Early Arts Learning
Professional Development Workshops for
Early Childhood Educators and Teaching Artists
Hawai`i Wolf Trap and Hawai`i Arts Alliance invite your participation in:
Virtual Early Arts Learning Modules In Music, Drama and Dance
with Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artists
The arts are a natural way for young children to learn. Wolf Trap's hands-on teaching strategies for early childhood educators help children experience the joy of the arts while learning essential skills, such as critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and collaboration.
Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, a program of Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, is a nationally recognized leader in early childhood arts-integrated learning and instruction. Wolf Trap Institute is scaled nationally, with 23 affiliated organizations and numerous partners in 25 states that deliver arts-integrated education experiences to 60,000 teachers, parents/caregivers, and students annually.
About the Early Arts Learning Modules
Participants have the option of registering for the Music, Drama and Dance modules or selecting one or two of them. We are offering a discounted fee (until March 12) for registering in all three modules. Enrollment is limited to 30 participants per module.
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Each Learning Module is designed to be a stand-alone experience and is comprised of three 1-hour sessions.
Session 1: Asynchronous
Participants will be provided resources focused on the arts and early education and will be asked to complete short exercises and reflections prior to the second session. The cumulative time for this asynchronous learning is 1 hour.
Session 2: Online
The second session is a 1-hour guided experience in Music, Drama or Dance. Participants will work with a Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist to break down an art form into its fundamental elements, and apply those elements to strategies for learning in all domains in virtual, hybrid and in-person Early Childhood spaces.
Session 3: Online
This "Let's Practice" session will engage participants in practicing those art strategies for learning with the guidance of veteran Hawai`i teaching artists. Participants will work together in small groups.
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The second and third session will take place via Zoom. Participants will receive the links upon registration. Resources for the asynchronous learning will be sent one week in advance of the session with the Wolf Trap Artist.
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music
Early Arts Learning:
Music Module –
Cost $30.00
Session with Sue Trainor,
Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist
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Saturday, March 27, 2021,
9:00 – 10:00 am, HST
Music Strategies – Let's Practice Session
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Monday, March 29, 2021,
4:00-5:00 pm, HST
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Registration closes on March 12, 2021 for this module.
drama
Early Arts Learning:
Drama Module –
Cost $30.00
Session with
Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist
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Saturday, April 10, 2021,
9:00 – 10:00 am, HST
Drama Strategies – Let's Practice Session
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Monday, April 12, 2021,
4:00-5:00 pm, HST
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Registration closes on March 26, 2021 for this module.
dance
Early Arts Learning:
Dance Module –
Cost $30.00
Session with Valerie Branch,
Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist
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Saturday, May 15, 2021,
9:00 – 10:00 am, HST
Dance Strategies – Let's Practice Session
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Monday, May 17, 2021,
4:00-5:00 pm, HST
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Registration closes on April 30, 2021 for this module.
Enroll in all 3 Modules
Cost: $75.00
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Registration for this special price for all
3 modules closes on March 12, 2021.
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Registration closes on March 12, 2021 for this special discount.
All registration fees are non-refundable.
Credits & Certificates of Participation
Hawai`i Arts Alliance is partnering with Hawai`i Association of Independent Schools [HAIS] to provide a certificate for 3 DHS credit hours upon completion of all three sessions in each module.
Hawai`i Arts Alliance and Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts will also provide a Certificates of Participation upon completion of all three sessions in each module.
Mahalo Nui Loa!
Funding and support for this project is provided by Hawai`i Arts Alliance, Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Hawai`i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and Hawai`i Association for Independent Schools.
Need more Info?
Email Lei Ahsing - lei@hawaiiartsalliance.org
Hawai`i Arts Alliance
P.O. Box 3948
Honolulu, HI 96812-3948
Phone 808.533.2787