Musical Theatre at the Hub

Christmas is being stolen. Again!

As a way to kick off the fall/winter season, our 10-week musical theatre production program for school-aged children (6-13) will culminate in a presentation of “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” on December 20^th & 21^st. Have your little ones join the experienced instructors at The Hub twice a week, as they learn the ins-and-outs of being part of a musical production. They will be encouraged to explore the realms of singing, dancing and acting in a rounded theatrical experience suited to their individual learning and comfort level, with the chance to perform a much-loved Christmas classic in front of a live audience. They will also be encouraged to engage in the technical aspects of musical theatre, in the form of costuming, props and set-design/decor. The Hub strives to offer children and youth an unconventional and engaging educational experience, and understands the uniqueness from which talent and individual styles of exploration arise. Tickets will be made available in November for showings on the 20^th and 21^st of December of “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”

The Hub’s Musical Theatre Program has an early start program starting on October 23^rd that has a bonus audition workshop or for the official start of camp, Oct. 30^th for the SAME PRICE.  We’re offering a 10-week after-school program for children 6-13 years of age with an enthusiasm for performing and collaboration. The Musical Theatre Program will commence October 23^rd, and will run for 10 weeks on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 3:30pm-5:00pm.

The Hub Arts Collective opened downtown in January of this year and acts as an “all ages” rehearsal studio, live venue and art exhibit centre. It is composed of professionals who have been intimately involved with the arts and entertainment industries collaborating with experienced local artists and educators to offer a diverse array of programs and shows. The Hub is located at 2906 30^th Ave, next to the Vernon Towne Cinema.

For information regarding registration and fees for this or other programs offered by The Hub Arts Collective, please contact us by email at info@thehubartscollective.com, phone at 778-475-6244 or visit our website: www.thehubartscollective.com

Dance Classes at the Inner World School

I am not sure if anyone still checks this blog but in case they do, here is the information for upcoming dance classes at the Inner World School starting this week.  Of special interest in the Advanced Ballet which will be only for homeschoolers in the early afternoon on Thursdays.  Right now it is scheduled for 1pm but if the Creative Movement class doesn't go, then the Advanced Ballet class will be at 2pm instead.  I know... kind of confusing but there you have it.  Also, the age suggestion is only a suggestion.  We already have a very talented 7 year old signed up.  Students do need to have some ballet experience and to be able to keep up with the class.  They are welcome to just try it to see if it is good fit, too.

Creative Dance at the Inner World School

At the Inner World School our dance classes have been developed out of a love of dance and a belief in the innate ability of children.  We teach children to use the medium of dance to express their feelings, ideas and creativity.  Their ideas and creative direction become an integral part of the class.  Come and join the fun in our next classes.

Creative Movement for ages 3 – 5

12 sessions for $144.00

Thursdays, Sept 28 – Dec 13

2:00pm – 2:55

Beginning Creative Ballet for ages 5 – 8

(no experience necessary)

12 sessions for $144.00

Thursdays, Sept 28 – Dec 13

3:00 – 3:55pm

Intermediate Creative Ballet for ages 8 – 13

(must have 2 semesters of ballet, jazz or modern dance and the permission of the teacher)

12 sessions for $144.00

Thursdays, Sept 28 – Dec 13

4:00 – 4:55

Advanced Creative Ballet for ages 10 – 14

(must some dance experience and the permission of the teacher)

12 sessions for $144.00

Thursdays, Sept 28 – Dec 13

1:00 – 2:00 (might be changed to 2pm)

Beginning Creative Jazz for ages 7 - 10 

(no experience necessary)

11 sessions for $132.00

Mondays, Oct 1 – Dec 10

3:pm – 3:55

Intermediate Creative Jazz for ages 10 – 16

(no experience necessary)

12 sessions for $144.00

Fridays Sept 28 – Dec 14

3pm – 3:55

Beginning Creative Tap for ages 7 - 10 

(tap shoes necessary)

11 sessions for $132

Mondays, Oct 1 – Dec 10

4pm – 5pm

Intermediate Creative Tap for ages 10 – 16

(tap shoes necessary)

11 sessions for $144

Fridays Sept 28 – Dec 14

4pm – 5pm

Discounts!  I am sure you have noticed that our prices have gone up slightly ($2 a class). This is because the CWI had to raise their costs due to increased utility costs. However, we are introducing a discount. If you take more than one class or have more than one dance student in your family, we are offering you a discount - just pay last year's prices ($120 a semester - or $110 for the Monday Tap and Jazz) for each student.

