Country Dance and Song Society Teachers Training Course at Pinewoods Traditional Singing, Dancing, and Folk Arts for the Classroom July 26 - August 2, 2008

As of June 3, this week has spaces available.

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Teachers Training Course at Pinewoods July 26 - August 2, 2008 Program Director: Betsy Blachly Chapin
Daily Schedule: [Back to Top] click for tentative Detailed Combined Daily Schedule
7:45 - 8:15	Breakfast
9:00 - 9:55	Observe and participate in morning by-age classes
10:00	Refreshments
10:15 - 11:00	Morning Gathering
11:00 - 12:00	Swimming, Bookstore staffed
12:15	Lunch
1:35 - 2:30	Songs, Stories and Music (with children)
2:45 - 3:40	Observe and participate in afternoon by-age classes
3:50 - 4:40	Teachers Seminar with Betsy Blachly Chapin
4:40 - 5:00	Swimming, Bookstore staffed
4:45 - 5:15	Story on the Porch
6:00	Dinner
7:15	Community Dance
7:50 - 8:45	Evening Gathering
8:30	Pied Piper / Bedtime for children 9 and younger
8:45 - 10:45	Evening Dance Party
9:30	Bedtime for 10-12 year olds
11:00 - 12:00	Optional after-dance activities

Program Description: [Back to Top]
Look up our Special Programs for some general information; here is more detail about this particular program and staff.

This is a chance for teachers to attend a week-long folk camp for people of all ages. You will observe and participate while master folklorists teach groups of children traditional dances, songs, crafts, stories and rituals. You will participate in these folk traditions at an adult level yourself and "collect" by audio-recording, interviewing, note taking and experiencing traditional activities. There is also a chance to try your hand with some of the material and you will meet daily in a Teachers Seminar led by Betsy Blachly Chapin to reflect on your observations and experiences and to share newly-collected activities.

The course, held concurrently with Family Week at Pinewoods, is led by Betsy Blachly Chapin, a music specialist at Bank Street School for Children and Family Center and a teacher of teachers in the Bank Street College Graduate School in New York City.

Please check the description of Family Week for details on the rich and varied program and staff.

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Morning and Afternoon by Age Classes (9:00 and 2:45)
The children are divided into classes by age (2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-12). Course participants will join the class teachers and students to work with traditional material.

Songs, Stories and Music (under 8 / parent) -- Betsy Blachly Chapin with Teachers Training Course (1:35)
This is your chance, under the supervision and direction of Betsy, to try your hand at some of what you have learned. Some of the younger children, accompanied by their parent, will join you in a mixed age group ready to share Songs, Stories and Music.

Teachers Seminar -- Betsy Blachley Chapin (3:50)
This will be your daily chance to discuss what you have observed.

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The registration deadline for this course is March 17. If it is oversubscribed on the 17th, there will be a lottery. All who participate fully will be awarded a certificate at the end of the course. Enrollment in the Teachers Training Course is limited to eight to ensure ample opportunity for active participation. Scholarships are available.

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