Tiny Tales

Educational Workshop Series

Ages 3 - 8

A proven curriculum based on national best practices for reading readiness.

Experience books in a whole new way!

Children's stories come alive as students delve into the imaginary worlds of their favorite books. Using age-appropriate creative drama, experienced Virginia Rep teaching artists guide participants through a fun, interactive and multisensory journey. Each Tiny Tales lesson presents a problem paralleling one in the chosen book. The Teaching Artists take on different character roles as the story unfolds while encouraging the children to offer ideas and suggestions on ways to solve the presented problem. The solution is eventually discovered within the pages of a book.

Tiny Tales At A Glance:

• An arts integration enrichmond program for children ages 3 - 8
• An ideal introduction to reading and creative drama
• Helps children develop symbolic and critical thinking skills, empathy, impulse control, creativity and confidence
• Teaches children to use their Performers Tools (Imagination, Body, Voice, Cooperation and Focus)

Season book selections coming soon!

For pricing and scheduling details, please contact Vivian Preston Schwartz at vschwartz@virginiarep.org

At Pine Camp

classes start January 16, 2024
Tuesdays 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Pine Camp Cultural Arts Center, 4901 Old Brook Rd. in Richmond.

This 1 hour program is designed for children ages 3 ½ - 6 years old as an ideal introduction to the magical world of theatre.Classes start at $80 for an 8 week course

The teaching artists need help solving a problem that is introduced in the book, and enlist the class to assist them on their adventure. Students are encouraged to offer ideas and suggestions to tackle problems and solve conflicts all while counting, sequencing, singing and moving with their bodies. Within the pages of a book, the group discovers the resolution to their obstacle.

Cost: Classes start at $80 for an 8 week course

To sign up for the class at Pine Camp, contact Emily Berg-Poff Dandridge at Emily.Dandridge@rva.gov

For questions about the workshops or class structure, contact Vivian Preston Schwartz at vschwartz@virginiarep.org