The Center on Central offers a variety of programs for children in grades K-5 listed below. In addition, The Center on Central also offers Parents’ Night Out and School Holiday and In-Service Camps, as well as birthday parties and music lessons for children of all ages.

'Next Step' Cartooning class

Type:	Art (Other), Next Step Cartooning
Group:	Elementary School, Teens
Provider:	Megan McCormick
Day/Time:	Monday, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Cost:	$15 per class, with 6-class minimum. Deposit: $50.

Learn the art of telling your story through cartoons with our instructor – who will not only help students with art techniques, but also with developing story lines and ideas for character development. This class is the perfect “Next Step” for students who have acquired the basic drawing skills and now are ready to apply their skills to character development and story lines. Please bring a sketch book.

Recommended for ages 7 and up.

‘Next Step’ Cartooning class is not currently running – please use the contact form below to indicate interest.

After-school program

Type:	After-school program
Group:	Elementary School, Kindergarten, Teens
Day/Time:	school dismissal time - 6:00 pm
Cost:	$30 daily/$125 weekly base fee ($25/$100 if you provide transportation), with 6-class minimum. Deposit: $20.

Introducing…The Center on Central’s NEW After School/Half Day Kindergarten Care and Creative Arts Program!

Details:

For a $30 daily/$125 weekly base fee per child, we will pick up your student at school dismissal and bring them to The Center on Central until 6pm (for your pick up).

The base fee is reduced to $25 daily/$100 weekly if you provide transportation (also, if you are willing to drive the car pool, the base fee is waived for one child if you bring at least 3 other paying children that day).

• Includes snack and homework time with Group Leader – plus interactive games, free play, outdoor time (weather/daylight permitting)

(students will be divided into appropriate age groupings)

Optional “Pull Outs” at 20% off regular rates (varies based on instructor and space availability):

• Piano, Guitar, Voice lessons ($24 for 30 minutes)

• Young Rembrandts® Drawing class, Next Step Cartooning, Music “Jam”, Circus Yoga ($12 per class)

• General Pottery Hand & Wheel ($20 per class, plus $5 per class supplies fee)

Therapies are also available as “pull outs” at 20% fee discount: OT, Educational Consulting, Social Skills Groups, Individual Counseling

Please note: There is a minimum enrollment needed per day in order to run the program, and six week minimum participation (i.e. six consecutive Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays – or six consecutive full weeks). In the event that the minimum enrollment is not met for the day(s) you registered, we will notify you before the start of your 6-week block.

Please complete the registration from below to sign up for the “base” program; we will contact you to schedule any “pull outs” you desire. Or you can use the contact form to indicate particular interests and we will be back in touch.

Click above to register for this program.

Art - Comic Book Club for ages 8 & up

Type:	Studio 4 The Young Artist
Group:	Elementary School, Teens
Provider:	Joe Shawn
Day/Time:	Thursday, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm/8:00 pm
Cost:	$15 per class (60 minutes); $22.50 per class (90 minutes), with 6-class minimum. Deposit: $50. Individual/drop-in sessions: Drop-ins welcome at $18/$27 per class (check ahead for space availability).

Create characters and a storyline and put it all together to make a real comic book!

Students will, via group participation, create characters and modify them to make them fun and easy to draw. Each student will practice sketching, drawing, shading and coloring techniques. We will create a fun storyline and edit it to fit with the comic book.

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Art - Sketch Club for ages 8 & up

Type:	Studio 4 The Young Artist
Group:	Elementary School, Teens
Provider:	Joe Shawn
Day/Time:	Thursday, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:	$22.50 per class, with 6-class minimum. Deposit: $50. Individual/drop-in sessions: Drop-ins welcome at $27 per class (check ahead for space availability).

Sketch Club is a sketch, draw, and color class exploring alternative ways to bring ideas to life. The students will learn sketch techniques to create line, form and mass, as well as creative color and tinting. The class will use traditional and non-traditional media – such as coffee grounds, fruit punch, and other household items – to create art in a fun way. Ideas will come alive while the student explores imagination and creativity.

Please bring any size sketchbook, reference material, and your ideas to class each week.

