Atlantic Acting School Classes

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This fall we are thrilled to be offering both in-person and virtual acting classes for kids & teens! In addition to creating characters and scripts, your young actors aged 4-18 will have opportunities to produce their own work. Each class has a focus that varies from musical theater to sketch, improv, scene study, film/TV, and more, but are all rooted in the Atlantic Technique. All classes have limited spots! Register today.

In order to safeguard the health of our entire community, we are requiring Covid-19 vaccinations for all students aged 12 and up, as well as all Atlantic employees. For more information about our kids and teens safety protocols, visit: https://atlantictheater.org/health-safety/

Atlantic Theater Company
76 9th Ave
New York, NY 10011
Email: education@atlantictheater.org
Phone: 212-691-5919
Online: https://atlanticactingschool.org/

Porchlight Music Theatre Fall Classes

Get back on stage with award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre! Fall classes are offered at the DePaul School of Music Holtschneider Performance Center in Chicago’s Lincoln Park. Classes meet September 25 – December 19.

Join us for Broadway Basics (ages 7-10, Saturdays 11:30 am – 1 pm), Music Theatre Bootcamp (ages 11-13, Saturdays 1 – 3 pm), or Advanced Music Theatre Performance (ages 14-17, Sundays 3:30 – 6:30 pm).

Come for the show tunes and stay for the new friends, self-confidence and fun you’ll have along the way. See you center stage!

Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago
Email: rebeccah@porchlightmusictheatre.org
Online: https://porchlightmusictheatre.org/events/youth-classes/

Keep the Learning Going in the Pool!

Big Blue Swim School offers swim lessons to children ages three months to 12 years, teaching them how to be safe, happy, and confident swimmers. Professional, adult swim instructors get to know every child, offer caring and fun lessons, adapted to revolve around each swimmer’s needs.

Our proven curriculum includes a range of swim programs and parents will see progression with each lesson. At the Baby Blue level, swimmers learn skills like breath control and the baby back float. Advancing through programs, kids build strength and endurance. At our Big Blue level, swimmers are refining and perfecting techniques for all four strokes.

Parents track their kid’s progress through a mobile app and conveniently schedule and reschedule lessons if needed because we have the most flexible make-up lesson policy in the industry. Big Blue also builds pools to allow capacity for busy families to schedule all their kids into one convenient timeslot. This all leads to faster progress in the pool and a better overall experience for the entire family.

We are proud to be the best swim school in the area offering continuous weekly lessons year-round.

With five locations in the Chicagoland, come Discover the Big Blue Difference!

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Big Blue Swim School
Phone: 847.729.7665
Online: https://bigblueswimschool.com/register?utm_source=red_tri&utm_medium=guide&utm_campaign=bts

Experience The IDEAL Difference

The IDEAL School of Manhattan is New York’s only K-12+ independent inclusion school. Our mission is to affirm and accept the full identities of all people while inspiring academic excellence, creative leadership, and a desire to build a more just and equitable world.

The school’s core principles are Inclusion, Diversity, Excellence, Acceptance, and Leadership. Every aspect of the IDEAL experience–instruction, assessment, program, enrichment–reflects a research-based commitment to inclusion education as a means for academic excellence.

Our exceptional academic program is based on the belief that students learn best when we set a high bar and scaffold the path to achievement through differentiation. Lower School (K-5) classes are co-taught by a general educator and a learning specialist. Middle School (6-8) classes cultivate lifelong learning skills. High School (9-12) is uniquely student-driven, flexible, and inclusive. Next Steps is a postsecondary transition program for students who would benefit from an alternative or ramp to college that supports each student’s continued progress and builds real-world living skills.

Please visit www.theidealschool.org/admissions to learn more about our Upper West Side campus or for admission and financial aid information.

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The IDEAL School of Manhattan
314 W 91st St
New York, NY 10024
Email: admissions@theidealschool.org
Phone: 212-769-1699
Online: https://www.theidealschool.org/

Acting Classes for Kids and Teens

The Young Actors Program at Studio Acting Conservatory is a fun way to introduce young people to theatre arts! The program nurtures creativity, develops vocal and physical skills, and enhances each young actors’ ability to perform and work together as part of an ensemble. This program is for students ages 10 to 17 and previous experience is not a requirement. Weekly classes include theatre games, pantomimes, improvisations, and ensemble work. Students prepare monologues and scenes from contemporary and classical literature. The program culminates in a public showing of their work. Our Fall Ensemble runs Saturdays from 10am to 1pm, September 18 to December 11 in Columbia Heights. Full scholarships are available!

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Studio Acting Conservatory
3423 Holmead Pl NW
Washington, DC 20010
Email: info@studioactingconservatory.org
Phone: 202-232-0714
Online: https://studioactingconservatory.org/young_actors

BASIS Independent McLean

Educating Tomorrow’s Artists, Engineers, Scientists, and Leaders at BASIS Independent McLean

At BASIS Independent McLean, an age 2–grade 12 private school in Northern Virginia, students are empowered to explore, discover, and create as they learn at the highest international levels. The world-acclaimed BASIS Curriculum combines top education systems worldwide, resulting in a spiraling liberal arts program with advanced STEM offerings.

