March 4, 2011

REGISTER FOR OUR REMAINING THREE WORKSHOPS for only $95!

Over a course of the 2010 - 2011 school year, we will meet monthly for nine activity workshops and seminars on many aspects of the young child's development and learning through movement:  play, song, gymnastics, sports, games, dance, home activities, nature and the movement of the parent and educator.  All workshops are 10:00 - 11:30 (except for the 5/7 May Festival workshop which takes place at 11:30.)

Parents will learn how and why certain activities affect your child's development leading you to understand how to make the most healthy choices based on real life as well as ideal principles.  Teachers will learn activities and principles that can apply to your own work with your students and their parents.  We all will have a lot of fun.

Space is extremely limited in this course which is co-hosted by Neighborhood PlayGarden, and will take place at the Grand View Studio's Rainbow Room, 59 Grand View Avenue, San Francisco, 94114.

SUGGESTED READING: The Well Balanced Child: movement and early learning, by Sally Goddard Blythe, available online at Rudolf Steiner College Bookstore and the usual places.

Neighborhood PlayGarden's outdoor space will be available for families to meet and play after the workshops from 11:30 - 12:15, under your own supervision.  We will close the PlayGarden at 12:15. 

COST OF WORKSHOPS: $40 Please register here 

Cost to parents of currently enrolled students at NPG: Free

CHILDCARE IS AVAILABLE for $10 per child.

2010 - 2011 PROGRAM

1.  September 25 • Movement and Learning

2.  October 16 • Healthy Movement for Parents and Educators

3.  November 6 • The Child At Play 

4.  December 11 • Singing and Gesture Games for Young Children 

5.  January 22 • Ball Games and Sports for Young Children

6.  February 19  • Play Party Games, Dance, and Gymnastics for Young Children

7.  March 26 • Games from Nature - who needs toys and enrichment classes?  The outdoors is our playground as we explore the nature of nature in our urban environment, and new activities that engage and delight our little ones. 10:00 - 11:30

8.  April 9 • The Reflexes in Healthy Movement and Child Development - a seminar on one of the most fascinating subjects in developmental movement, at all stages of life.  We'll develop an understanding of the relationship of infantile movements to children's "self-initiated play" and movement patterns that can help or hinder learning.  10:00 - 11:30

9.  May 7 • Singing Games for Spring and Summer - May Festival in Glen Park - your family is invited to join the community of young children and their parents in a seasonal festival designed especially for little ones.  Valerie will lead MayPole dancing for all at 12:00 after a special session of spring and summer singing games at 11:30.  Pony rides, face painting, wreath-making and strawberry shortcake too enhance the day of wonders.  11:00 - 2:00