NOW ACCEPTING RESUMES FOR TEACHING POSITIONS

We are currently accepting resumes for teaching positions. Applicants must be able to pass a background check and be at least 18 years of age. Positions available are mostly part time but we do offer the ability to cross over into other departments to bring you closer to full time.
Positions are open in our Woodward and Enid locations.

Positions now open are:

Piano Teacher                                          Guitar Teacher                        Band Instrument Teacher
Drum Teacher                               Mom & Me Music Teacher               Music Fun Time Teacher
Ballet Teacher                                         Tap Teacher                             Jazz/ Hip Hop Teacher
Lyrical Teacher                               Contemporary Teacher                    Acrobatic Teacher
Gymnastics Coach                       Cheerleading/Tumbling Coach           Art Teacher
Academic Preschool Teacher         Academic Pre-K Teacher                 Learning Coaches

Resumes can be emailed to teacherapplications2000-enid@yahoo.com
                                            teacherapplications2000-woodward@yahoo.com

Wanting To Perform A Solo At Recital This Next Spring?

 If you are needing a solo dance for pageant, competition or even to perform next spring in recital, now is the time to stop in and get your application for in our Woodward location. Solo work is for ages 4 years through adult and application needs to be made by July 25th to secure you a placement in August.

Solos can be done in ballet, lyrical, contemporary, tap, jazz and hip hop. Vocal solos is also available.

NEW AND EXCITING CLASSES COMING THIS FALL!

We are constantly looking for great classes to add to our offering every fall and this time we think we have done an outstanding job! A new music class for young children, a new academic class service, a new dance class and new gymnastic and acrobatic classes are all waiting for your child in our Woodward location!

Enid will be offering some of these classes at the beginning of the season and others will be added as soon as teachers are secured and trained.

So what is new, you ask? Well this is the FIRST PLACE we are revealing the information! So BLOG readers, congratulations on being the first to know!

Here is what we have been working on and cooking up for you this summer!

1. Academic Learning Coach Service for those enrolled with Oklahoma Connections Academy Public Virtual School. Combine their education, our learning coaches to assist your child and our great fine arts programs and you get SUCCESS!! Limited space so talk to us today!

2. Music Fun Time for ages 18 month through 7 years. This theory based learning style is fun, entertaining and academic! You can't lose with it as a class for your child!

3. Gymnastic Ballet Class. No worries about a gymnastic coach telling you that dance is not working with your gymnastics! We have them combined into a cutting edge technique ad performance class! This will blow your mind!

4. Acrobatic Dance is for our younger students that are not quite ready for the Gymnastic Ballet Class. Fun and physical!

5. Aerial Silks! If your child is in and has been in gymnastics and ballet classes, they can now take it to the air! This is NOT a class for just anyone, so you will need to find out more information to see is this can be a great class for your child.

Fall registration in now being accepted and all of our classes are limited in size to make for a better learning environment. Call us today at 580-256-3262 for more information or to get on the list for some of these classes that have not been added to the class offerings yet!

Is Cutting Edge Academics For Your Child?

Parents,
To give you a bit more information about our new offering for K-12 grades for their academics, we offer the following video for you to watch. Oklahoma Connections academy is cutting edge academics for the future. We were able to come to a collaboration with their program due to the fact that our Move-N-Learn Academy is also considered cutting edge. Our program moves right into theirs with very little problem!

So if you are looking for a program that allows your child to have more time for their other passions, such as performing and fine arts, sports (even rodeo), animals, ect, this just MIGHT BE THE EDUCATIONAL CHOICE FOR YOUR CHILD!

We look forward to visiting with you.

http://youtu.be/eq91-TDZSJk

Still Time To Register for Summer Classes!

Band and Orchestra Instrument Rentals Available

We Rent Instruments!

Band parents! Remember that we offer great band and orchestra instruments for rent or rent 2 own! Give us a call for more information and to preview instruments before school starts!

Best instrument rental program in the area!

