Village and Our Time Classes begin this week!

Our traditional Kindermusik classes begin a new semester this week! 

 

Village classes are for babies from birth to 1 1/2 years old with their parent or caregiver.  Village is for lap babies, crawlers and walkers.  The class incorporates the most current research on early childhood development and provides families with a special place for learning and connecting with other parents and babies through music and movement.  Most importantly, it gives you time and space to bond with your baby! 

 

In Hickory, Dickory, Tickle & Bounce, we'll sing, play, rock, bounce and dance our way through the class!  Research shows the more you expose your baby to nursery rhymes and songs, the stronger those emerging language-learning skills will be. That's why these Mother Goose-like stories and rhymes are the main theme of this class. Plus you'll develop research-proven communication strategies with your child through listening activities, speaking "parentese," and sign language.

 

Not quite convinced?  Worried about what you can expect?  Here's a great article about a Mom's first experience with a Village class, and an update one year later!

 

Check out more details and registration links here!

 

For the toddler set, we also have Our Time classes.  I admit to having a special place in my heart for Our Time, as this is the class I began Kindermusik with my own child.  It was such a fantastic experience to be in a class where it was OK if she ran around and didn't have to sit still all the time, and her Kindermusik teacher was a wonderful, caring, and supportive educator who helped to give us so many tools for dealing with what can be a most challenging age!  Check out the video for a peek into an Our Time class!
 

 



 

Our Time reflects the emotional foundations of school readiness and the latest research on music and early childhood development.  It is a unique opportunity for parents or caregivers and their children to interact and learn together in an unhurried and joyful manner.  In Fiddle-dee-dee, we'll meet many animal characters in our books, activities, and songs—each specifically chosen for a toddler's emerging interests and physical skills. With silly, bumpy lap bounces we'll help your child develop rhythm while further developing his ever-emerging language skills. With a special stringed-emphasis in the music from class, you can bring home the violin, cello, and orchestra sounds to help your toddler stay a happy and engaged learner at home, too.  And as will all Kindermusik classes, you get fantastic at-home materials to extend the learning...so it's not just a once-a-week experience!  We still have our collection of instruments from our classes, and 5 years later, they are still favourites at playtime!

To see a picture of the at-home materials, more information, and registration links, click here.

I'd love to see you in class this semester!  Contact me for a free preview class at kindermusikwithmissmegan AT yahoo.ca

Hope to see you soon!