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ENROLMENT DAY 2008/09
Saturday, 23rd August '08


SUMMER CAMP
Wks beg 14 & 21 July in Wicklow town

 
   
  :: CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME ::
 
The school is introducing a new appraoch to music education for very young children. These classes we call ShantiMusic© (pronounced Shahn-tee) are profiled below in more detail.
 
ShantiMusic©
Term 2 commences Saturday, 12th January 2008 (17 weeks).
 
East Glendalough School, Wicklow    
Saturdays    
Age 2 to 3.5 years (accompanied) 9.30 - 10.10 am €153 Kerry Anderson
Age 4 to 5 years 10.10 - 11.00 am €204 Kerry Anderson
Age 5.5 to 7 years 11.10 - 12.00 am €204 Kerry Anderson
       
       
     
       
Summer Camp 2008      

The summer camp is a fun, safe & educational camp for young children to nurture a love of music and learn about music literacy & concepts through dance, art and singing! You can take a break safe in the knowledge that they are having fun and being well taken care of.

The activities (and these are just a few examples!) include dancing to different kinds of music using simple props like balloons or bubbles; making & playing with simple instruments; making props for use in music time; learning songs & stories and for the older children an introduction to different instruments. The school is well equipped with resources such as pitched bells, lots of colourful percussion instruments, crawling tubes, hula hoops, etc.

There are 10 places for ages 4 - 5 and another 10 places for ages 5 - 6. The activities are organised according to these age groups. There will be refreshments (fresh fruit, crackers & squash), scheduled free-play and down time at the end of each day and a little musical play at the end of the week.

The camp is located in Holy Rosary National School, Convent Road, Wicklow town between the hours of 11am and 2pm. The first camp takes place from Monday, 14 July to Friday, 18 July with the second camp taking place from Monday, 21 July to Friday, 25 July. Camp fees

 

 

   
Colaiste Chraobh Abhann, Kilcoole    
This premises is available subject to demand. If you are happy to travel to Wicklow Town but would prefer Kilcoole, then we would be happy to run classes as soon as we have the numbers. Please let us know as soon as you can.

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More about ShantiMusic©...

This is a curriculum created by the WSMD which uses an alternative and very effective method to teach the elements of music AT PRE-INSTRUMENTAL LEVEL. The benefits go well beyond music education because yoga postures and philosophy are used to bind the course from start to finish.

The main aim of the course from 18 months all the way to seven years, is to prepare children for the study of an instrument. However the WSMD believes that this is an opportunity to incorporate ideas which enhance the process, such as physical movement to music from Dance and Yoga postures. Another goal is to improve physical co-ordination, growth and development.

The course contains modules taught over 31 weeks, each with a different theme. These themes such as The Ocean used in this year's Summer Camp, help to give the course meaning and interest. The children will spend 50 minutes in a fun setting playing games, creating art projects and telling stories using yoga postures and dance. This year's summer camps used this method and were a great success.

The school has worked with the following consultants to create this curriculum to ensure that it is an effective educational process and a fun, caring environment for your children.

They are Hilde Eiselen, an experienced yoga teacher in the Wicklow area years and Mairead Ni Chondran, one of the country's leading music education specialists and member/exponent of the Kodaly Society of Ireland.

Fees are €153/€204 for term 2 and are held each Saturday morning at the East Glendalough School. See the Schedule for ages and class times.

ShantiMusic© incorporates ideas from the following sources: The Mozart Effect, harnessing the Power of Music in Health, Education & Wellbeing as well as The Listening Program which uses the benefits of classical music for the developing brain. The school is a member of the Kodaly Society and The Association of Music Schools.

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Music Appreciation & Theory Classes
This is a mandatory requirement of study with the WSMD. These classes are a necessary aid to the study of an instrument. Without them a student's progress is slower due to the fact that instrumental teachers are able to focus on technique instead of music lietacy and other elements covered in theory classes. Many parents have commented that they studied an instrument but cannot remember how to play. It is my belief that these classes will promote good musicianship and will promote life long skill.

Alternatively Children's Choir seeks to accomplish fundamentals in literacy and aural skills through singing. Both classes are informal and aim to be fun. HOWEVER the children are expected to work hard in class and at home.