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Winter Class Registration Has Begun.
Drop-in Trial Classes Start January 4.
Our new session offers a variety of visual,
literary and performing art classes and workshops, for all
ages. Click on links
above to see class listings.
Classes and
Workshops at the West Windsor Arts Center focus on developing your
child's skills and creativity. We only hire the best professional
teaching artists who uphold the highest integrity in their work as
artists and teachers. We value learners as a creative, innovative
individuals, who can benefit from work in the arts no matter what their
challenges, goals, or life’s work. Whether you’re
interested in improving your soccer game, moving past adolescent shyness,
or using your right brain to help solve problems more innovatively, we can
help you find the right class for your needs.
More on our Artist-Teachers
here.
Questions about our offerings? Call Corinna at
609.716.1931 or write infoATwestwindsorartsDOTorg.
DID YOU KNOW?
Young people who participate in the arts for at least three
hours on three days each week through at least one full year are:
¥ 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic
achievement
¥ 3 times more likely to be elected to class office within
their schools
¥ 4 times more likely to participate in a math and science
fair
¥ 3 times more likely to win an award for school
attendance
¥ 4 times more likely to win an award for writing an essay
or poem
Young artists, as compared with their peers, are likely to:
¥ Attend music, art, and dance classes nearly three times
as frequently
¥ Participate in youth groups nearly four times as
frequently
¥ Read for pleasure nearly twice as often
¥ Perform community service more than four times as
often
("Living the Arts through
Language + Learning: A Report on Community-based Youth Organizations,"
Shirley Brice Heath, Stanford University and Carnegie Foundation For the
Advancement of Teaching, Americans for the Arts Monograph, November
1998)
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