SUNDANCER: cultivate wonder

1. Arts-Based Nature Workshops for Children & Parents SUNDANCER: cultivate wonder Nature, Literature, Movement, Crafts, Gardening, Culinary Expeditions, Exploring Cultures — Fun and funky multimedia workshops for your child & you. Art of Nature Spring Workshops are for Parents & Children Ages 20 mos-3 years At Sundancer, we encourgage creativity and curiosity. We embrace precious moments in life with our children, when we slow down, interact and stimulate a sense of wonder. Sundance fosters moments of sound, sight, taste, smell and touch of our natural world and draws on its creative potential. These experiences nurture and stimulate development. We aim to help parents and children activelygrow together through nature, reading, creating, dancing, playing & laughing. Sundancer cultivates wonder. Contact Information for Sundancer. Contact Whit Sweet: Email: cherokeesundancer@yahoo.com Phone: 919-673-5687

2. SUNDANCER Art of Nature Workshops: Spring What to expect in each workshop… All workshops follow a set rhythm, which helps everyone feel comfortable, ready to learn & have fun! Together we’ll… * begin each workshop with warm greetings, an intro to the theme, and a preview of all activities.   * read a high-interest, age-appropriate book which relates to the week’s theme. * explore creative movement, singing, and instrument exploration. * create together, using a wide array of artistic mediums. * have a peaceful closing: reflecting on what we’ve learned & cleaning our space. * distribute enrichment extension materials to parents, including ideas to do at home & correlating events that occur in the DC/Met area. Workshop I. Buddings The Earth is awakening. It’s a time for us to shed the cacoon of yesterday & spread our wings for tomorrow. We’ll create several varying versions of interactive spring gardens. One garden we’ll piece together with fabric & the other with dirt, seeds & other fun materials. These hand-crafted gardens will be fantastic tools to use to teach how new plants grow throughout the spring season. Workshop III.Hatchlings Everywhere we look we new life. We’ll study adult birds, hatchlings & nesting patterns during this time of year. Then we’ll concoct our own hatchling creations using many multi-media sources & create warm homes for the birds. Workshop II. Insects A vital part of spring, insects help breath life into the ecosystem in the spring. We will sing songs, read books, have puppet shoes about insects. We’ll build out own insects using paper mache techniques. Workshop II. Baby Animals Cubs, lambs, piglets, cria, calves, foals, baby animals are everywhere! Using mixed-media teachniques we’ll recreate the newness of life & adorable baby animals! Contact Information for Sundancer. Contact Whit Sweet: Email: sundancercultivatewonder@yahoo.com Phone: 919-673-5687

3. SUNDANCER: cultivate wonder REGISTRATION INFORMATION • REGISTRATION INFORMATION & FEES • Session A: 4-Week Series on Friday Mornings from 10:00-11:15 • Parents & Children Ages 20 mos-3 years • Session B: 4-Week Series on ____ Afternoons from 4:15-5:30 • Children Ages 7-10 Years • Cost per Session: $60 • Fee includes cost of materials • Contact Whit Sweet at cherokeesundancer@yahoo.comto get • registration materials— only one quick form! • Only 6 child/parent spots per session – act fact to secure a spot! • We can prorate workshop classes, as long as you sign up in advance

4. Positive Points of Sundancer • Workshops are for both children and parents • Experienced teachers • Creative and original curriculum • Workshops practice skills needed for Pre-K & K, while remaining creative & fun • Participants create homegrown, folk art, etsy-like crafts • Small instructor to student ratio (6:1 max) • Children & parents delight in discovering together • The ideas explored at Sundancer are designed to be carried over to your family • Sundancer studio is currently set up in a home in Rosemary Hills, Silver Spring • Workshops encompass gender-neutral topics & explorations • Take home extensions of ideas gathered in workshops are provided About Us Designer… WHIT SWEET has over 12 years experience of promoting the arts through various national, state and local level realms. She has coordinated events with CultureCapital and taught children/parent art classes with CREATE in Silver Spring. Other experiences include instructing at the Duke School (Duke's lab school), designing & implementing curriculum to enhance project-based learning through the arts. Prior to that, Whit worked with AACTE, lobbying for both arts education programs and service-learning initiatives. She has also managed youth outreach initiatives for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and the John F. Kennedy Center. Whit holds a double BA in Studio Art and Art History from the UNC-Chapel Hill and a MA in Ed from the College of Charleston. Whit has a love for literature, art, yoga, traveling, diving & the great outdoors. Consultant…SARAH PICKENS works for the U.S. Soccer Foundation running the Passback Program nationwide for at-risk youth in vulnerable communities. She also interacts with national urban soccer programs and designs an annual Urban Soccer Symposium to share best practices. Sarah received a MA in International Education from George Washington University, and a BA in Psychology and a Certificate in Markets and Management from Duke University. Consultant… JESSICA ROAKE taught at the Siena School in Silver Spring, a school focused on language-based learning disabilities. Jessica designed and implemented the curriculum, served as Humanities Department Chair, and taught grades five through twelve. Jessica received her MFA in writing at Columbia University, and while in New York taught children enrichment activities at the LREI school in Greenwich Village. Jessica has led students in everything from Pirate class to film-reviewing; comic book making to Shakespeare.