The Value of Fine Arts Classes

Mary Myers, director of Academy of Fine Arts, shares with families the benefits of performing fine arts classes for their children and the understanding of the true value of experience that can shape their child's life.

www.academyoffineartsok.com 

The Value of Fine Arts Classes

Not too long ago, I was in conversation with a former parent of our school. Of course there was the usual chit chat of " we have just been so busy" and "she has decided to follow other interests". Most teachers hear this often, actually. But when you listen long enough, what you eventually are able to hear (while reading between the lines and watching the body language of the parent) is that it is the parent that made the choice to move to other activities or interest; it is the parent that was uncomfortable with the class schedules because it does not meet the schedule they want to be on and it is the parent that may not really see the child's real passion for what they want to do because they are still searching for what they never got to experience. Now, I am totally not bashing parents here, so please continue to read further.

But what the teacher finally hears (while still reading between the lines and watching the body language) is "hey, I know it is a healthy activity for my child, but so are a lot of other things, and I am not sure where it is that I want to help my child focus their interests towards".  We get it! And we hear it loud and clear. And we hear it most of the time with no ill feelings towards the parents or the family. Sometimes we just wish we could share back what we have seen, experienced and know, from a very personal stand point, about studying performing fine arts.

If we could be heard (with out someone thinking we are just wanting to keep their child in class for the money), a parent mind hear something similar to the following.

"We know for a fact that studying performing fine arts gives a child the courage to present and make a stand as well as to be creative to find the solutions to any problem for a lifetime. We know that a student begins to understand their bodies better in how they function physically, to how the brain can think in such intricate patterns, with out a mistake, and do it with such grace and personal command that it looks easy."

"We know that performing fine arts develops self discipline and control that allows the student to know where they are going at all times. We know that they learn to set goals at a very young age, and are able to see in their mind, the path (or process goals) that they need to travel to reach their dream (any dream).

"We know that studies have shown over and over that those that study music, either by playing an instrument or moving to it, do better in school and are well accomplished in no matter what  field of study or work that they choose."

"We know that we seen lives change and grow each time they step onto the dance floor, play a note, warm up their voice and learn to work with others in total cooperation. We know that we see their face shine with confidence when they have had a chance to stay in classes (mostly due to parents positively supporting their efforts) long enough  to achieve different levels. We know that students who are allowed to continue classes on a consistent schedule, learn to be more organized in school, work and life."

"We know of the many adults that come to us and state that they wish they had had the opportunity to of studied fine arts outside of their public school experience. We know and hear from many adults that say they were in classes as a child but have no idea why they were not allowed to continue or finish their fine arts education. We know that we have many parents that tell us how studying performing fine arts impacted their lives and they want that for their children."

What I know for a fact (and I hope you are still reading this lengthy post), is that I have seen children lifted up by performing fine arts when their family life was being destroyed by divorce at home. I also know for a fact, how being bullied was turned around, when the bullies realized how bad they looked at making fun of someone over the years that just walked across the graduation stage with a full scholarship to a university. I know for a fact that performing fine arts has helped many young people from our school to develop strong thinking skills, a goal minded mindset and a plan for success.

The value of classes, you see, is not in how much the tuition is or what the instrument or costumes cost. The value is in your child growing and finding themselves as strong, confident, hard working, goal oriented and eager young adults that are willing to push forward to reach their dreams in a timely manner. I know this, because over the past 30 + years, I have seen it and personally experienced it with my own children (a mental health expert, a doctor of chiropractics and a business manager, not to leave out that at the same time they are all mothers of our beautiful grandchildren).

Ah, but that is your family you say. Well, let me tell you about some other families that have experienced the value of keeping their children in performing fine arts from the time they were little, until their child's high school graduation. These families now have grown children that are currently school teachers (many of those), surgery nurses, business owners ( more than a few of these), fitness trainers (several of these), member of the national guard, coaches, dance teachers, gymnastic teachers, band directors, artists, mental health specialists, doctors (couple of these), ministers, authors, pageant coaches, business managers, real estate professionals, investors, banking professionals, insurance professionals, financial planning professionals and more.

The value of your child's performing arts education, from early childhood to early adulthood, is more than you can total in your checkbook. It is more than the cost of competition fees and recital fees. It is more than the gas and time to get them to and from class. The value of your child being in performing fine arts classes is that they too can become confident, well organized and goal oriented people. The value is that they can connect with the emotions of music and develop empathy for others. The value is that you can say, "I helped to get them where they are today, each time I drove them to music or dance lessons."

By the way, I hope you were willing to read to the end of this post.