All Dance classes are held at the Coldstream Women’s Institute across from Coldstream Elementary

Scholarships and payment plans available

Call Andrea 250-503-5416 or e-mail: innerworldschool@gmail.com

Summer Camps at the Inner World School

These summer camps will be packed with fun.  It is your chance to try ballet, jazz and tap**.  All three dance forms will be explored using video, dancing and experimentation.  The classes will have our usual creative style, encouraging freeform self-interpretation.  Our days will be balanced with some time outside and a craft.

At the Inner World School our dance classes have been developed out of a love of dance and a belief in the innate ability of children.  We teach children to use the medium of dance to express their feelings, ideas and creativity.  Their ideas and creative direction become an integral part of the class.  Come and join the fun in our summer classes.  No experience necessary!  This is your chance to try things out.

Jr Creative Dance Summer Camp for ages 5 - 9

Dates: July 16 – 19, 2012

Time: 10am – 3pm

Place: Coldstream Women’s Institute

Cost: $120 ($100 each for siblings)

Sr Creative Dance Summer Camp for ages 10 – 14

Dates: July 23 – 26

Time: 10am – 3pm

Place: Coldstream Women’s Institute

Cost: $120 ($100 each for siblings)

Bring dance wear, a water bottle, your lunch and clothes for wearing outside (hat, sunscreen, etc.)

Summer Camps jointly facilitated by Andrea Clarke and Eryn Kleyh.

*Scholarships and payment plans available

** tap will be available based on interest and on everyone having tap shoes.  We do have extra tap shoes you can borrow or purchase; please contact us to see if they are your size.

To register call Andrea 250-503-5416 or e-mail: innerworldschool@gmail.com

Vancouver Aquarium Sleepover Program - FULL

Hi everyone,

Marcie and I are organizing another trip to the Vancouver Aquarium to do the sleepover program. We did this last year and it was amazing! This year I think we will ask them to do a program on dolphins and possibly Beluga Whales.

We would like to organize this as soon as possible but do our visit in
Mid-September. We would love to hear from anyone who is interested and can commit to this time frame. (We won’t have an exact date until we have the numbers and can start to do the booking process)

Please contact me at kathylmackay@gmail.com if you are serious about wanting to do this so we can see if we have the 25 people needed for this to go ahead. We will probably cap the attendees at 30-35 people though.  I will need to know how many people including parents will be attending and also the ages of your children.

*SelfDesign will cover the cost if you get your cheque requests in very soon. In the past they made cheques payable to the parent organizer, Marcie, and then she paid the Aquarium with one cheque. You can also pay Marcie with a personal cheque if you choose.

I have pasted some of the pertinent info here:

Program Includes
Aquarium Admission.
Evening snack & morning breakfast.
12.0 hours Sleepover Program.

Participants
Minimum age: 6 years old
Group Size: Minimum of 25 participants
Cost: $77 per participant plus HST
Off Season Rate
January 01 – March 31 and July 1 – December 31: $66.00 per person plus HST
All prices are in Canadian funds.
Coupons, passes & other discounts are not valid.

Sleeping Area
Participants sleep on carpet floors within one of our galleries: Wild Coast,
Pacific Canada, Arctic Canada, and the Tropic Zone.
Sleeping areas are booked based on availability. Bed time is at 12:15.
Washrooms are available, no showers facilities available.

Gear
Gear cannot be stored before/after your program.(It can be stored during our
program) Please pack lightly.
Each Participant should be able to carry his or her own gear.
Sleeping Bag Pillow Warm clothes Sleeping Pad Toiletries Camera
Flashlights are not necessary.

Leaders
Aquarium staff members are both male & female. All staff is First Aid Certified
and have Criminal Records checked. Supervising adults are responsible for group
management and disciplinary action if necessary.

Aquarium Policies
Please inform us of any special concerns (Disabilities/medical
conditions/behavior problems)
Food & Drink may not be brought into the Aquarium. Smoking is not permitted in
Stanley Park as of Sept. 01st, 2010.
Facility re-entry is not permitted during the program. Parking passes are valid
only during the program.

Aquarium Galleries
The Aquarium & Gift Shop open at 9:30am. Please have your hand stamped by the
coordinator to re-enter through the main doors.

Eco-system Expedition for School Groups and Community Groups

A unique overnight adventure for all students!

