Summer Programs 2016

~Welcome to NEMPAC’s 2016 SUMMER PROGRAM OFFERINGS!~

Details on all workshops are below, but first – please review our policies. 

REGISTRATION & PAYMENT: Registration is available online beginning February 1, 2016.  Registration is not complete until payment is received.  For early registration discount, registration AND payment must be completed by Monday, Feb. 15th 2016. Registrations that are not accompanied by payment – will not receive the discount. Partial payment is accepted upon agreement. Please contact ssnow@nempacboston.org to arrange this. Registration and payment deadline for summer programs is Monday, May 30th 2016 to guarantee a spot.

Enrollment Discounts: 

• Early Registration & Payment Discount 10% off (applicable for only one workshop)– register before Monday, February 15th, 2016. 
• 10% sibling discount each workshop week
• Need-based scholarships are available. Please email info@nempacboston.org for an application. Applications must be in by May 1, 2016 to be considered for funding.

Instructors: All Workshop Instructors are CORI certified. Student / Instructor ratio is 4 or 5:1 depending on enrollment. Lead teachers are CPR certified. Our lead instructors are very experienced, local conservatory graduates and arts educators in the Boston area.

Location of Workshops:  9 Hull Street in the North End and NEMPAC Studio Building (for music rehearsals). Our performance location may vary per week. We will notify you of this.

Policies: Full payment for early registration must be received by March 1st to receive the 10% discount. Sibling discount may be applied with early registration discount for only one program. Withdrawal before June 1^st will cost a $30 processing fee and a full refund will be issued. Refund will not be issued after June 1^st for any student that withdrawals

Wait-list: If you are on our wait-list for a program, we will notify you on June 2nd if a spot should open up for you!

Lunches:  Students must bring lunches each day for full day programs. Healthy am and pm snacks will provided for Full Day Programs (Music Theatre Weeks). Special allergies should be communicated to staff and noted on registration. Our workshops are nut free.

Safety Protocol: Our workshops occur indoors in a secure area that is locked to the public. We ask parents to sign in and sign out your child each day. Our entrance to 9 Hull Street will be attended by an instructor at all pick-up and drop-off times.  Should your schedule change or should your child be picked up by anyone other than a parent, please let a teacher know in advance of this change. Children may attend a chaperoned outdoor music workshop in the Prado (about a 60 foot walk), and occasional theatre / movement classes will be held in the Old North Church courtyard area or Prado area. Students will be supervised at all times during any excursions.

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Children’s Music Theatre Workshop – 3 Weeks / 3 Different Productions!

Our Full Day Week Offerings this year:

• Week One: July 11 -15, 2016 – Ages 5 – 13  FULL, Wait List ONLY
• Week Two: July 18 – 22, 2016 – Ages 5 – 13 WAIT LIST ONLY as of 3/10
• Week Three: August 1 – 5, 2016 – Ages 5 – 9 – WAIT LIST ONLY

Productions: Each week students produce and perform in a production. Our productions are TBA at this time.

Weekly Schedule:

• Monday – Thursdays 9:00 am – 4:00 pm and Fridays 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
• Early Drop-Off at 8:30 a.m. and Late-Pick-Up at 5:00 p.m. are optional (see below)

Location: Our primary location is 9 Hull Street in the North End, and our dress rehearsal and performance space is TBA – North End, Boston.

Description:The goal of this summer program is to provide children and teens with training and exposure to all performing arts. Each week has 18 to 21 children participants. Each Music Theater Troupe member will receive training in music, dance, theater  yoga, health & fitness, and leadership training. Outdoor, public performances will conclude each week on Fridays. We will perform one musical a week, these will be announced mid-March.

Extended Care Option: Early drop-off at 8:30 a.m. ($5 per day) and late pick-up at 5 p.m. ($10 per day) available. (Monday- Thursday only)

Cost Per Week: Music Theatre :$250.00, Middle School Intensive: $325.00

Performance Information: Please note our end of the week performances are on each Friday at Noon. This will conclude our camp week.

Teen Interns: Each week of the workshop, we seek 2 interns between the ages of 13 – 17. If you are interested in volunteering for a full day at NEMPAC, please contact Sherri Snow at ssnow@nempacboston.org
Sample Weekday Schedule:
9:00 — 9:30am              WARM UP! Group Yoga
9:30- 11:30am               Age Group Rotations through Dance, Music, and Acting Class
11:30 – Noon                 Lunch (bring your bag lunch)
Noon – 1:00pm             Outdoor Guest Performance Hour
1:00- 2:00 pm               Theatre Cinema Hour – snack provided
2:00 – 4:00 pm            Dance / Music / Staging Rehearsals

• Thursday, July 27th at 6:30 p.m. at the Summer Concert Series in Christopher Columbus Park
• Friday, July 28th performance for families at Noon

Location: Our primary location is 9 Hull Street in the North End, and our dress rehearsal and performance space is TBA – North End, Boston.

Extended Care Option: Early drop-off at 8:30 a.m. ($5 per day) and late pick-up at 5 p.m. ($10 per day) available. (Monday- Thursday only)

Cost: $325.00 / Week 

NEMPAC Youth Chorus Summer 2016

Schedule: Downloadable form: NEMPAC Summer Youth Choir Landmarks 2016-2
Ages: 10 – 16
Final Performance: Wed, July 27th at the Hatch Shell

Rehearsal Location: 9 Hull Street

Summer 2015: NEMPAC partnered with the Landmarks Orchestra on a special Italian Program Concert at the Hatch Shell on Wednesday, August 5th. Our singers in this program (all abilities and levels invited) learned techniques of singing including healthy production, quality of tone, ear training, listening while singing in a group, and intonation. Singers worked on Italian Music Repertoire which will be performed on August 5. Italian Language and Diction will be specialized in daily language classes. Special vocal coaches from the Landmarks Orchestra joined us during the week for workshops.

Cost: $75 Registration Fee 

Kids Dance & Movement Workshop! August 8 – 12, 2016

Ages: 3 – 5

Schedule: 9:00 a..m – 12:00 p.m.

Early Drop-Off: Available at 8:30 a.m. for $5 per day

Location: 9 Hull Street

Description: Beginning dancers ages 3- 5 learn introductory dance and movement including different styles of dance. Ballet, jazz, yoga and modern styles will be practiced. Kids will become more in-tune with their bodies, how to breathe deeply, align themselves in great posture, and use their bodies to create shapes, imitate animals and explore the space around them! Students will also have art-time where different genres of dance music will inspire their creative artists within by drawing. Please bring a nut-free snack for snack time, and if you are staying for Meet the Instruments – please bring your nut-free lunch! Students should wear clothing that they can move freely in, and should bring a water bottle as well to stay hydrated! Maximum enrollment is 16 children.

Cost: $195.00  (Stay for Meet the Instruments for $325 per week. Recommended for ages 4.5+)

Instructor: Olga Marchenko and 2 Summer Interns

2016 SUMMER EARLY CHILDHOOD Drop-In CLASSES

Family Music Makers!