Nurturing Pathways “Mommy & Me”

 

- taught by Suzanne Burroughs -

 

A specialized creative dance class that helps parents bond with their babies through movement, rhyming, music and playtime.

 

There are three levels for this class:

1. Babies - 3 months to pre-walking

2. Waddlers - walking to 24 months

3. Toddlers - 24 months to 4 years

 

 

1. Babies - 3 months to pre-walking

 

Attire: Babies in onsies and bare feet.

 

Join other parents and experience the satisfaction of stimulating your baby’s first year with movement. This fun and creative class will enrich your baby’s motor, music and language skills using baby exercises, musical instruments and sensory rich creative play products.

 

Monday at 9:00 am - 9:45 am

Next 8 week session

June 13th - August 20th

(No class July 4-8 and July 25-29)

 

Tuition: $100.00 and

$15.00 annual registration fee

$35.00 parent pack required for first session

(your total will vary depending on if this is your first session

this year, your first session ever, or if you’re continuing

from a previous session)

 

 

2. Waddlers - walking to 24 months  

 

Attire: Comfortable clothing and bare feet.

 

Now I am walking and I want to explore my world! Discover new ways to move with your waddler while you explore the dance concepts using rhyming exercises, creative play products and musical instruments. Watch your child develop their motor coordination, language skills and musical intelligence participating in this class. Strengthen your bond with one another with fun movement exploration and self discovery.

 

Friday at 9:00 am - 9:45 am

Next 8 week session

June 13th - August 20th

(No class July 4-8 and July 25-29)

 

Tuition: $100.00 and

$15.00 annual registration fee

$35.00 parent pack required for first session

(your total will vary depending on if this is your first session

this year, your first session ever, or if you’re continuing

from a previous session.

 

 

 

3. Toddlers - 24 months to 3 years  

 

Attire: Comfortable clothing and bare feet.

 

Looking for a class your toddler will love and help them become expressive with their bodies? Exploring dance concepts in a fun and engaging program gives your toddler new ways their bodies

can move and develops their creative capacities. Using rhyming exercises, props and musical instruments, toddlers enjoy devoloping mastery of their motor skills at a young age.

 

Wednesday at 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Next 8 week session

June 13th - August 20th

(No class July 4-8 and July 25-29)

 

Tuition: $120.00 and

$15.00 annual registration fee

$35.00 parent pack required for first session

(your total will vary depending on if this is your first session

this year, your first session ever, or if you’re continuing

from a previous session)

 

NOTICE: These start and end dates are approximate.

Actual start dates may vary depending on enrollment.

Start dates will be postponed until we have at least 4

Registrations to start the class.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the introduction of Christine’s  booklet, “Nursery Rhymes and Chants; Body and Brain Exercises for Babies, Waddlers, and Toddlers:”

 

Nurturing Pathways nursery rhymes and chants are designed to enrich a child’s cognitive and physical development. These exercises layer learning with appealing rhythm, melody, touch and movement to establish strong neural networks early on in a child’s life, all through the bonding agent of play.

 

Babies, waddlers and toddlers bond with their parents and caregivers during the rich exchange of rhyming language, eye contact, touch and movement. They alert and attend to the melody and rhythm of songs, directing their learning to early math and language concepts. Because nursery rhymes and chants create bonds, stimulate attention, and develop a love of language, they serve as a wonderful “glue” for connecting emotions with intellectual development. Current research (Joseph Ledoux, Rima Shore) shows a child’s first three years are critical for developing emotional and intellectual success. The value of using Nurturing Pathways’ rhymes and chants cannot be overestimated for Attention, Bonding and Communication - the “ABC’s” of a child’s emotional and intellectual development.

 

“Emotion drives attention, and attention drives learning, problem solving,

behavior, and just about everything else.” (Sylwester)

 

Touch and movement together activates more neural networks, increasing the learning potential. The movement exercises have been designed to reinforce the patterns of movement a baby progresses through during the first year of life. Rehearsing these patterns helps “prime the pump” and strengthens babies for their next developmental milestone. Waddlers and toddlers benefit from repeating these patterns of movement because they fire their neural networks in an organized pattern, contributing to integrated brain function. Whether your baby, waddler or toddler needs to find new patterns, improve awkward ones, or build on skills they already have, the emotional hook of rhymes, combined with integrating exercises, are a powerful combination for enriching their overall development.

 

For more information about Nurturing Pathways, go to nurturingpathways.com

 

TUITION, REFUNDS, AND MISSED CLASSES

 

 

TUITION

A non-refundable, annual registration fee of $15.00 is due with the first payment of tuition. Tuition is due at time of registration and classes are filled in order of registrations received, unless you are a returning student. A place in class will not be secured until payment is received. Classes may be joined mid-session, on a space available basis for a pro-rated fee. One time materials fee of $35.00 for the Parent Pack including 2 music CDs, music shaker and three instructional booklets is due with registration.

 

A 20% discount on tuition will be given for each additional sibling enrolled in Nurturing Pathways®.

 

REFUNDS

Annual registration fee is non-refundable at all times. Materials that have been opened are non-refundable. I agree to pay a $25.00 fee for returned checks.

 

Tuition is from Nurturing Pathways less a $5.00 processing fee due to low enrollment. Class refunds are granted less a $25.00 cancellation fee.

 

Individual classes that are cancelled due to instructor’s illness or emergency will be made up the week following the end date of the session. If schedule does not allow for a make-up, a credit will be issued. Classes will follow the Richland Public School District in the event of inclement weather.

 

MISSED CLASSES

Missed classes must be made up in the same session. Because class size is limited, credits cannot be issued for missed classes.