After the Aquarium has closed its' doors for the evening, bring your sleeping
bag for a special night of discovery and learning. Our Sleepover guides will
lead your class on an exciting 12 hour voyage to 3 corners of the world focusing
on various ways animals, plants and humans interact within each ecosystem.

Invertebrate Lab: Study seashore ecology and British Columbia's four major
marine invertebrate phyla more deeply in this live, hands-on intertidal marine
biology lab. Based on the education curriculum we will be focusing on animals
from the Cnydria, Mollusca, Arthropoda and Echinodermata. Such invertebrates
you'll meet are sea anemones, swimming scallops, various crabs, sea stars and
much more!

Before continuing on the second half of your adventure, enjoy a light snack. We
will have meat and cheese platter, buns and crackers, veggie platter with dip,
and fruit trays with dip. Also we will have fruit juice for the kids and lots of
tea/coffee for the adults.

Eco-system Guided Tour

Dive into three different eco-systems as you travel all around the world under
one roof at the Vancouver Aquarium. Learn about various animals, habitats, and
how everything fits together.

At 12:30 am lull to sleep in front of Pacific Canada's story-high underwater
realm or dream with majestic whales. After a light morning breakfast, tour the
Marine Mammal Deck and Amazon Free Flight Gallery as the Aquarium awakens for a
new day. Your journey concludes at 9:00 am as you gather your gear and head for
home.

BC Wildlife Park

Just thought I would forward this to those families who are not registered with SHOK on facebook.

• Wednesday, April 18, 2012
• 10:00am until 3:00pm

Lets get together so the kids can hang out.. Many of us have Memberships to the BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops, so lets get the most for our money and use them!! We can meet inside.. Check out some animals.. Have lunch and Play in the park..

EcoParent magazine

This was sent to the Kelowna group and I am posting it in case anyone is interested:

Dear Kelowna Learners Unlimited,

I am the publisher of EcoParent magazine, a new, national parenting/lifestyle publication geared toward making more conscientious, pro-active choices for our children. Though environmental responsibility is a big part of what we’re about, our overarching mission is to promote pro-active responsibility in as many ways as we possibly can, education being one of the most important. And while homeschooling may be a necessity for some, for many it constitutes exactly the kind of pro-active choice that is at the very core of EcoParenting. I’m contacting you today because we’re a fiercely independent publication, without any corporate backing, and we need your support!

Our first issue is coming out in May, and so the next couple of months are a crucial time to get the word out about our publication. Of course, we may also be able to offer something in return for your assistance, as we’d love to help increase the profile of homeschooling as a viable option in Canada. The kind of partnership I’m proposing could take a variety of different shapes, from subscription-based fundraising to bulk subscription acquisition to simple dissemination of information or cross-promotion.

In fact, we’ve already set up a 20% discount for homeschoolers who would like to subscribe to the magazine. The code to access this discount is “homeschooler” and it will be valid until March 31, 2012. Please feel free to use and disseminate this code as you see fit and appropriate.

If you would like to discuss possible ways in which we might work together toward the mutual benefit of our publication and your organization (and the people served by both), please do not hesitate to contact me at sam@ecoparent.ca, or by phone at 705 585 3448.

Best,

Sam Stedman, Publisher

EcoParent magazine

www.ecoparent.ca

Dance Classes update

The Creative Movement and Creative Ballet classes will all be starting this week as scheduled.  There are 2 spots left in the Creative Movement and 3 in each of the ballet classes. 

However, the Creative Tap and Jazz are all being moved back a week in hopes of getting more registrations.  We have enough to run the intermediate jazz class and we only need two more to run the older tap class and 3 more to run the homeschooling one.

If you are interested, call Andrea at 250-503-5416 or e-mail innerworldschool@shaw.ca

Dance Classes at the Inner World School

edited to add a combined class for homeschoolers and to correct pricing for ballet class January 2, 2012 (scroll down to see corrections and additions)

Hello Everyone,

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season with lots of family time.  We sure did.  Along with the usual Creative Movement Classes and Creative Ballet Classes, I am very excited to offer Creative Tap and Creative Jazz dance classes taught by my daughter, Eryn.  We offered these last year as well and I know the participants had a lot of fun and we sure enjoyed seeing their dances at the end of year performance.   Rhiannon is sure looking forward to doing these classes again.  The classes will be a similar format to the ones we already offer - the first half of class will focus on specific skill development and the second half of class will be dedicated to just dancing and having fun.  These new classes will also be a part of our end of the year performance and will also be expected to attend dance performances at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre with the other classes.  The schedule for the new classes is at the end of the e-mail highlighted.  We would greatly appreciate it if you could pass on the information to any you think might be interested.