Students engage in Mandarin, engineering, mathematics, logic, fine arts, and much more, all taught by passionate Subject Expert Teachers who bring high-level content to life and empower students’ full potential. The vibrant learning community center around the school’s values: show respect, take responsibility, and make improvements. These ensure students build the confidence to take control of their education while also learning to be good citizens and friends.

From their very first day, students work on honing the content knowledge, critical-thinking skills, and independence needed to succeed throughout their education, preparing them to enter and excel in the world’s best colleges and universities. At BASIS Independent McLean, students ultimately learn become active participants—not spectators—in their school and larger community.

Join the interest list to learn more.

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BASIS Independent McLean
8000 Jones Branch Dr
McLean, VA 22102
Email: mclean-admissions@basisindependent.com
Phone: (703) 854-1253
Online: https://mclean.basisindependent.com/

The Diller-Quaile School of Music

The Diller-Quaile School of Music offers in-person and online music classes and lessons for all ages. Since 1920, Diller-Quaile has offered a learning environment where music flourishes in all its aspects, enriching the lives of students of all ages and cultural backgrounds.

The Instrumental and Vocal Department provides beginning to advanced instrument and voice study for students age 4 years to adult through comprehensive programs, weekly classes and ensembles, and the High School Certificate Program. Faculty guide students in a vibrant and nurturing environment through an approach united by the pedagogical principles of using repertoire of enduring quality, teaching technique musically, and leading students to an understanding of the structure of music. This integrated approach to music education enables the dedicated and skilled faculty to develop the emerging artistry in each student.

The Early Childhood Program for children 3 months to 5 years fosters the musical, intellectual, social-emotional, and physical development of young children by introducing them to the joys of music and visual art. Each class session is a unique musical experience, where children are immersed in collaborative music making with their peers and professional musicians. All offerings are led by experienced educators and highly trained musicians.

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The Diller-Quaile School of Music
24 E 95th St
New York, NY 10128
Email: info@diller-quaile.org
Phone: 2123691484
Online: https://diller-quaile.org/

Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Lessons

The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music (BKCM) has something for everyone this fall. Located in our beautiful Victorian home in Park Slope (58 Seventh Ave), our Community Music School (CMS) offers private lessons, group classes, ensembles and workshops in nearly every instrument – including piano, guitar, strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, voice and more. Students of all backgrounds and abilities, starting as young as six months old, are enriched, challenged and inspired by one another and by our world-class educators, making for a dynamic and interconnected music community. Our curriculum features engaging classes that enable multiple pathways to musical enrichment. BKCM is also home to a world-class Suzuki program, specializing in violin, viola, cello, flute, guitar, piano and bass, and a Music Therapy program in which clinically-trained professionals use the therapeutic powers of music to address clients’ needs and foster creative expression.

Families interested in exploring our CMS offerings are invited to come by our headquarters on Friday, September 10 from 3-6pm for Fall Fest. This FREE event will feature mini-classes, trial private lessons, outdoor performances, and meet-and-greets with faculty. All ages and experience levels are invited. For more information on all of our fall offerings, visit bkcm.org.

Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
58 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Email: info@bkcm.org
Phone: 7186223300
Online: https://bkcm.org

Q Is for Questioning at OES

Oregon Episcopal School’s curriculum is rooted in inquiry and exploration. Students engage deeply to absorb information and take an active empowered role in the evolution of their education. Hands-on, discussion-based, project-oriented learning happens inside and outside the classroom, and each discovery leads to the next, driven primarily by the curiosity of students.

With an average class size of 16, and a student-to-faculty ratio of 7:1, each student is known and recognized for who they are and where they’re at in their learning progression.

Learning and leadership opportunities abound in academics, music, art, world languages, and athletics, and students can pursue the subjects that intrigue them. Time is intentionally set aside for regular gathering and reflection as part of educating to inclusion and respect, understanding and compassion, service and social justice, and meaning and commitment beyond oneself.

This fall, OES unveiled a state-of-the-art 42,000 square foot athletic facility to go with its inclusive no-cut sports program. And a team of its Upper School students were just crowned United States rocketry team champions!

You can find out more about this mind-opening school at an Oct. 24 open house. Sign up today at oes.edu/admissions.

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Oregon Episcopal School
6300 SW Nicol Rd
Portland, OR 97223
Phone: 503-246-7771
Online: http://www.oes.edu/admissions

Back to School Guide

Keep your child safe in the water by improving their swimming skills. Dynamo Swim School offers year- round swim lessons for ages 6 months- 15 years old. We have six locations in Atlanta, including Decatur, Chamblee/Brookhaven, Alpharetta/Johns Creek, Dunwoody and Buckhead. Classes are offered on weekdays and weekends. Our teaching pools are indoor and the water is 86 degrees. Classes are taught by certified instructors. New sessions start at the beginning of each month. Sign up now! Visit http://www.dynamoswimschool.com for more information and to register.

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Dynamo Swim School
3119 Shallowford Rd
Chamblee, GA 30341
Email: sean@dynamoswimclub.com
Phone: 770-457-7946
Online: https://www.dynamoswimschool.com/portfolio-type/locations/