The Programme for Children focuses on providing opportunities for children (3 – 13) from the West Cork region to have access to, and to engage with, a broad range of arts activities, processes and art forms including visual art, performance, music, dance and drama. The arts provide for sensory, emotional, intellectual and creative enrichment and contribute to the child’s holistic development. Arts education enables the child to explore alternative ways of communication with others and encourages ideas that are personal and inventive.
The Programme for Children emphasises the creative process, values artistic expression, encourages spontaneity and risk-taking and celebrates difference.
It includes the annual Children’s Arts Event and Exhibition, which introduces children to a range of arts experiences, which are further developed throughout the year by WCAC’s Children’s Arts Clubs and West Cork Arts Centre’s Youth Theatre.
AUTUMN PROGRAMME 2010
Drama Club
Tuesday 3.30pm – 5.00pm, 1½hrs for 7yrs to 11yrs, (2nd to 6th Class)
12 weeks
Fee € 86
14 September – 7 December (excluding 26 October mid term)
This is a lively and enjoyable series of imaginative drama and puppetry workshop. Using games and improvisation, children will work as a team exploring story development, scriptwork and characterisation, puppetry and performance skills. The facilitators approach introduces children to the freedom of improvisation and encouraging the empowerment of the participants.
Drama Club is for children interested in exploring their imagination and learning acting and theatre skills. They should have reasonable reading and group skills although no previous drama experience is needed.
The course will be delivered by Alison Glennie and Sean O’Laoghaire. WCAC Project Assistant Caoimhe Pendred will support the facilitators in their delivery of the programme.
Arts Club
16 September – 9 December (excluding 25 October mid term)
Monday 3.30pm – 5.00pm, 1½ hrs for 6yrs to 9yrs (Senior infants – 4th class) 12 weeks,
Fees € 86
Children are invited to join this challenging and enjoyable creative journey into visual art. Using the gallery as a resource for inspiration children will develop individual sketch pads filled with ideas and experiments. Techniques for drawing, mark-making and sculpture will form the basis of this short course.
All materials are provided. WCAC Project Assistant, Caoimhe Pendred will lead at the beginning and end of sessions and other guest artists including Sarah O’Brien, Tess Leak, John Simpson and Becky Keyser will join the programme to share their ideas and skills.
Alan Foley Academy of Dance
Wednesday 8 September – Wednesday 15 December (excluding 27 October mid term)
WCAC continues to work with Alan Foley’s Academy of Dance to deliver an expansive dance programme for children and young people. The programme has diverse features including special pre-school ballet sessions especially for young children to develop key skills in an enjoyable way. For older children sessions are available in modern and jazz exploring choreography and high energy dance, hip-hop and also classical and contemporary ballet for all levels. Participants can elect to take part in an end of year production dancing alongside professional dancers and full-time students. This annual event takes place mid June at Cork’s Opera House.
Suitable dance wear will be needed and Academy uniforms can be purchased at Molloy’s, Castle Street, Cork and Moderne on the Grand Parade, although these are not essential for new enrolments.
Session are delivered by dancer Amy Foley
1.30-2.15 Ballet (baby)
2.30-3.15 Ballet (primary)
4.00-5.00 Modern (intermediate) – children’s dance
5.00-6.00 Ballet (intermediate)
6.00-7.00 Jazz (senior) - youth dance
7.00-8.00 Ballet (senior)
For ¾ hour
€ 135 for 14 weeks, 8 September - 15 December (excluding October)
€ 120 for 13 weeks, 12 January - 13 April
€ 75 for 6 weeks plus show and extra rehearsal, 4 May – 12 June
(35 sessions € 9.43 per session)
For 1 hour
€ 160 for 14 weeks, 8 September - 15 December (excluding 28 October)
€ 140 for 13 weeks, 12 January – 13 April
€ 90 for 6 weeks plus show and extra rehearsal, 4 May – 12 June
Alternatively parents may pay € 380 for the full year
For 2 hours
€ 285 for 14 weeks, 8 September - 15 December (excluding 28 October)
€ 244 for 13 weeks, 12 January - 13 April
€ 155 for 6 weeks plus show and extra rehearsal, 4 May – 12 June
Alternatively parents may pay € 670 for the full year
