Education: Grades Pre-K to K – Wheelock Family Theatre

About the Pre-K – K Programs

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Classes for our youngest students are designed to create engaging invitations for students to learn through play! Students have fun while also developing important social skills such as collaboration, communication, creative problem-solving and self expression. Each session there is a new theme to spark the imagination, creating a fun, new experience each class!

If you have questions about whether a program is the right match for your child or if your child needs accommodations to access any of our programming, please reach out to Jeri Hammond, Director of Education, at jerih@bu.edu

Now Extended through December 31!
Use the code “Holiday20” to save 20% on all winter weekend classes!

Weekend Classes

8-week sessions on Saturday & Sundays starting January 28 & 29 running through April 2nd. There are no classes on the weekends of 2/18, 2/19 & 2/25, 2/26 due to February school vacation week.

Treasure Trunk Theatre: Into the Wild

Get ready to take an imaginative trip! Inspired by mystery objects found in the treasure trunk, students will head off on a new adventure each class using movement, creative problem-solving, and imaginative play. An engaging theme charts the course for a fun-filled journey. This session, students are encouraged to bring their adventurous spirit out to play as they “go wild”! A final demonstration for family and friends will take place on the last day of class.

Grades: Kindergarten, Pre-K | Type(s): Creative Drama, In Person |

Tuition: $240

Saturdays (Jan 28 - April 2) No classes 2/18 & 2/25 9:30am - 10:30am

Sundays (Jan 29 - April 3) No classes 2/19 & 2/26 9:30am - 10:30am

February Vacation Programs

Monday to Friday, February 20 – 24. February vacation is all about Musical Theatre! Students will attend our mainstage production of Make Way for Ducklings. Before care (8am to 9am) and after care (3:30pm to 5:00pm) can be purchased for an additional fee.

Making a Musical: Jungle Jams (Grades Pre-K to 1)

An action-packed one-week diving into the world of musical theatre by creating a short original musical. Utilizing popular music from across the decades, students will piece together scenes and songs to tell the story of jungle creatures that are “rockin’ around the clock.” While working on their musical, students will advance their acting, singing, and dancing skills. A final demonstration for family and friends will take place on the final day of the program.

Grades: 1st Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K | Type(s): In Person, Musical Theatre, Vacation Week |

Tuition: $480

Monday, Feb 20 - Friday, Feb 24 9:00am to 3:30pm

April Vacation Programs

Monday to Friday, April 17 – 21. Our April vacation programs all invite students to adapt and perform original stories. Students will see our mainstage production of Bud, Not Buddy. Before care (8am to 9am) and after care (3:30pm to 5:00pm) can be purchased for an additional fee.

Page to Stage: Bedtime Stories (Grades Pre-K to 1)

As cozy as your favorite pair of PJs, students will spend the week enjoying some of the most beloved of Bedtime Stories and imaginatively bringing them from “page to stage”. Through creative movement, imagination, and hands-on art activities, students jump into the world of a new story each day and set sail on this interactive theatre experience specially designed for our youngest students. The morning will be spent engaging in creative drama and movement and the second half of the day will be our Afternoon Arts Adventure: hands-on visual arts projects inspired by story illustrations. A final demonstration for family and friends will take place on the last day of class.

Grades: 1st Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K | Type(s): Acting, Creative Drama, In Person, Vacation Week, Visual Arts |

Tuition: $480

Monday, April 17 - Friday, April 21 9:00am to 3:30pm

Summer Programs

Our summer 2023 classes will be online and available for registration starting January 2, 2023.

Please note, all grades refer to placement in the fall of 2022.

Before care (8am to 9am) and after care (3:30pm to 5:00pm) will be available for all of our vacation programs for an additional fee. Families will be contacted the week prior to the start of the program to register for either/both options. You’ll have the option to purchase by day or for the entire week.

Multi-Week Performance Classes

Semi Private Coaching

Are you looking to take your singing or acting to the next level? In our NEW semi-private coaching, students will work in small groups of 2 to 3 with professional voice and acting coaches to develop their skills and learn to maximize their instruments of body and voice. Spots are limited and are first-come first-serve.

Students will be paired with a teacher and in small groups based on their grade and previous experience.