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650-688-3625 chconline.eventbrite.com parented@chconline.org More than 20 parent education classes offered every semester for parents of children from birth to age 18. Classes offered by Children’s Health Council’s professionals. Getting to Sleep, Children & Technology, Positive Parenting for the Strong-Willed Child, and more. Lip reading/managing hearing loss
450 Bryant St, Palo Alto
650-949-7999 ext. 4379. foothill.edu mastmanellen@foothill.edu Lip reading/managing hearing loss. Classes start quarterly and meet weekly but you can join anytime. Learn ways to cope with hearing loss and improve lip-reading skills. Pay per quarter, register in class. Little House Senior Activities Center
800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park 650-326-2025 www.peninsulavolunteers.org tpuckett@peninsulavolunteers.org Computer workshops, health lec-
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595 Lincoln Ave., Palo Alto 408-674-5997 www.artworkspaloalto.com Art Works Studio offers a variety of fine-art classes for kids, as well as summer camps. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Music Workshops
P.O. Box 60756, Palo Alto 650-306-0332 www.Alisonsmusiclessons.com Kids music classes and private lessons for guitar, piano and voice. Locations in Palo Alto and Mountain View. Music for special-needs children too. Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center
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305 N. California Ave. Palo Alto, 650-324-2373 info@newmozartschool.com New Mozart provides private lessons on all instruments for all ages and early-childhood music classes for children 2-7 years of age. Pacific Art League
688 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-321-3891www.pacificartleague. org gallery@pacificartleague.org Art classes and workshops by qualified, experienced instructors for students from beginners to advanced and even non-artists. Classes in collage, oil painting, portraits and sketching, life drawing, acrylic or watercolor and brush painting. Sculpture. Registration is ongoing.
Schools Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center
230 San Antonio Circle Mountain View, 650-917-6800 650-917-6813, www.arts4all.org
info@arts4all.org The Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) offers classes year-round in music, visual and digital arts for ages 18 months to adult. Vacation and summer camps, one- and two-day arts workshops offered throughout the year. Private music lessons offered, taught by international faculty. Financial assistance available. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pre-School Center (CPSC)
4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 650-493-5770 www.cpsccares.org info@cpsccares.org Students will experience the joy of finger painting, the thrill of dancing, the pleasure of building towers, and the satisfaction of mastering pre-literacy and pre-math skills with the support and guidance of a dedicated, loving, multicultural teaching staff. Circle of Friends Preschool
3214 Alameda de las Pulgas Menlo Park, 650-854-2468 cofpreschool@gmail.com Circle of Friends Preschool offers a well-rounded curriculum in a warm personal environment. Its goal is to promote the development of the whole child: physical, emotional, social, language and intellectual. Detailed assessment of each child helps build partnerships with families to support emerging competencies. All this in a playbased program where children have opportunities to create, explore, problem solve, learn concepts, and integrate knowledge in a hands-on environment. German-American International School
275 Elliott Drive, Menlo Park 650-324-8617 www.gais.org, info@gais.org GAIS is an international school serving approximately 300 students in preschool through 8th grade. GAIS offers a German bilingual program through 5th grade, and welcomes English-speaking students in a new English language Middle School program that offers German, Spanish and French as additional language options. GAIS follows the academically rigorous, inquiry-based programs developed by the International Baccalaureate Organization. Helios New School
3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto 650-223-8690, www.heliosns.org Constructivist K-4 secular program for gifted children on the Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life. Curriculum includes French, Chinese, music, social-emotional learning - plus access to JCC afterschool programming/recreational facilities. Accepting applications. Email admissions@heliosnewschool.org or check website www.heliosnews-
chool.org for dates/times of tours/ information nights. International School of the Peninsula
151 Laura Lane, Palo Alto 251-8504, www.istp.org admissions@istp.org ISTP offers extensive after-school language classes at its two Palo Alto locations. Classes offered in French, Mandarin and Spanish to preschool students (3 to 5 years old). Additional classes taught in Arabic, Farsi, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese and Russian for elementary and middle school students. Jim Gorman Swim School, 3249 Alpine Road
Portola Valley 854-6699 ext. 100 laura@laderaoaks.com Patient, professional instructors and warm, clean pools make it fun to learn to swim. Private and small group lessons for all ages and abilities, from water babies (3-30 months) to national champions. Weekday and weekend lessons available for sign-ups now. Kirk House Preschool
1148 Johnson St., Menlo Park 323-8667 www.kirkhousepreschool.org khp@mppc.org Kirk House Preschool is a half-day preschool with both morning and afternoon classes for children 3-, 4-, and 5-year olds (Young Fives class). Kirk House Preschool is a Christian, play-based school which offers a development-oriented curriculum in a park-like setting. Mountain View-Los Altos Adult School
333 Moffett Blvd., Mountain View 940-1333 www.mvlaae.net The MV-LA Adult School has a long history and commitment to adult education. Improve your skills. Offering: Arts and crafts, computers, digital-camera techniques, ESL, foreign languages, genealogy, high school programs and GED, memoirs, motorcycle-safety training, music and dance, needlework, orchestra, parent education, physical fitness and vocational education. Older-adult classes (55+, $18). School for Independent Learners
909 North San Antonio Road Los Altos 650-941-4350 www.sileducation.com Private WASC-accredited highschool. One-to-one and smallgroup instruction. FT and PT enrollment. UC-approved college prep, honors, and AP coursework. Individualized curriculum. Selfpaced, and mastery-based: failure is not an option. Also: tutoring, test prep, and college counseling. Open every day, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Start anytime.