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Spring Session
Classes begin the week of March 29th
It is a delight for us to offer such a wide array of programs with something for everyone, from toddlers to teens to adults. As always, our hope is that you will be enriched by what you find here and that it will provide an opportunity for you to explore, discover and be inspired.

We currently offer classes for children and adults in:
- FiddleStarts Preschool Program
- Private Music Lessons
- Music Makers
- Spanish
- Nature Art
- Little Mozarts
- Pottery/Clay
- Printmaking
- Jewelry making
- Lego Robotics
- Claymation/Animation
- Storybook Arts
- Drawing/Painting
- Yoga for Adult
- Pottery/Fine Arts
- Private Music Lessons
Tuition
is on a per-class basis.
See classes in our Scarborough location.
Register now!.
Purchase a gift
certificate!
April 2010 School Vacation Camp
(includes Monday!)
April 19 - 23 (Monday through Friday)
Space Science Exploration Week
K-8th graders can have a "far out" vacation week at Fiddlehead.
Monday-Friday 9am-3pm...only $210 for the week!
(Before-and-After Care options available for as little as $10/day)
- Grades K-8
- 9AM-3PM
- Cost: $210
- Before-and-After Care options available
Register now by calling 883-5720 or using our contact form.
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Fiddlehead Unlimited - Quality After School Programming
Sign Up Now for Winter 2010
Did you know that your child can come to FCA
5 days a week from September through June at a great discount!?
Each session, choose from any of the group classes running from 3:30-5:30 each day, Monday-Friday.
A great way to enrich your
child’s life through the arts, sciences, & technology
Space is limited for Winter
2010 - sign up today!
Monthly cost: $275.00 (Just $13.75/day) for K-5th grade
Transportation is provided for this program after school through
the Scarborough School District from Blue Point, Eight Corners,
and Wentworth Schools.
For a personalized tour and/or to learn more about this program
call 883-5720.
Afterschool Transportation
After school transportation is available for
our after care program through the Scarborough School District from the
following schools:
- Middle & High School
- Wentworth School
- Blue Point School
- Eight Corners School
Call the office at 883-5720 for details.
Scarborough Early Release Day Programs 2010
Join us for some Fiddlehead
Fun! Each early release day will be theme oriented: providing
a base for projects, team work, and creative play.
- Felting/Fabric Art – Sept 25
- Mask Making – Oct 8
- Printmaking – Dec 11
- Clay Whistles - Jan 29
- Digital Art – Feb 26
- Mixed Media – March 25
- Enchanted Garden Pot – May 28
For Blue Point, Eight Corners, Pleasant Hill & Wentworth
Elementary School Students: 1:30-3:30pm
$20/day or $135/year
No School Days
Fiddlehead now offers K-7 coverage for No School Days for just $40/day 9am-3pm
(Before-and-AfterCare options also available).
Includes original art/science programming...
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Friday, March 26, 2010
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Welcome... Andy Happel
Fiddlehead’s newest music instructor!
Accomplished composer and producer. Electrifying
performer and instrumentalist. There are many labels and many titles
to bestow upon Andy Happel, but most know him simply as the guy who
plays searing violin.
“It’s all about moments,” says
Happel. “Every aspect of my musical life is connected by the
search for moments that are moving. There is no other feeling in the
world than being touched by music, and that can’t happen all
the time. So the pursuit of those moments, whether it’s listening
to a record, going to see a show, performing live, working in the studio
or teaching, is pervasive.”
Long considered a prolific songwriter,
Happel is also a celebrated music producer, arranger and session player
with a long resume of commercial and commissioned work under his belt.
This includes symphonic compositions, TV and radio commercials and
string arrangements (full discography and production credits at www.andyhappel.com).
Happel also enjoys playing fiddle and touring with the Don Campbell
Band. “Violin is the center piece of this record,” says
Happel, who is renowned for his fiery performances on his electric
blue fiddle.
Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Happel began playing violin at the age of
five. He studied composition at University of New Hampshire, where he formed
rock band Thanks to Gravity who released six CDs over the span of its career
and toured extensively. In 1995, Happel composed a symphonic work that
was premiered by the New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra and was profiled
on National Public Radio.