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Art - Studio 4: Beginning Acrylics (grades 3-12)

Type:	Studio 4 The Young Artist
Group:	Elementary School, Teens
Provider:	Joe Shawn
Day/Time:	Saturday, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Cost:	$30 per class, with 6-class minimum, plus $55 materials fee. Deposit: $50.

Studio 4 is a place for young artists to experience painting and drawing in a studio setting.

Students will practice building images using shapes, building composition and understanding basic painting skills. Artists will learn to mix color, basic color theory and perspective, to complete good paintings.

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Art - Studio 4: Painting with Awesome Acrylics (grades 4-12)

Type:	Studio 4 The Young Artist
Group:	Elementary School, Teens
Provider:	Joe Shawn
Day/Time:	Saturday, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost:	$30 per class, with 6-class minimum, plus $55 materials fee. Deposit: $50.

Studio 4 is a place for young artists to experience painting and drawing in a studio setting. Drawings will be made and color techniques applied to sketches. A free flowing, aggressive painting style will be encouraged to promote confident brushwork, and to overcome the fear of making mistakes. We will occasionally explore other media, such as collage and texture techniques.

Awesome Acrylics is the next step in Studio 4. Artists learn additional techniques on composition, color theory, and painting steps to build a great painting.

Since artists always begin with a plan, we will work with numerous thumbnails, blocking-in shapes, color and end with harmonizing the completed work. Our young artists will learn to slow down and think before painting, and gain confidence in their ability to blend their innate creativity with execution of learned skills.

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Art - Young Rembrandts® Elementary Drawing

Type:	Young Rembrandts Drawing
Group:	Elementary School
Provider:	Young Rembrandts staff
Day/Time:	Tuesday, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Cost:	$15 per class, with 6-class minimum. Deposit: $50.

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Art Therapy - Social Skills Group - ages 8-12

Type:	Art Therapy
Group:	Elementary School, Special Needs Programs, Teens
Day/Time:	Monday, 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm
Cost:	$270 for 6 consecutive sessions., with 6-class minimum. Deposit: $50.

A weekly Art Therapy Social Skills Group for children ages 8-12 who can benefit from activities designed to foster positive interactions with peers

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Art Therapy - Social Skills Group - grades K-5

Type:	Art Therapy
Group:	Elementary School, Special Needs Programs
Provider:	Corinne Greskiewicz
Day/Time:	Tuesday, 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Cost:	$270 for 6 consecutive sessions., with 6-class minimum. Deposit: $50.

A weekly Art Therapy Social Skills Group for children in grades K-5 who can benefit from activities designed to foster positive interactions with peers

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Bricks 4 Kidz

Group:	Elementary School
Provider:	Bricks 4 Kidz
Day/Time:	Tuesday, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Test out some of Sir Isaac Newton’s Laws of motion with interactive Bricks 4 Kidz models. During this unit, kids will launch paper footballs at targets with the catapult model, give their mini-figures a ride on motorized see-saw and swing-o-rama rides, and practice telling time as they build the clock model.

Each lesson uses simple words to explain physics concepts such as “every action has an equal and opposite reaction,” which students will delve into more deeply in years to come. For now, they get to build fun stuff out of LEGO bricks and create a positive association that science is fun!

Bricks 4 Kidz will keep their hands and their minds busy!

(recommended for ages 5 and up)

Please use the contact form below to indicate interest in a future session.

Circus Yoga

Type:	Fitness & Health, Yoga
Group:	Adults, Elementary School, Preschool & Toddler, Teens
Cost:	$15 per class, with 6-class minimum. Deposit: $50.

Join Lisa Samuel, RYT, formerly of P.L.A.Yoga, for a unique offering: CIRCUS YOGA!

We’ll have more information to share soon…see the photo below from Lisa’s Circus Yoga demonstration at our June 13 birthday celebration to get an idea of what Circus Yoga is like:

Circus Yoga class is not currently running – please use the contact form below to indicate interest.

Drama and Theater Games

Type:	Drama & Theater Arts
Group:	Elementary School
Provider:	Saskia Blaha
Day/Time:	Monday, 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Cost:	$135, with 9-class minimum. Deposit: $50.

