1st Green Saturday, 12 June 2010
9.30am – 12.30nn (5 – 6yrs old)
1.30pm – 4.30pm (7 - 8yrs old)

2nd Green Saturday, 19 June 2010
9.30am – 12.30nn (9 – 11yrs old)

(one child and one family member – could involve parents, active grandparents or older sibling above 16 years of age)

This workshop is designed to promote aspects of healthy communication between family members & their children through creative arts in music & movement.

The curriculum creates opportunities for family bonding while letting their creative juices flow.

Participants will be able to experience and be exposed to different performing arts activities from an early age and be able to enhance & improve communication skills together with their family members.

The workshop promotes awareness of environment conservation, eg., recycling, reuse ad other environmental issues. Titled “go gO GO GREEN”the workshop will incorporate body movement, music play-acting and some element of theatre. The workshop is suitable for participant aged between 5-11 years old and any one of their family members.

Music and movement have been thought to be beneficial for childhood development. There have been suggestions by educators that participation in the performing arts may lead to improvement in other areas of education. Research has shown that even infants can appreciate music and body movement, indicating that there could be a connection between body movement, rhythm and aural awareness.

Family members refer to only close kin such as parent, active grandparents or older siblings above 16 years of age.

Participants are encouraged to wear dance/exercise clothing that does not hinder movement.

Ballet shoes, socks and dress in leotard and tights for ballet, jazz/ yoga style clothes for other classes

This course provides participants with a taste of life in a University Dance programme. The two weeks are packed with classes that will help dance students of various levels improve their ballet and contemporary technique by increasing their body and spatial awareness, while introducing them to new movement styles and vocabulary. Taking 4 classes a day, Monday to Friday over a two-week period makes this intensive ideal for students who would like to understand dance as an art form, not just a discipline.

Course includes; Ballet, Contemporary, Improvisation and Repertoire

Different combination
Learning outcome
At the end of the two weeks students would

• Exploration of creativity and finding inspiration in (daily) objects and existing garments.
• Creating a garment made out of existing old garments (found in the participants’ wardrobe).

• Participant’s own music instrument.
• Additional cost of Materials (to be purchased by participants): Approx. $20

An intensive 5 days course designed to improve the performance skills of young musicians. Student looking to put their skills into practice will benefit from the active learning environment. Students and professional musicians spend a week preparing for a public concert.

Any in the process develop vocational skills.

Learning Outcome

• Improvisation techniques
• Confidence to Perform
• Theory into Practice
• Dynamic control/Band Skills
• Music Arrangement
• Active Listening and Interaction Skills