Kids creative arts programs in Philadelphia PA: Dance classes for toddlers, children & teenagers, acting lessons for elementary school, middle & high school students. Music instruction for beginners in piano, guitar, & violin, yoga classes in North Philadelphia.
Portside Arts Center, North Philadelphia: Located on Lehigh Avenue in North Philadelphia, Portside Arts Center provides creative arts instruction to children, teens, and adults of all ages. Our Toddler, Child, and Teen classes include painting, drawing, music, drama, arts & crafts, and more. All of our classes are taught by local teaching artists and certified arts instructors.
The DePaul Catholic School located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a private, accredited, co-educational, Catholic school offering grades Kindergarten through 8. The De Paul Catholic School is an innovative urban elementary school dedicated to carrying out the legacy of St. Vincent de Paul by empowering students to be life-long learners, leaders, and servants who build the Kingdom of God.
At The DePaul Catholic School, we assist in the total development of children within the spirit of the Catholic faith and in the Vincentian tradition. Our purpose is to help each student achieve his or her potential academically, socially, and spiritually.
Calvary Baptist School is located in Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania approximately 28 miles northwest of Philadelphia. A ministry of Calvary Baptist Church, Calvary Baptist School is a private K-12 school offering a challenging college preparatory education in a nurturing Christian environment for families who are looking for what we have to offer. We offer preschool and kindergarten programs as well as elementary and high school programs.
Located in Allentown, Lehigh County, eastern Pennsylvania, St. Thomas More School is a private Catholic co-educational school offering programs for children in kindergarten through 8th grade. St. Thomas More School has high standards of academic achievement for all students, and the results of our standardized achievement tests indicate that our students flourish in our academic environment. Our school is organized to serve the student and educational program needs at different grade levels.
Our Academic program follows Diocese of Allentown and Pennsylvania State Academic Standards curriculum guidelines and our instructional activities are enhanced by our commitment to the highest standards of student performance. Technology is fully integrated throughout the curriculum at St. Thomas More. In addition to a comprehensive computer science program, we also utilize technology to remediate, enrich and differentiate learning in all subject areas. We also offer enrichment programs, remedial reading and math, speech therapy and guidance counselling. We are accredited by the Pennsylvania Department of Academic Schools.
- Programs from kindergarten through 8th grade
- Diocese of Allentown and Pennsylvania State Curriculum with English and language arts, math, science, social studies, Spanish
- Kindergarten Program
- Elementary School
- Middle School
- Technology Program
- Enrichment Programs
- Remedial Reading and Math
- Speech Therapy
- Guidance Counseling
Located just west of Philadelphia in Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, The Media Theatre - Broadway Musical Theater Camp offers theatre, acting and voice classes for young children of six years upwards as well as teenagers. Students develop an ability to improvise and to bring one's own personal and honest response to the text or the script. All acting classes within The Media Theatre School of The Theatre follow and 8-week schedule are based on the Sanford Meisner Technique, which follows the mantra "Acting is living as truthfully as one can under an imaginary circumstance."
We also offer acting classes and theatre workshops during winter, spring and summer school breaks. In the summer we offer two week acting camps. This intensive, two-week day camp is a fun, enriching and rewarding experience. Campers write, design, and perform an improvisational theatre production that is performed on the Media Theatre stage for family, friends and the general public. The School of Theatre has been noted for it's professionalism and commitment to solid training for a career in the professional theatre.
- Theatre, Acting and Voice classes for young children of six years upwards and teenagers
- Acting and Theatre Workshops during school breaks
- Summer Acting Camps
- Acting and Song Contests
- We also provide adult programs
The Academy of International Ballet, located in the borough of Media in Delaware County PA, 12 miles west of Philadelphia, provides the finest ballet and dance training in the tri-state area. Classes are offered in Creative Movement, Pre-Ballet, Advanced / Intermediate Ballet and more. Classes are available to all age groups, from toddler to adults, and from beginner through to professional level.
The school is under the direction of Master Instructor Denis Gronostayskiy, joined by Ballet Mistress, Anastasia Babayeva. Both are graduates of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Moscow, Russia, esteemed as the finest in ballet training throughout the world and known to produce many of the strongest and most talented dancers.
Our advanced students have received top awards at international competitions, received dance scholarships to universities, and have gone on to work with other professional companies.
Lower Division Ballet Classes:
- Creative Movement: Ages 3-4
- Pre-Ballet: Age 5
- Ballet 1: All ages
Upper Division Ballet Classes for all ages:
- Ballet 2
- Ballet 3
- Intermediate
- Advanced
- Open Class for all levels
- Company (IBC) / Competition Rehearsal
- Contemporary Choreography
- Home School Classes
Gladwyne Montessori School, located in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County in Pennsylvania offers Montessori education to children aged between 2 and 12. We offer a parent-toddler program for children from 10 - 22 months, a stepping stones program for children from 21-34 months, preschool, lower elementary and upper elementary programs.
Gladwyne Montessori School cultivates self-reliance in our students through a learning experience guided by the philosophy of Maria Montessori and informed by contemporary educational research. We provide a vibrant and academically stimulating program for two to twelve year olds that develops curious and confident students who are well prepared to serve as responsible citizens of the greater community.