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.

Weekend Classes

Story Explorers: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Inspired by favorite children’s books, Story Explorers embark on a new adventure each week! Through creative movement, imagination, and hands-on art activities, students jump into the world of each story and set sail on this interactive theatre experience specially designed for our youngest students. A final presentation for family and friends will take place on the last day of class.

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

Tuition: $180

Sundays (9/22 - 11/3) 9:30am - 10:30am

Music Movers: The Octopus' Garden

Get ready to move and groove! Students will make their own music exploring rhythm and music dynamics such as loud/soft, high/low, and fast/slow. Through creative movement inspired by underwater worlds, students will swim, dive, and float along as they explore different ways of moving in a celebration of self-expression. In our Music Movers classes, dancing to the beat of your own drum is encouraged! A final presentation for family and friends will take place on the last day of class.

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

Tuition: $180

Sundays (9/22 - 11/3) 10:30am - 11:30am

Characters Take the Stage: Best Friends

A fun and physical introduction to the fundamental building blocks of drama (body, voice, mind, and imagination). With a theme selected to spark and support the creative process, students will participate in story dramatization, theatre games, improvisation, and more! The class will explore how to use bodies, voices, and imaginations to make big, bold choices as they create characters ready for the stage! A final presentation for family and friends will take place on the last day of class.

Grades: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade | Type(s): Acting, Creative Drama, In Person |

Tuition: $270

Saturdays (9/21 - 11/2) 9:30am - 11:00am

Sundays (9/22 -11/3) 9:30am - 11:00am

Sing & Dance-a-Story: Seussical!

A taste of musical theatre for young movers and shakers! Students will sing and dance to favorite tunes from the musical Seussical!, as they learn to “tell the story” of the song. Through music and movement exercises, theatre games, and improvisation, students will dance, sing, and act in musical numbers they help create! A final presentation for family and friends will take place on the last day of class.

Grades: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade | Type(s): Dance, In Person, Musical Theatre |

Tuition: $270

Saturdays (9/21 - 11/2) 11:00am - 12:30pm

Sundays (9/22 - 11/3) 11:00am - 12:30pm