Creative Movement
Ages 5-6
This 45 minute class is an introduction to movement and dance, with an emphasis on spatial awareness, basic coordination skills, and musicality using ballet movement and creative stories. The dancers are encouraged to use their imagination throughout the entire class and will learn how to manage themselves within the structure of the class.
This class performs in DaySpring’s end of year recital, Finale.
Art Creators
Ages 5-6
In this class, students will learn essential art concepts through imaginative play and hands-on exploration, encouraging creativity and self-expression. They will practice identifying unique objects within a group and distinguishing between bright and light, as well as dull and dark colors. Through playful activities, students will explore basic geometric shapes such as squares, triangles, and circles while discovering different types of lines—long and short, thick and thin, straight and curved. This joyful and creative environment encourages curiosity, artistic confidence, and a love for visual expression.
Junior Book Club
Ages 7-9
Let’s read together! This class will ignite a passion for reading in students with fun and engaging activities exploring the books read throughout the class. Comprehension of reading material will be expressed through art projects, games, creative discussions, and more!
Musical Theatre 1
Ages 8-11
This class gives fun, foundational training in singing, acting, dancing and performance technique. Voice production and projection will be developed as well as movement, choreography and stage presence with new & traditional musical theatre material. This class will also give training in specific performance techniques, such as audition preparation and solo/small group performance techniques.
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This class will perform in Fall Showcase, Finale, and a junior musical in the spring.
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**Teacher approval is required for enrollment in this class.**
Engineering & Robotics
Ages 10-13
Put your creative thinking skills to work with the fun of programming and the innovation of creating new machines. Students will be challenged to create things that will solve real life problems and tasks. They will be using Robotics platforms along with many other tools and resources to give them greater exposure to how real engineers work. This class is appropriate for both new and returning students, as it will include new challenges from last year. All of the materials for the class will be provided and kept by DaySpring.
Creative Arts Preschool
Ages 5-6
This class begins with Creative Movement (see above) and will transition into the full preschool by 10:15am. Our preschool provides opportunities to explore music and movement, art, and developmentally appropriate academic activities while developing a love of learning through rich hands-on experiences in a child-centered environment.
Pre Ballet & Tap
Ages 5-6
This class focuses on building natural coordination, which is the foundation of classical ballet, using hopping, skipping, jumping, and galloping. Creativity remains a large part of this class to encourage every dancer’s personal artistry. Ballet class etiquette is clearly defined and implemented. In tap, the focus is making specific sounds and learning to understand the rhythm of music.
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These classes perform in DaySpring’s end of year recital, Finale.
Intro to Musical Theatre
Ages 7-9
An introduction to the world of musical theatre for the performer in your family! Your student will receive high-quality training in voice, dance, and drama for musical theatre, learning techniques such as vocal projection, stage presence, and character development.
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Depending on enrollment, this skill-building class will culminate in either a mini musical performance at the end of the year or by joining as an ensemble of a larger musical production! They will also perform in Fall Showcase and Finale.
Class Ukulele
Ages 9-13
This class introduces students to the ukulele, focusing on learning ensemble pieces, solo work, and technical fundamentals like ukulele chords and the skill to play while singing. It’s designed for all levels of experience, with the instructor providing tailored instruction to meet each student's needs. Additionally, the class offers a chance to pave a successful pathway to playing the guitar in the future, as many concepts overlap with the ukulele. It's also a great opportunity to determine if a student is ready for private ukulele or guitar lessons. Upon completion, students are encouraged to pursue private lessons for further development, based on the teacher's recommendation.