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Summer School of the Arts:
Morning Arts and Arts Explorers

Join our experienced faculty of professional artists, certified teachers, and university faculty for another exciting summer of arts exploration, fun and learning.

This summer, choose from:

• Morning Arts (grades K-2)
• Arts Explorers (grades 1-6)

Morning Arts is designed for students entering grades K-2, and is an exploratory, experience-based, arts learning program that meets daily from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Students can spend their mornings in art and music, with a mid-morning snack and story break. Music activities include circle games, expressive movement, instrument play and vocal exploration. Music classes are led by Early Childhood Music Specialist Amanda Hanzlik. Art activities include drawing, painting, mask making and tactile arts, and are led by artist and certified Art teacher Nancy Cooke Bunnell.

• June 29-July 3 (Schedule #AH1131; $170)
• July 6-10 (Schedule #AH1132; $170)

Arts Explorers--Art Through the Senses is designed for students entering grades 1-6.Workshops run from 9:00 am-4:00 pm, and whole or half-day options are available for most, although full days are recommended for a complete exploration of the activities that we offer. Students may also combine the Kids Are Scientists Too (KAST) modules with afternoon Art Explorers for a full day experience.

This summer, experience:

• Arts Explorers I: Art and Sound (ages 6-9 only)
  June 29-July 3 (Schedule #AH1021; full day $325/half day $170)
  
• Arts Explorers II: Art that Moves
  July 6-10 (Schedule #AH1031; full day $325/half day $170)
  
• Arts Explorers III: Art to Touch
  July 13-17 (Schedule #AH1041; full day $325/half day $170)
  
• Arts Explorers IV: Multi-Arts: Becoming a Superhero (full day only) July 20-24 (Schedule #AH1051; full day only $360)

A special offering this year, Multi-Arts is an innovative art program for children which focuses on integrating several arts into a single project: art, music and expressive movement. Students develop, write, direct and perform, creating their own roles (and super powers!), costumes, props, and choreography. The result is an informal student directed performance in which all members are involved and respected. Student roles include everything from Director, to Prop Designer to Photographer.

• Arts Explorers V: Art that Transforms
  July 27-31 (Schedule #AH1061; full day $325/half day $170)
  
• Arts Explorers VI: Art and Sight
  (ages 6-9 only)
  August 3-7 (Schedule #AH1101; full day
  $325/half day $170)

In Arts Explorers--Art Through the Senses, students ages 6-8 and 9-12 work with teaching artists to create paintings, drawings, sculptures and more. Join us this year as we make optical illusions, robots, costumes, instruments, soft sculpture, pottery and many other projects that inspire the senses. Natural curiosity is explored through hands-on activities, workshops an exercises, developing self-esteem skills, and creativity. Students register in week blocks, half or whole day. Family and friends are invited to an information show at 4:00 pm on the final day of the workshop. Buildings are air-conditioned; breaks and some activities are outdoors. Bring a bag lunch with healthy snacks and bring art- and outdoor-appropriate attire and wear sunscreen. Half-day sessions are from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon or from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Full-day sessions are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Early drop off and late pick up are available free of charge, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

A sample day looks like this:

Join us at the end of each week to see the students' work on display in an informal art show in the Vernon Gallery.

Fees and Registration

Arts Explorers registrations submitted before May 1 receive a 10% discount. Need-based scholarships are available, but applications must be received before June 15; call 860-486-1073 for more information.

Also available:

Weekly Arts Workshops

• Weekly Workshops--Visual Arts
• Weekly Workshops--Performing Arts
  
• Week of Jazz

Science Workshops
KAST
Students may combine Arts Explorers with KAST (Kids Are Scientists Too) modules. For more information on KAST, please call 860-486-9219, or visit the KAST program website: www.kast.uconn.edu.