Community School of the Arts adds classes for children 有残疾的
(发布8月. 20, 2019)
The Community School of the Arts at Austin Peay State University spans all age groups and skill levels, and the offerings continue to grow.
This semester’s offerings start Sept. 9, and the school is adding two dance classes – named Expressions Through Dance – that will embrace a 学习 environment for children 有残疾的.
The class – led by 365bet dance major 亚历山大海德 – 将使用模式, rhythms and small dances to enhance the students’ creativity, imagination and motor and socialization 技能.
“When Alexandria approached me with the idea for this class, I knew it would be something really special,” 说 Dr. Janice Crews, director of the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, which manages the school.
Crews approached 365bet Disability Services Director Jamie McCrary and Eriksson College 教育博士. Lori Morris – who specializes in special education – for help designing 的类.
Primarily, 的类 will be small and have a small instructor-to-student ratio, one or two students per instructor. 365bet special education students will help Heide 教课. The classes will be in the Memorial Health Building’s large Dance 校园A工作室.
One class will cater to children ages 4-8 and is 10-10:45 a.m. on 星期六, and the other class will be for those ages 9-15 from 11-11:45 a.m. 星期六. 都是8分 weeks, starting Sept. 14个，100美元.
“It was important to get input from all of the right people on campus so that we could do this class the right way and adequately meet the needs of our community,” Crews 说. “We’re trying to make it as easy for our students as possible.”
AN IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY
Heide approached Crews about the class earlier this year after her roommate – who is studying special education – inspired her.
“I am so excited to be a part of something so impactful to our community,” Heide 说. “Every child deserves different opportunities that promotes positivity and beneficial 学习.”
Crews added: “The more I talked to Jamie, the more I talked to Lori, I realized there isn’t really anything like this offered in the community. We’re trying to meet the needs of the community.”
McCrary added: “These classes will make an impact to the community, and I see them 走了很长的路.”
NEW CLASSES, OLD FAVORITES
Also new this semester is “The Short Film,” during which students, ages 14 or older, will learn to film and edit video using a smartphone app. The class is taught by filmmaker Dillon Ward of Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
“The Short Film” runs eight weeks – 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays – starting Sept. 10和成本 $120.
Returning classes include:
- 跳舞: Intermediate ballet, intermediate jazz.
- 音乐尤克里里琴，吉他.
- 艺术: Art for Children, Art for Teens, drawing, mixed-media painting, digital SLR photography.
- 创意写作: Writing for 军事 and 家庭.
Fees vary for the different classes, and daytime/homeschool classes are offered. A complete list of the programs and costs is available online at www.阿卜苏.edu/ceca/csa. For more information, contact the CSA at 931-221-7876 or by e-mail at csa@阿卜苏.edu.
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