Story in Motion: A Movement + Early Literacy Class (12 Mos-3 Yrs | With Adult | Fall | Wed | 4:10 PM)
👶 Ages 12 mo–3 yr15-week course📍 Upper West Side

Story in Motion: A Movement + Early Literacy Class (12 Mos-3 Yrs | With Adult | Fall | Wed | 4:10 PM)

Nov 18Nov 25Dec 2
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📍Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · 334 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10023 Get directions ↗
🏷From $600This may be the price of one class, one month or the whole course. Check the venue's site.

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15 Wednesdays (Except Nov 25, Dec 23, Dec 30) In this storytelling and movement class, children will explore basic elements of creative expression, taking inspiration from beloved children's books. With a caregiver by their side, children will expand their sense of community and work together to explore movements that celebrate a season, a tale, emotions, and cultures around the world. Movement and story help toddlers build language, motor skills, strength in pre-literacy, and social-emotional awareness. As this is a movement based class, it is recommended for toddlers who have begun walking. This class is taught by lifetime Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan member and Upper West Sider Roberta Kastelic. Roberta teaches creative movement, ballroom dancing, and directs and choreographs children's musicals in public and private schools, working with a variety of age groups from toddlers to teens.

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