Fall 2012

We are looking forward to a great semester of discovery & learning!

Thank you,

Willowwind Staff & Teachers

Creative Movement (Multi-age)

Preschool: This age group's natural curiosity about their bodies and motion is harnessed and encouraged; instead of merely imitating or pretending to be something else, the children explore the unique ways in which their bodies move, shapes, levels, qualities, and different locomotive movements. Games involving tempo (fast/slow), counting and basic rhythms, freezing/melting/flowing, and "listening" both with the ears and the body are enjoyed.

K-2: While honoring freedom and creative exploration of the elements of dance, this age group is guided towards greater self-awareness in their creative play within each day's lesson. "Action words", "describing words", and more complicated combinations of the elements of dance are addressed in addition to more advanced versions of the creative games played at the preschool level. Being aware of one's own body, the space, other people's bodies in the space, and making deliberate, conscious choices about how to move as an individual and as a group are stressed.

3-6: Includes age-appropriate explorations of the elements of dance and adds a focus on complex patterns and the ability to remember movement. "Body mad libs" in which the children dance "sentences" that structure a subject, verb, object into a phrase (adding in many fun and challenging adverbs or adjectives as the game progresses) is one example of a creative game played with this age group. Some group choreographic activities encouraging creative cooperation, "site-specific" dancing, and interaction with the natural environment are also offered.

Instructor:

Elizabeth June Bergman is a dancer, improviser, choreographer, scholar, and educator based out of Iowa City. Her creative work in many subjects within movement, dance, culture, and history has been expressed in many ways over the past ten years. Her movement classes designed especially for Willowwind draw from her many interests and movement experiences. She holds a BA and MFA in dance (DeSales University/University of Iowa) and has taught all ages many movement and dance forms including yoga, ballet, modern, tap, creative movement, the Dancing Classrooms ™ ballroom syllabus, and improvisation. She is delighted to be sharing what she loves and values with Willowwind's students: creativity, focused concentration, curiosity and play, and a deep connection to the intelligence of the body. 

*Preschool learners have the choice of enrolling in the Tuesday, Thursday, or both Tuesday and Thursday Movement Class. Enrolling in both weekday classes qualifies for the multi-class discount.

Preschool French (PreK)

*ASP is complimentary from 3:30-4:00 for students who attend afternoon/full-time preschool at Willowwind.

Instructor:

Jacky Ceurvorst, Master's student in Teaching Foreign & Second Language Education at University of Iowa. Jacky Ceurvorst has been working with Willowwind's after school Enrichment program since the Fall of 2011. She earned her B.A. in Linguistics, French, and Spanish in 1999 with the University of Iowa, then returned to complete a teaching degree. An avid US and world traveler, Jacky has lived in France for a total of 3 years as a student, teacher, and Francophile, and has been teaching the love use of languages to children and adults alike for over 15 years. She currently works as a substitute with the Iowa City

Schools and tutors French.

*Because this class doesn't begin until 4 p.m., French students who attend afternoon/full-time preschool are able to attend ASP, at no additional cost, between 3:30 & 4 p.m. on days when French is offered.

Immersion Spanish (K-2)

Instructor:

Nicole Upchurch has been teaching Spanish to children for eleven years in a variety of settings, ranging from home school groups to public schools.  She has lived in the Iowa City area for the past six years with her husband and three children.  Nicole is passionate about music and language and enjoys sharing that passion with children! She has studied Spanish both formally and through living abroad in Spain. 

Recycled Art (K-2)

Using our resourcefulness we will learn to turn our habits of

consumption into creativity.  We will use all sorts of recycled 2D and 3D elements to create upcycled journals, wall hangings, jewelry and so much more!

Instructor:

Ramona Muse received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Iowa State University with an emphasis in painting. Since college she has taught various mediums of art to kids and adults in Central and Eastern Iowa. For the last two years at Willowwind she has taught a very productive and exciting collection of creative after school and summer classes. Besides teaching she spends her time upcycling clothing, drawing portraits, painting, and is in an all girl band.

Latin Language (3-6)

Instructors from UI Classics Department.

Comic/Zine Workshop (3-6)

Instructor:

Ramona Muse received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Iowa State
University with an emphasis in painting. Since college she has taught
various mediums of art to kids and adults in Central and Eastern Iowa. For the last two years at Willowwind she has taught a very productive and exciting collection of creative after school and summer classes. Besides teaching she spends her time upcycling clothing, drawing portraits, painting, and is in an all-girl band. 

General Information

• 10-week session runs from September 10 - November 12
• Non-ASP student: $130/class, $240/two classes
• ASP students: $110/class, $200/two classes
• Non-ASP contracted students are eligible for an ASP 10-daily use punch card. These may be used for the time period from the end of an enrichment class until 6:00 p.m (end of ASP).