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Charter Oak Cultural Center offers wonderful free classes for all ages. See below for details.

Women Returning to Learning

Wednesdays, January 12 – February 23 12:00PM

Taught by Rabbi Donna Berman, Ph.D and Barbara Bennett.

Are you going back to or thinking about going back to school after years of not being a student? This six week workshop will provide you with the tools you need to feel confident, secure, and supported. Donna Berman and Barbara Bennett will facilitate this holistic approach to learning, based on the very effective technique they developed in their book, Fork in the Road. Free.

Charter Oak Youth Arts Institute

After-School Classes- Monday through Friday, 3:45PM-5:00PM

Charter Oak’s Youth Arts Institute is an exciting opportunity for students, ages 5-17, (PreK-grade 12) to become involved in a variety of arts. Classes are free. Please click here to see the full list of classes. To register, click here, fill out the form and fax, mail or email it to us. Once your completed registration form is received, we will call you to confirm. To receive a brochure, registration form or for more information, please contact Sarah Thompson, Youth Arts Institute Coordinator, at sarah.thompson@charteroakcenter.org or 860.249.1207 x111.

Charter Oak Youth Arts Institute
Clases Después de la Escuela- Lunes de Viernes, 3:45PM-5:00PM

Charter Oak’s Youth Arts Institute es una oportunidad emocionante para los estudiantes, las edades 5-17, (Pre-K-12 grado) a participar en una variedad de artes. Clases estan gratis. Por favor haga clic aquí para ver la lista completa de las clases. Para registrarse, haga clic aquí, llene el formulario y enviarlo por fax, correo o correo electrónico que nos. Una vez que su formulario de inscripción se recibe, se le llamará para confirmar. Para recibir un folleto, formulario de inscripción o para obtener más información, póngase en contacto con Sarah Thompson, Youth Arts Institute Coordinator, sarah.thompson@charteroakcenter.org.
Este programa es financiado en parte con fondos comunitarios de Subsidios Globales para el Desarrollo destinados a la restauración del Templo de Charter Oak Asociación, Inc. por la Ciudad de Hartford.

Stretching for Life

Mondays, Level 1 (Pre K – Grade 3) 3:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Mondays, Level 2 (Grades 4-6) 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Mondays, Community Dance Class 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Tuesdays, Level 1 (Pre K – Grade 3) 3:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Tuesdays, Level 2 (Grades 4-6) 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, Level 2 (Grades 4-6) 3:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Wednesdays, Spectrum Too 5:30 p.m. -8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Student Ensemble 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, Spectrum Too 2:00-4:00

A free class for movers and shakers, ages 4 through 94 with master choreographer, Olivia Davis, and company members of Spectrum in Motion Dance Theater Ensemble, Charter Oak’s resident dance troupe. Stretching for Life takes place during the normal school year. To sign up, call 860.249.1207 ex. 106.

Introduction to Kathak Movements

Sundays, 9:00AM to 12:00PM

Students will learn to communicate and create meaning through this compelling dance form. Different hand gestures of classical Indian dances will be demonstrated and explored. Students will learn rhythmic footwork and will examine the different sounds made by a dancer’s ankle bells. For more information, call 860.651.8727 or visit www.kathakusa.com.

Laotian (Southeast Asian)Dance Class

Sundays 1:00PM-3:00PM

This class fosters self-esteem and teaches students discipline and respect. This Southeast Asian traditional dance incorporates sculpture-like body positions and subtle hand movements. Students learn, with precision, the unique beauty of this graceful dance form. We will dance to the music of traditional instruments such as drums, pan flute, and xylophone. For more information or to sign-up, please contact Manola Sidara, (860) 965-8912 or Howard at the Lao Association of Connecticut (860) 523-8340.

Arts for All

Spring and Fall 2011

As part of our Youth Arts Institute, and in Partnership with Young Audiences Arts for Learning Connecticut, Charter Oak presents Arts for All. Arts for All is the umbrella term for the following two new inclusive arts programs:

• Sharing the Spotlight is an inclusive theatre arts experience for children, ages 10-19, with out without disabilities, and specifically for children with autism. The program will run for 10 weeks, and will include lessons in movement, story-telling, prop-making, and basic acting exercises.

• Shared Ability Dance is dance that is inclusive of dancers with disabilities, designed for students ages 10-19. The dancers share their skills in the creation of choreography. This field has also been called “inclusive dance,” “integrated dance,” and “wheelchair dance,” and has a thirty-plus year history, with many fine inclusive dance companies throughout the United States and the world combining dancers with and without disabilities to create beautiful and moving dances.

To receive more information about these classes please contact Katie Hanley, at Katie.hanley@charteroakcenter.org. This program is made possible by the MetLife Foundation, VSA The International Organization on Arts and Disability, and the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

Women Returning to Learning

Wednesdays, January 12 – February 23 12:00PM

Taught by Rabbi Donna Berman, Ph.D and Barbara Bennett.

Our Youth Arts Institute is funded in part with Community Development Block Grant funds allocated to Charter Oak Temple Restoration Assn, Inc. by the City of Hartford and by