This fall the Hamilton Community School will be offering two exciting and innovative programs for children. Herewith is a brief description of each:
Dunham Technique for Children: Combining instruction in anatomy, acrobatics, personal hygiene and dance movements, the
Dunham Technique for Children prepares young people as dancers who know as much about dance as they do how to dance.
The instructor, Ruby Streate, will introduce her current Children’s Dance Company to our students by way of a live performance. Accompanying the young professionals is the percussionist, the instructor’s precocious four-year-old son.
It is the Community School’s hope that when seeing the performers do live presentations, they will wish to form a dance company of their own.
Adventure Education: Learning to be self-reliant as well as depending on others in the group are two major goals of Adventure Education. By learning to climb rocks, camp, go exploring and enjoy the wilderness, students can learn skills relative to the outdoors while learning a lot about themselves.
A consultant will give a slide presentation to the children, showing them the different activities such as the Ropes Course in Tower Grove Park. The slide show is followed by orientation exercises which is done in the school. The unique experience will provide students an opportunity for success where it counts the most — within themselves.
Originally published in The Paper, October 1978.
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Original source: SD_Times1978_10.pdf, printed page(s) 3; PDF page(s) 3.
