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Spring Break Camp
Join us for creative fun and recreation, CHAW style!
Mornings will be spent in our studios with fabulous teaching artists. We will then eat lunch and end the day with board games and open studios in drama and drumming. You can select single days to fit your schedule or the entire week at a discounted rate.
Campers must be in grades Kindergarten-5th.
*Food is not provided, please pack a nut-free lunch and one or two nut-free snacks.
Camp Dates and Hours
Monday, April 15 — 9:00am-3:00pm
Wednesday, April 17 — 9:00am-3:00pm
Thursday, April 18 — 9:00am-3:00pm
Friday, April 19 — 9:00am-3:00pm
(Please note CHAW is closed on Tuesday, April 16, in observance of D.C. Emancipation Day)
Youth Arts Program
Overview
The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) Youth Arts Program is a dynamic curriculum of classes, performance, and exhibition opportunities emphasizing arts as a way of life for a lifetime. Students in the Youth Arts Program (YAP) develop a unique artistic voice as they explore and create dance and art in community with their peers.
Program Dates
Spring Semester: 1/8/2024–6/6/2024
Final Showcase: Saturday, June 8, 2023
No classes on:
January 15, 2024, February 19, 2024, April 15-19, 2024, and May 27, 2024
Class Pricing
Pricing is per semester and is prorated for holidays.
Mondays: $500
Tuesdays: $545
Wednesdays: $545
Thursdays: $545
CHAW never turns a child away for inability to pay. Sliding scale registration and payment plans are available for all registrants. Please contact Brian Washington at brian@chaw.org for more information. Request forms may be picked up at the front desk or online.
Studios
Each studio teaching artist tailors lessons and projects to student age and skill level. Returning students build on previous concepts and knowledge. All classes teach and reinforce arts fundamentals while nurturing personal artistic growth through foundational skills building, creative exploration, critique demonstration and performance history, independent projects and community building
Village Time
When a student enters CHAW for the after school arts program, they are welcomed into a community of artful thinking, creativity, and collaboration. When not in class, students are invited to participate in village activities ranging from games to homework help to drop-in art projects. Village time offers an opportunity for students to engage with peers who are not in their classes at school, allowing for new connections, friendships, and perspectives to be formed in a safe and nurturing environment where every voice matters and every child is celebrated for his or her unique creative contributions.
COVID Safety
If you haven’t been in our building in the past year you’ll notice some updates when you walk in the door. Hand sanitizers are located in each room and entrance. Social distancing is observed where possible. Frequent hand washing is encouraged. Masks are optional in the building at this time and cleaning and disinfecting are done on a regular basis. Learn more about our COVID-19 resources here.
Van Service
CHAW van service is operating to various local schools in and around Capitol Hill. Sign up is available on the following page. $145 for each sign up day for the semester. For example: Monday and Tuesdays for Spring semester will total $290.
Teen Arts Classes
Traditional Cartooning
Teaching Artist – Blas Goncalves-Borrega
03/06/2024 – 05/01/2024
Wednesdays, 6:30-8:00pm
Tuition – $250.00
In this 8-week class, each student will create one continuous comic, featuring themself as the star of the story. During the first 45 minutes of each class, the instructor will teach a drawing skill; during the second 45 minutes, students will work on their individual comics.
This class is designed for students 12-17 years old. All materials are provided.
*No Class April 17.
Applied Dance
Ballet Foundations: Pre-K-1st Grade
Teaching Artist – Rachael Coad
04/22/2024 – 06/03/2024
Mondays, 3:45-4:40pm
Tuition – $180.00
CHAW dance classes are designed to grow with your child and give dancers an opportunity to learn and build on foundational skills. All students perform in demonstrations or recitals held in conjunction with CHAW-wide performance festivals at the end of each session. Class instruction includes dance technique, steps, and sequences that develop strength, stamina, and focus.
*No class on May 27.
Ballet Foundations: 2nd-5th Grade
Teaching Artist – Rachael Coad
04/22/2024 – 06/03/2024
Mondays, 4:50-5:45pm
Tuition – $180.00
CHAW dance classes are designed to grow with your child and give dancers an opportunity to learn and build on foundational skills. All students perform in demonstrations or recitals held in conjunction with CHAW-wide performance festivals at the end of each session. Class instruction includes dance technique, steps, and sequences that develop strength, stamina, and focus.
*No class on May 27.
Kid’s Hip-Hop (ages 8-12)
Teaching Artist – Brynn Bodair
03/26/2024 – 05/28/2024
Tuesdays, 5:30-6:20pm
Tuition – $180.00
This class provides a creative and expressive environment for students to learn and practice the fundamentals of hip hop dance. Each week, students will learn and practice hip hop movement vocabulary. The movement will culminate in a variety of combinations, changing throughout the class session. This class will help students develop confidence, coordination, self-esteem, body awareness, and individuality. All experience levels and bodies are welcome as modifications and adjustments will be offered as necessary.
*No class on April 16 and May 14.
Dancing, Singing, Storytime!
Teaching Artist – Natasha Czarniewy
04/26, 05/03, 05/10, 05/17, 05/24, 05/31
Fridays, 10:30-11:30am
Tuition – $15.00 per class (if registered by 10:00am) online, or $20 at the door
n this creative movement class, our youngest dancers will explore their minds, bodies, and voices. Movement is incorporated into all aspects of Dancing, Singing, Storytime! Children may choose to participate by dancing, moving, singing, and manipulating props. While this class focuses on the most natural element of early childhood development — moving your body! — it is also designed to meet very young children at their developmental stage. Some children may choose to participate quite actively, some to sing and sway, and some just to listen and watch. Caregivers MUST REMAIN, to assist, comfort, and motivate children.
Register for one class or for all six!
Music
Violin Ensemble Book 2+
Teaching Artist – Irene Chow
04/06/2024 – 06/01/2024
Saturdays, 4:00-4:50pm
Tuition – $210.00
Book 2 + violin ensemble
This Book 2+ violin ensemble is for more experienced violin students in Suzuki book 2 and up. We will focus on ensemble and performance skills, sight-reading, music vocabulary, and more!
*No class on April 13 and May 25.
Music Mind Games
Teaching Artist – Irene Chow
04/06/2024 – 06/01/2024
Saturdays, 3:00-3:50pm
Tuition – $210.00
Music Mind Games is a multi-sensory, game-based method of teaching music literacy to children. Games are a fun, motivating way to learn music notation, rhythm, sight-singing, and many other musicianship skills. This class is suitable for students of any instrument or no instrument at all. Recommended for students ages 5-9 years old.
*No class on April 13 and May 25.
Suzuki Baby Music
Teaching Artist – Irene Chow
04/06/2024 – 06/01/2024
Saturdays, 8:00-8:55am
Tuition – $210.00
Dr. Shinichi Suzuki was an internationally renowned music educator who believed in the unlimited potential of children. Using the principles of Suzuki music education, this class is a nurturing, delightful introduction to music for children ages 0-3, accompanied by a caregiver. Led by a certified Suzuki Early Childhood Education teacher, children and their caregivers will interact with each other and with music through rhythm, melody, movement, and musical instruments. “Where love is deep, much can be accomplished.” – Dr. Shinichi Suzuki
*No class on April 13 and May 25.