Also just a reminder if you would like to attend the Ballet Victoria performance of Cinderella January 14th while I am away, there is still time to arrange it.  Please contact me right away (250-503-5416 or innerworldschool@shaw.ca).  Those of you who have said you would like to come, please get your money to me by January 5th.  Rather than driving all the way out to Coldstream, you can always e-mail me the money if you do internet banking.

And here are the details for dance class.  Please pass on to those who might be interested.  Thanks.

Inner World School

innerworldschool@shaw.ca

250-503-5416

At the Inner World School our dance classes have been developed out of a love of dance and a belief in the innate ability of children.  We teach children to use the medium of dance to express their feelings, ideas and creativity.  Their ideas and creative direction become an integral part of the class.  Each performance is unique and has an original story created just for the dancers using their ideas.  Come and join the fun in our next classes!

For Our Young Dancers

Come have fun!  We play games, explore different styles of dance and different kinds of music in this class for children aged 3 – 5.  We will work on coordination, gracefulness and self-esteem.  The emphasis will be on creativity and supporting the young dancers in discovering and connecting to their own inner expression.  Our 12 week session (see below) culminates in a magical performance choreographed by the teacher and the dancers

Creative Movement for ages 3 – 5

12 sessions for $120.00

Thursdays, January 26 – May 3 (no classes March 22, 29 and April 12)

2 – 2:55pm

For Our Young Ballerinas

These creative ballet classes are about connecting children with the real beauty and art of ballet and encouraging the creativity and natural talent of the dancers.  We go on a journey deeper into the passion, the discipline, the beauty and the art of ballet.  We use the technique of this dance form to explore self-expression and learn more about dance in general.  This class will culminate in a performance that the students will choreograph together and with the teacher.

Beginning Creative Ballet

for ages 5 – 8

(no experience necessary)

12 sessions for $120.00

Thursdays, January 26 – May 3 (no classes March 22, 29 and April 12)

3:00 – 3:55pm

Intermediate Creative Ballet

for ages 8 – 13

(must have 1 semester of ballet, jazz or modern dance)

12 sessions for $120.00

Thursdays, January 26 – May 3 (no classes March 22, 29 and April 12)

4:00 – 5:00

All Creative Movement and Ballet classes taught by Andrea Clarke

All Tap and Jazz Classes will be held at the Hub Art Collective on 30Ave (across from the Bean Scene)  Creative Movement and Ballet Classes will continue to be at the Coldstream Women's Institute.

Just for Homeschoolers: a combined class with 30 minutes of jazz and 30 minutes of tap

Combined Jazz and Tap
for ages 7 - 16 (no experience necessary)
13 sessions for $130.00
Tuesdays, January 24 - May 2 
15 sessions for $150    

For Our Young Jazz Dancers

These creative jazz classes are about exploring the fun and energy of jazz dancing.  The creativity and natural talent of the dancers will be supported in the medium of modern jazz.  These classes will culminate in a performance that the students and teacher will choreograph together.

Beginning Creative Jazz

for ages 7 - 10 (no experience necessary)

13 sessions for $130.00

Wednesdays, January 25 – May May 2 (no classes March 22 and 29)

6:00 – 7:00pm

Intermediate Creative Jazz

for ages 10 – 16 (no experience necessary)

13 sessions for $130.00

Wednesdays January 25 – May 2 (no classes March 22 and 29)

7:15 - 8:15

For Our Young Tap Dancers

These creative tap classes will be loud and so much fun!  Come learn the basics of tap and clatter around on the wood floors.  Brush and shuffle your way into this quintessential North American dance style.

Beginning Creative Tap

for ages 7 - 10 (tap shoes necessary)

13 sessions for $130

Mondays, January 23 – April 30

7:00 – 8:00pm

Intermediate Creative Tap

for ages 10 – 16 (tap shoes necessary)

13 sessions for $130

Mondays, January 23 – April 30

7:15 – 8:15pm

Jazz and tap classes are taught by former homeschooler, Eryn Kleyh.

To register call or e-mail Andrea at

Inner World School

innerworldschool@shaw.ca

250-503-5416