ARTS & CRAFTS for HOME-SCHOOLED YOUNGLINGS

Ages 3-5

Program developed and taught by APE Center tutors.

Come and join us for play-dough sculpting, singing, mask making, coloring, puppet making, rhyming, shaker making, painting, acting and T-shirt making.

Make friends and learn how to freely express yourself and explore the world of Art!

Let’s have fun together!

ARTS & CRAFTS for YOUNG HOME-SCHOOLERS

Ages 6-8

Program developed and taught by APE Center tutors.

Come and join us for recyclable art, crafts typical for different countries around the world, dream-catchers making, pipe cleaner sculpting, puppet making, mask making, environmental art painting, and T-shirt making.

Make friends and learn how to freely express yourself and explore the world of Art!

Let’s have fun together!

ENHANCING LITERACY THROUGH ARTS & CRAFTS

Literacy Enhancing Program Using Arts and Crafts as a Tool

Ages 5-8

Program developed and taught by Domi Adamova.

This after-school program increases students’ interest in reading by introducing them to worldwide stories, appropriate to the students’ age, using arts and crafts, and theater techniques (like still picture, alley, voices in head) to get acquainted with the story and the characters, and to prepare a little show. Students also practice their teamwork and communication and social skills.

The program is closely tied to Language Arts, Character Education and Theater.

EXPLORING THE WORLD

Agess 5-12

Run by different APE Center tutors.

This cultural awareness and education program enables students to meet, interact and understand people from different countries, spiritual backgrounds and social environments. Students will experience bits and pieces of other cultures like their language, traditional music, holidays and traditions, arts and crafts, and cuisine.

The program is tied to Social Studies in participating grades.

SOCIAL STUDIES THROUGH THEATER TECHNIQUES

Ages 5-12

Program developed and taught by a teacher and a school counselor Domi Adamova.

The curriculum area is Social Studies and Character Education. Students learn and practice basic character values such as empathy, self-esteem, self-control, assertion, responsibility etc., and communication skills like problem solving, conflict resolution, and effective interaction with peers and teachers.

EXPLORING LANGUAGES

Ages 5-12

Program developed by APE Center, and run by different APE Center tutors.

This series of units supports culture and language awareness in students. It brings a variety of languages (Spanish, French, Czech etc.) to classrooms for students to get a taste of foreign language and get motivated to speak more languages than just English. Traditional rhymes, games, songs, art and other hands-on activities are helping students to grasp the basic knowledge of a foreign language.

ENHANCING LITERACY THROUGH THEATER & PLAY

Ages 8-12

Program developed and taught by Domi Adamova.

This after-school program increases students’ interest in reading by introducing them to worldwide playwrights, appropriate to the students’ age, using theater techniques (like still picture, alley, voices in head) to get acquainted with the story and the characters, and to prepare a little show. Students also practice their teamwork, communication and social skills.

SOCIAL STUDIES THROUGH SCULPTING

Exploring Past Eras through Sculpting

Ages 9-12

Program developed and taught by a local visual artist Art Kopczinsky.

This program focuses on learning about different eras (like Ancient civilizations) through sculpting. The workshop combines Social Studies, Arts, and Geometry. Participants will enhance their world knowledge, esp. Social Studies knowledge, their team working and cooperation skills as well as their creativity and artistic skills. Play-dough, pipe cleaners, modeling clay and other affordable materials will be used to work with.