A new 4-H club is offering kids a chance to explore engineering, science and math by building robots. The NeXT Minds Robotics 4-H Club meets in a variety of locations in northwest Seattle, including the Green Lake Branch Library (7364 E Green Lake Dr N). Jan Satterthwaite, the club’s founder, shared the following information and photos: There was such high interest for this activity, and ironically there were no after school programs in the Seattle area. Only two other clubs exist in King County and they are located in SeaTac and Maple Valley. Our club is currently serving youth, ages 8 through 14,…
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News from SPT: Circus camp openings and additional ‘Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead’ show
News from the Seattle Public Theater (SPT): There are still openings in Circus Skills for Actors, a mid-winter break theater camp for students in grades 3-5. The camp is being offered by the SPT Youth Program in partnership with Teatro Zinzanni. It will be held at the Green Lake Bathhouse (7312 West Green Lake Dr N) Feb. 21-25, 2012. Financial aid is available. For more information about the camp, please call Kenna at (206) 523-1370 or check the SPT education page. Tickets to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead have been selling quickly. An additional show has been added: WHAT Audiences are so enjoying Seattle Public Theater’s (SPT) performance of the Tony Award-winning…
The Seattle Public Theater at the Green Lake Bathhouse presents a free production of Hamlet
The Seattle Public Theater (SPT) at the Green Lake Bathhouse (7312 West Green Lake Dr N) invites you to a free youth ensemble production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Performances are scheduled for tonight (Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012) at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. All youth shows are free; however, donations to the youth scholarship fund are gladly appreciated. Directed by Artistic Associate Kelly Kitchens, the Seattle Public Theater Youth Program performs their adaptation of Shakespeare’s longest work, exploring themes of treachery and revenge. To be or not to be? Definitely be at SPT to see these…
Mid-winter break camps at Seattle Public Theater
The Seattle Public Theater (SPT) Youth Program, in partnership with Teatro Zinzanni and the Seattle Opera, is offering mid-winter break theater camps to students in grades 3-12. The camps will be held at the Green Lake Bathhouse (7312 West Green Lake Dr N) Feb. 21-25, 2012. Financial aid is available. SPT provided the following information about the theater camps, which were created by SPT Artistic and Education Director Shana Bestock: Circus Skills for Actors – Under the direction of Sam Vance, students will develop their physical theater skills in this unique partnership between SPT and Teatro ZinZanni! Classic clowning, circus skills, mime, lazzi and character development–all these skills are great tools…
John Marshall building may open as a middle school in 2013
The John Marshall building was last used by SPS as an alternative high school. The John Marshall High School closed in 2008. The building currently houses several tenants, including the Northwest Girlchoir, the Seattle Area German American (SAGA) School, the Lifetime Learning Center, the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine and Little Explorers School. It is also being used as a temporary location for Engine 16 during the renovation of Fire Station 16. SPS spokesperson Teresa Wippel confirmed on Tuesday (Nov. 17, 2011) that the re-opening of John Marshall school is a possibility. She stressed that no decisions have been made yet. “The [Capacity Management] planning involves identifying areas of the…
