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Programs After School

WLA Drama Club – Fall, 2024

Register Online : https://tinyurl.com/hjphkd59

Thursdays After School      2nd – 8th Grade

$109 – Register multiple kids at once for $99 each

  • Taught by Dayna Railton, Artistic Director of The Play’s The Thing Children’s Theatre Company.
  • Kids work together to bring a short play to life in a fun-filled setting.
  • We will learn the basic vocabulary of theatre, memorize lines, and put on a short wardrobe-style performance for a small audience of parents and invited guests.
  • 3:50pm – 4:00pm : Snack (bring a snack & water bottle)
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm : Theatre games, dramatic arts training, script work
  • Term ending in a performance of an abbreviated play for invited audience.

Sep. 19th, 26th; Oct. 3rd, 10th (NOT 17th, 24th, 31st); Nov. 7th, 14th, 21st (NOT 28th); Dec. 4th & 5th (Extra rehearsals Dec. 4th, 3:50pm-5:15pm, final performance on Dec. 5th, 5:30pm)

 

WLA Story Time Chess – Fall, 2024

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Wednesdays After School      2nd – 8th Grade

$139 – Register multiple kids at once for $129 each

  • Taught by Thomas D. Nelson, owner of Big Blue Theatre and chess enthusiast.
  • Chess was originally designed by tutors to teach kings strategic thinking and logic. Story Time Chess curriculum uses the original technique of looking at each piece as a theatrical character.
  • Chess is taught in a fun, engaging way that captivates kids. Multiple studies have shown that kids who play chess do better at math.
  • Get your kids hooked on chess! Each kid gets their own Story Time Chess set to take home at the end of the term.
  • 3:50pm – 4:00pm : Snack (bring a snack & water bottle)
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm : Learn and play chess

Sep. 18th, 25th; Oct. 2nd, 9th (NOT 16th), 23rd, 30th; Nov. 6th, 13th, 20th (NOT 27th); Dec. 4th (Each student gets to take home their own Story Time Chess set on Dec. 4th).