Theatre teacher Whitney writes about the importance of dramatic play for young children
Whitney Stange teaches theatre to 4-year-olds to teens at Sunflower Creative Arts, and will be teaching our Theatre Mini Camps this summer. "Let's make some pizza!" This exclamation comes from my four-year-old son as he runs around the bedroom on a recent warm Florida evening. "Sure!" is my enthusiastic reply, knowing that he does not intend [...]...»
Susan tells the story of the cast of "Twelfth Night" and the magical, playful night they had after a recent performance
What do I adore about the teen and pre-teen players I've had the privilege and pleasure to work with this year? The gentle players of We Love Shakespeare! who performed a fantastic production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" earlier this month? As an ensemble they supported each other and worked together like professionals. Their comedic scenes were seriously [...]...»
This fall we're celebrating Sunflower's 20th anniversary! In honor of this big milestone, we've added lots of new classes to our schedule and spruced up some of our old standbys with fun new names that better reflect Sunflower's playful approach. New class additions include more offerings for infants and preschool-age children, a new theatre performance [...]...»
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Spotlight on Our Classes Enhanced parenting support and a new theatre class for special needs kids are among our offerings for fall.
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Imagine a space where children with special needs are celebrated for who they are, where their creativity is honored, and where they practice life skills within a playful and fun environment. Many cities in our country have children's theaters solely dedicated to working with special needs children. It is imperative that arts organizations meet the [...]...»
A community, an opportunity to learn new communication skills, a chance to play and be free, a space to express opinions and be heard. At Sunflower, not only the children get these benefits. Parents play an important, active role in many of our classes and programs. Moms and Dads are the beneficiaries of Susan's wisdom [...]...»
In May, about 60 supporters and friends of Sunflower Creative Arts gathered for a cocktail party featuring a wine tasting, a tequila tasting and lots of opportunities to play! Thank you to all our guests who came out to support Sunflower. Your ongoing dedication helps us to provide children with opportunities for learning through play, [...]...»
Enjoying the festivities
Our Seedlings in Full Bloom In celebration of Sunflower's 20th Anniversary, Managing Director Jennifer Ligeti takes a look at the amazing places our former Seedlings have ended up, in this new blog series.
Christina is a junior in Florida Atlantic University College of Engineering & Computer Science's Innovation Leadership Honors Program majoring in Ocean Engineering. At fourteen, she was invited to be a full time dually enrolled college student at FAU and by the time she graduated high school [...]...»
Christina Zarrilli was named Technology Student Leader of the Year by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Adam will go to UF as an Eagle Scout and an International Baccalaureate graduate from Deerfield Beach High School. He writes, "Seedlings was not a traditional pre-school. Which was fine by me; I've never been one to do things the traditional way. Seedlings allowed me to explore many different activities and interests, from building igloos from blocks of ice, to playing Batman with masking tape masks. This exploration of activities is a [...]...»
Keith Richardson is a member of the Sunflower Creative Arts Board of Directors. He is a graduate student at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, and is dad to Lawrence, a Sunflower theatre student.
During the 1970s, researchers tried to teach language to primates using typical primary school methods: word repetition and by-rote learning accompanied [...]...»
