through map reading and compass use, and wading into streams and brooks to discover the unusual existence of water insects. Participants will make a book to document their experiences through photography and writing with teaching artists Alyssa Robb and Lisa Worth Huber.

Introduction to Building and Machines with Michael Morrissey
Burnham School Gym, Bridgewater
Mondays, 3:40-4:40pm
May 14, 21, June 4, 11
4 Sessions: $44 for Residents; $60 for Nonresidents

Using only LEGO pieces we’ll learn how to build sturdy buildings and strong vehicles. We’ll learn when it’s important to make the pieces stay together, and when it’s important to keep them apart. We’ll learn how to use gears, axles, and motors to create motion. Then we will practice by making puzzles, buildings, cars, and pyramids.

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Preschool, Primary (K-2), Primary (3-5)