Andy is available to teach violin, viola,
cello, piano or guitar with us here at Fiddlehead.
Please visit www.andyhappel.com |
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Openings available—students may enroll at any time at a prorated rate.
Call 883-5720 for more information and/or to schedule a visit.
Fiddlehead Center for the Arts is now
accepting registrations for its original new early education
program, FiddleStarts. Based on a world-renowned educational
approach called Reggio Emilia, the program is available for
three- to five-year-olds, either two, three or five days a
week. It will emphasize the arts and communication and will
feature music, movement, work with clay and an introduction
to the Spanish language.
Reggio Emilia is a small city in northern
Italy that's about the size of Portland. As they recovered
from the WWII devastation to their town, its people decided
to build infant-toddler centers that emphasized a stimulating
environment and a focus on art and group projects. That pioneering
program has since expanded beyond Italy's borders and there
are now Reggio Emilia-inspired schools in 27 U.S. states,
including Maine.
So what is it that makes the program
so compelling? Reggio Emilia educators summarize it with the
following principles:
- Emergent Curriculum, in which topics
for study are captured from the children's interests and
conversations, or through community and family events.
- Project Work that is derived from
concepts, ideas and interests that emerge from the group.
- Representational Development, in
which the arts are important tools for cognitive, linguistic
and social development.
- Collaborative Work with small or
large groups of children.
- Teachers as Researchers, in which
teachers become learners alongside the children.
- Documentation of children engaged
in experiences; their words captured through visual media
as they discuss what they are doing, feeling and thinking.
- The Environment is considered the
"third teacher" and teachers creatively organize space for
small and large group projects.
In a classroom that uses the Reggio
approach, children can explore a subject without time limits,
which allows for deep thinking.. Although the teacher will
provide direction if necessary, the children can determine
the direction of each day's learning. The curriculum is flexible
and readily adapted to the children's ideas and interests.
For example, in a traditional classroom,
the teacher would take the lead on an art project-probably
the same project that had been undertaken at the same time
each prior year. However, in a Reggio Emilia-inspired classroom,
each day of each year can be completely different. If the
children express excitement about dinosaurs, they could take
the lead on the construction of a dinosaur sculpture, with
the research, measurement and design executed by them with
their teacher's guidance.
Janai Bernolz will be leading FiddleStarts
at Fiddlehead Center for the Arts starting in September of
this year. The program runs for nine months and classes are
Monday through Friday for children four and five, and Tuesday
and Thursday for three year olds. Parents can decide to enroll
their children in morning or afternoon classes, two, three
or five days a week. Fees vary depending upon the number of
days a child is enrolled.
Scheduling, Tuition and Fees for FiddleStArts 2009-2010
Classes are available: Half or full
days, (5 days) Monday-Friday, (3 days) Monday/Wednesday/Friday
and (2 days) Tues & Thurs to children 3-5 years old. Classes
run for a total of 36 weeks per year. Non-refundable application
fee: $50.00 (if enrolling more than one child add additional
$25 per child). The initial payment: Equivalent of one month
(see options below) is due upon registration along with the
non-refundable application fee. Payments thereafter will be
made annually (balance due by Aug 15) or quarterly (first
quarter’s balance due by July 15 then Oct/Jan/Apr) using checks
or credit cards, or monthly using credit cards only (charged
automatically to your credit card on the 15th of every month
from Sept through April). Refund Policy: If applicant withdraws
less than 60 days from the first class or during the school
year, the early withdrawal penalty will be the equivalent
of a one month payment plus the application fee. (Any other
monies will be refunded – i.e. if you made a quarterly payment,
etc.) If applicant withdraws 60 days or more before the first
class, the first month registration payment/deposit will be
returned, however, the application fee will not be returned.