Do you love to pretend? Do you love to perform? Then, this is the class for you! Using fun games and exercises, beginner actors and actresses will explore the world of drama and theater. Students will be introduced to some of the major components of the theater: dressing up, improvisation, acting, singing, set design and dancing.

Be whoever you want to be!

The session will run for 9 weeks and will end with a small performance for family and friends on August 20. Class runs June 18 – August 20 (no class July 2).

No previous acting or theater experience necessary.

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Fashion Design - Working Studio

Type:	Fashion Design
Group:	Elementary School, Teens
Provider:	Lauren Acton
Day/Time:	Saturday, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Cost:	$20 per class. Deposit: $20.

Create your own presentation boards just like a New York Fashion studio!

Our current Fashion Design session runs through June 8, (with no class on May 25), and simulates a working Fashion Design studio!!

Our instructor, Lauren Acton, has 8 years of experience in New York City’s garment district and will teach you how to design a collection – complete with fabric swatches and small croquis.

In the upcoming session, Lauren will simulate a working studio, working with our Fashion Design students on an individualized level while introducing new work and practices. Students can continue refining their present skill sets, or progress to a new level of technique.

There are new methods to learn when each student is ready. This session combines learning with sharpening acquired skills in a non-competitive environment.

Everyone learns at their own speed!

No previous drawing experience necessary, because we work from a croquis (which is a small paper doll)

Bring your great ideas for fashion and we will work through them in class!

(recommended for ages 8 and up)

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Fitness - Zumbatomic

Type:	Fitness & Health, Zumba
Group:	Elementary School
Provider:	Elizabeth Streit
Cost:	$15 per class, with 6-class minimum. Individual/drop-in sessions: drop-ins welcome at $18 per class (check ahead for space availability)

KIDS AGES 6-12 – JOIN US FOR ZUMBATOMIC®  - contact us for details!

Sure, chillin’ out is cool. But rockin’ out is a blast! That’s why you’re gonna love the Zumbatomic® fitness program for kids. It’s a fast-forward fusion of the Zumba program’s moves (salsa, cumbia, reggaeton, hip-hop and more) and high-octane workouts designed to let kids ages 6-12 max out on fun and fitness all at the same time. Safe and effective, kids can’t wait to get into the Zumbatomic groove. Watch their energy and fitness levels soar as they get the groove.

General Pottery: Hand and Wheel (all ages)

Type:	Pottery
Group:	Adults, Elementary School, Teens
Provider:	Tabatha Trolli
Day/Time:	Saturday, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Cost:	$25 per class, with 6-class minimum, plus $40 materials fee. Deposit: $50.

This course will explore the potter’s wheel, cover handbuilding approaches to clay, along with techniques of surface decoration. Beginning and advanced students are welcome.

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General Pottery: Hand and Wheel (elementary & middle school) (Tuesdays 4pm)

Group:	Elementary School, Teens
Provider:	Tabatha Trolli
Day/Time:	Tuesday, 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Cost:	$22.50 per class, with 6-class minimum, plus $40 materials fee. Deposit: $50.

This course will explore the potter’s wheel, cover handbuilding approaches to clay, along with techniques of surface decoration. Beginning and advanced students are welcome.

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General Pottery: Hand and Wheel (elementary & middle school) (Wednesdays 4:45 pm)

Type:	Pottery
Group:	Elementary School, Teens
Provider:	Tabatha Trolli
Day/Time:	Wednesday, 4:45 pm - 6:15 pm
Cost:	$25 per class, with 6-class minimum, plus $40 materials fee. Deposit: $50.

This course will explore the potter’s wheel, cover handbuilding approaches to clay, along with techniques of surface decoration. Beginning and advanced students are welcome.

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Kids in the Kitchen

Type:	Workshops
Group:	Adults, Elementary School, Kindergarten, Preschool & Toddler, Teens
Day/Time:	Wednesday, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost:	$20 per family. Deposit: $20.

Join Annmarie Cantrell from Maysie’s Farm Conservation Center on November 14 from 7:00-9:00pm for an all-ages culinary wellness workshop, offering the opportunity to understand where food comes from, expand our taste buds and make proper choices when it comes to nourishment.

