Preschool
Great Beginnings
A playgroup for parents and children
Instructor: Dawn Kowal
Ages: newborn – 24 months
8-week session
Supported by Stevie and Marshall Wishnack
Great Beginnings is a playgroup for caregivers
and children that provides a first-time group
experience filled with recreational and
educational activities. This is a wonderful
introduction to the Weinstein JCC and all it has
to offer! Join Dawn, Weinstein JCC Preschool’s
Judaic & Art Specialist as she entertains and
facilitates fun for you and your little one. Sing,
play, dance and explore with your child, while
both of you meet new friends.
WINTER
January 13 – March 2
Wednesdays, 9:30 – 11:00 am
Code: 15803
SPRING
March 16 – May 11
(excluding March 30)
Wednesdays, 9:30 – 11:00 am
Code: 15919
$100 JCC members
$150 non-members
Sign, Say and Play
Sign language for babies
Instructor: Allison Garrison
Ages: 6 months – 3 years
6-week sessions
This play class for parents and their babies
highlights signs that are most important in
the lives of babies. Signing will be taught
through fun games with BeeBo™ the Baby
Signs® Bear and Baby Signs® songs. Parents
will learn play activities that reinforce
important language, cognitive and socialemotional skills to bring families together to
share their signing experiences.
WINTER
January 14 – February 18
Thursdays, 10:30 – 11:15 am
Code: 15804
SPRING
March 17 – April 28
(excluding March 31)
Thursdays, 10:30 – 11:15 am
Code: 15920
Introduction to Baby Signs
Parent Workshop
Based on Baby Signs® research-based
program developed by Dr. Linda Acredolo and
Dr. Susan Goodwyn
Instructor: Allison Garrison, Independent
Certified Instructor for Baby Signs® Program
Designed for parents, grandparents and
caregivers of children ages birth to 2 years.
This one-time introductory workshop teaches
everything you need to know to get started
with the Baby Signs® Program. You will learn:
• how to begin signing with your baby
• effective ways to begin teaching signs
at home
• easy ways to use signs in daily routines
• what to expect as your baby transitions
from signs to speech
WINTER
Thursday, January 7
7:00 – 9:00 pm
Code: 15805
$45 JCC member
$50 non-member
(includes $40+ value of Baby Signs® material)
Creative Drama
Let your budding little actor shine
Instructor: Erin Mahone
Ages: 4 – 5
Preschool Creative Drama participants will
be introduced to basic fundamentals of
drama through play, music, movement, group
storytelling and games. Preschoolers will
begin to develop the important skills of focus,
teamwork, creativity and problem solving all in
a fun, interactive and playful setting.
WINTER
January 13-March 2
Wednesdays, 1:35 – 2:35 pm
Code: 15806
$125 JCC members
$150 non-members
$85 for children in JCC Early Childhood
Childcare
$90 JCC members
$115 non-members
(includes $25 value of Baby Signs® material)
8
Weinstein JCC | 2016 Winter - Spring Activity Guide
Wee Little Arts
Teaching the creative process
to young artists
Instructor: Marg Bucher
Ages: 4 – 5
A preschool visual arts program dedicated
to engaging and empowering children by
helping them to discover the creative process
based on four 8-week sessions: Elements of
Art, Drawing, Painting and Three Dimensions.
The same subjects are taught each year, but
with different projects, so a student is not
repeating projects, but learning is reinforced
and added to with each class. Fundamental
elements are introduced and the students
apply these elements to their work. A variety
of media are used to inspire experimentation.
Both traditi