| Morning Classes |
Afternoon Classes |
Cost and Payment Options
9 months*
Quarterly
Annual
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| Monday-Friday 8:30-11:30am |
Monday-Friday 12:30-3:30pm |
$515/mo*
$1,140
$4,515
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| Monday-Wednesday-Friday 8:30-11:30am |
Monday-Wednesday-Friday 12:30-3:30pm |
$315/mo*
$690
$2,715
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| Tuesday & Thursday 8:30-11:30am |
Tuesday & Thursday 12:30-3:30pm |
$215/mo*
$465
$1,815
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| Full day - Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
$1,015/mo*
$2,265
$9,015
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| Full day - Monday-Wednesday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
$615/mo*
$1,365
$5,415
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| Full day - Tuesday & Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
$415/mo*
$915
$3,615
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| Monday-Friday 12:30-3:30pm **extended Enrichment Day until 5:30pm |
$835/mo*
$1,860
$7,395
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| Monday-Wednesday-Friday 12:30-3:30pm **extended Enrichment Day until 5:30pm |
$507/mo*
$1,122
$4,443
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| Tuesday & Thursday 12:30-3:30pm **extended Enrichment Day until 5:30pm |
$343/mo*
$753
$2,967
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| Full day - Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. ** extended Enrichment Day until 5:30pm |
$1,335/mo*
$2,985
$11,895
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| Full day - Monday-Wednesday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. ** extended Enrichment Day until 5:30pm |
$807/mo*
$1,797
$7,143
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| Full day - Tuesday & Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. **extended Enrichment Day until 5:30pm |
$543/mo*
$1,203
$4,767
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| *Credit Card Payments Only |
| **Extended
Enrichment Day program will include a less structured
time that includes free play time and art projects. Minimum
6 students needed for Extended day program to run |
Call 207-883-5720 to register or print out a Scarborough registration
form now.
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Parties
Birthday Parties
Art Party Themes
Art Buffet - Sample the arts using painting,
glue, clay and tons of fun tools and materials (A favorite
with the pre-school crowd!)
Carnivale - Create hats, masks and noisemakers
to celebrate in style.
Art of The Realm - Give your guests a magical
time, creating wands, crowns, fairies and dragons or other
fanciful creatures.
Colorful Critters - Ever wanted a whale,
of your very own? Create a perfect paper mache pet with newspaper,
tissue paper, tape glitter and glue.
Custom Art Party - Want something special
for your event? What about making paper, jewelry, dolls or
kites? Hey, we're artists, we can create anything!
Clay Party
For the first hour your child and their friends with an instructor
will create an age appropriate clay project. Pinch pot animals
for the little ones and coil flowerpots for the big kids.
While the clay dries for a 1/2 hour you enjoy your cake and
open gifts. The last 1/2 hour is spent applying clay paints
to the pots. We will clear glaze and fire the pots and they
will be ready for you to pick up in about two weeks.
Music/Dance Party
Come wiggle and giggle with us as we play our eggs and jingles
and dance with scarves. We will create and build a rhythm
instrument and use it in exploring various themes such as
animals, the Rainforest or the ocean. Perfect for your 4-7
year old!
$75 min charge
2 week cancellation for refund
Two Hours/$15 per child
FCA provides activities/projects, supplies, invitation templates,
a wonderful Fiddlehead instructor and tables & chairs.
You provide cake, presents, decorations, and guest of honor.
Together, we emphasize creativity and fun while providing
a memorable setting for your celebration.
Other Parties
- Moms’ Nights Out
- Girl Scout or Boy Scout programming
- Any special occasion can be a party at Fiddlehead!
Work with our instructors to create a fun, creative event…
Call 883-5720 to book your party today.
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Vacation & Holidays
- Columbus Day: Monday, October 12, 2009
- Veterans Day: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
- Thanksgiving: Wed-Fri, November 25-27, 2009
- Holiday Break: -Wed. Dec. 23, 2009-Jan. 1, 2010
- MLK Jr. Day: Monday, January 18, 2010
- Winter Break: Mon-Fri, February 15-19, 2010
- Spring Break: Mon-Fri, April 19-23, 2010
- Memorial Day: Monday, May 31, 2010
Classes
cancelled by FCA (due to inclement weather) will be made up
during scheduled make-up weeks. One make up per class per
session.
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