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Music Therapy - Social Skills Group for elementary

Type:	Music Therapy
Group:	Elementary School, Special Needs Programs
Provider:	Katie Opher
Day/Time:	Saturday, 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Cost:	$150 for 6 consecutive sessions., with 6-class minimum. Deposit: $50.

A weekly Music Therapy Social Skills Group for elementary school-age children who can benefit from activities designed to foster positive interactions with peers

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Pottery - Handbuilding for grades K-5

Type:	Pottery
Group:	Elementary School
Provider:	Tabatha Trolli
Day/Time:	Thursday, 4:45 pm - 6:00 pm
Cost:	$22.50 per class, with 6-class minimum, plus $30 materials fee. Deposit: $50.

This course will explore the many techniques involved in handbuilding. Students will learn to make functional pottery through exploration of slab building, pinch pot and coil building methods. Each student will be guided through three separate projects, using each of the three techniques. Students will then choose a preferred method/methods to create a final piece.

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Pottery - Introduction to Wheel for elementary & middle school

Type:	Pottery
Group:	Elementary School, Teens
Provider:	Tabatha Trolli
Day/Time:	Tuesday, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Cost:	$40 per class, with 6-class minimum, plus $40 materials fee. Deposit: $50.

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Pottery - Open Studio

Type:	Pottery
Group:	Adults, Elementary School, Teens
Provider:	Tabatha Trolli
Day/Time:	Tuesday, 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Cost:	$40 per visit (currently enrolled students can buy a 6-pack of visits for $120 or a 12-pack for $200), plus $30 for non-enrolled students materials fee. Deposit: $20.

Open Studio time is available to any currently enrolled student (up to 2-1/2 hours each Tuesday) at the rate of $120 for a 6-visit pack, or $200 for a 12-visit pack.

Open Studio time is also available to the general public, after taking part in a pottery workshop/assessment at The Center on Central – at the rate of $40 per visit, plus $30 for supplies (which includes a 25 lb. bag of clay, as well as glaze and firing of this clay).

Please also click here if you want to schedule a workshop/assessment – the cost is $40 for 60 minutes. We will contact you by e-mail to update you on your request.

Pottery - Private and Semi-Private Wheel Instruction for beginners

Type:	Pottery
Group:	Adults, Elementary School, Teens
Provider:	Tabatha Trolli
Cost:	$40 per class based on 4 registrants, $50 per class, based on 3 registrants, $50 per class, based on 3 registrants - or $75 per class for private class, plus $10 per person, per class materials fee. Deposit: $100. Individual/drop-in sessions: By appointment, but individual classes can be custom-scheduled

Class is limited to 1-4 individuals.

Times available by appointment – Please complete the “Contact Us” form. We will contact you to learn more about your needs and your schedule.

Private Acting Lessons

Type:	Drama & Theater Arts
Group:	Adults, Elementary School, Teens
Day/Time:	By Appointment
Cost:	$30 for a 30-minute individual private lesson.

Private acting lessons are perfect for preparing for an audition or for preparing for a role in a school production. We look in-depth at the part you are preparing for to bring out the full potential of your performance. You will find an acting style that works for you so you can bring a truthful performance to your production or to your audition. Learn ways to ‘relax’ before auditioning and to fend off unwanted nervousness! No previous experience necessary. All ages welcome.

Please complete the contact form. We will contact you to schedule a lesson time.

Watercolor class

Type:	Art (Other)
Group:	Adults, Elementary School, Teens
Provider:	Lauren Acton
Day/Time:	5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Cost:	$15 per class, with 6-class minimum. Deposit: $50.

Paint what you love with watercolor!

Study space, composition and shading using water-based paints.

A new still life setup will be provided to use as a subject - or students may use outside references, such as photos or magazine tear-outs, to bring paintings to life.

We will discuss technical aspects of painting and focus on drawing, values, edges and color. We will also discuss simple structural drawing and then put the theory into practice by creating watercolor paintings on paper. 

This class is for all ages and all levels.

Supply list provided before class.

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Yoga for Kids with Special Needs

Type:	Fitness & Health
Group:	Elementary School, Special Needs Programs
Provider:	Denise Orsulak
Cost:	$25 per class, with 6-class minimum.

Yoga for kids with special needs. Program is on hold awaiting minimum enrollment to be met. Please use the contact form to indicate interest.