Fourth Graders Experience Live Theater
TheatreReach: Bringing Books to Life!, Orange County’s longest running, literature and curriculum-based, professional theatre touring program, will visit fourth grade classrooms in 41 Orange County schools this spring.
In March and April, “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White and “By The Great Horn Spoon!,” a children’s classic about the California Gold Rush, brings core curriculum books to life in hour-long, one-act plays, said Donna Inglima, director of youth education programs at Laguna Playhouse.
TheatreReach, which uses professional actors, sets, costumes, props and sound equipment, also provides children an early exposure to live theatre, she said.
An extensive “Study and Activities Guide” is sent to teachers prior to each performance.
Date Night for Parents and Teens Continues
Mission Hospital has partnered with Dale Carnegie Training to bring Orange County teen experts to “Date Night: An Evening with the Important Young Person in Your Life,” a three-part series of weekly conversations for parents and their teens.
The Thursday evening sessions start April 27 in the San Juan Capistrano Community Center, 25925 Camino Del Avion. Covered topics will include how to be confident in your communication, win friends and influence peers, effectively disagree, and manage stress in a healthy way. The sessions are interactive and participants will gain valuable skills that they can put into practice, says an announcement. “In our world of booked calendars, social media and screens, it’s not only harder than ever to be a teen, but also the parent of one,” Marcy Mednick, a Mission Hospital spokesman, said in the statement.
The $45 cost for an adult and child aged 11-15 includes dinner. An additional series will be offered in Laguna Beach on Wednesday evenings beginning May 10.
For a schedule and to register for Date Night, visit https://raisinghealthyteens.org/date-night/
Ballet School to Hold Auditions
Auditions for new students wishing to attend the American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts will be held on Saturday, May 6, for ages 8 – 13 and Saturday, May 13, for ages 14 – 18.
Priority registration for currently enrolled students begins May 29. New student placement for children ages 8 and above with prior ballet experience will be determined by audition. Registration for new students begins June 12. Children ages 3 – 8 with no prior experience do not need to audition. Classes begin Sept. 5.
This fall, the school will add a level for highly advanced dancers preparing for professional careers and conservatory programs.
Remaining intensives for intermediate to advanced students are April 30 and May 21.
For more info: visit SCFTA.org/ABTGillespieSchool or (714) 556-2122 ext. 4100.
Come to the CLC Information Hour
Learn about the Community Learning Center for students in first through fourth grade at an informational meeting at Top of the World Elementary School from 9:30-11 a.m. on Friday, May 5.
Based at TOW, 21601 Treetop Lane, the CLC serves the entire school district and enrollment is open at any time.
Meet some CLC families and get answers to questions about the program.
RSVP by Wednesday, May 3, to [email protected]
