Bloomington Community Education

This class will meet both 1st and 2nd semester (All School Year). Come with your one year old to explore their first classroom. Our licensed early childhood teachers provide toys and age-appropriate activities so your child will learn through play and exploration. There will be songs, books, art, and more. The adults will connect with our licensed parent educator to learn together and support each other. Classes will have parent education in the children’s classroom at the beginning and work towards gradual separation in another room later in the year. Children must be 1 by September 1st, 2024 to attend this class. Learning goals for this class are: The child will explore the classroom and learn through play. Parents/Caregivers will gain knowledge, skills, and resources about raising one year olds. Please refer to the chart above to determine your level based on the size of your family and your income. You will be able to choose one of these levels during the registration process. All families are welcome. No one will be denied participation due to inability to pay. IF you are registering at a fee paying level, one half of your payment will be taken upon initial registration and the other half will be processed mid-January. A receipt for each payment will be emailed to you after processing. You may cancel your class registration before January 1 and you will not be responsible for the second payment.

This class will meet both 1st and 2nd semester (Year-long class). Come with your two year old to explore and learn together. New words, new friends, and new feelings are all part of the two year old’s experience at school. A licensed early childhood teacher will set up the classroom for your child to explore sensory, art, and learning materials. Parents/caregivers will go to a separate classroom to talk with a licensed parent educator to discuss topics such as toilet learning, behavior, and cognitive growth. This is a separating class. Children must be 2 by September 1st to attend this class. The Thursday section of this class has sibling care available. Please sign up for sibling care when registering for the Thursday section. Learning goals for this class are: The child will independently explore the classroom and learn through play. The child will comfortably separate from their adult. Parents/Caregivers will gain knowledge, skills, and resources about raising two year olds. Please refer to the chart above to determine your level based on the size of your family and your income. You will be able to choose one of these levels during the registration process. All families are welcome. No one will be denied participation due to inability to pay. IF you are registering at a fee paying level, one half of your payment will be taken upon initial registration and the other half will be processed mid-January. A receipt for each payment will be emailed to you after processing. You may cancel your class registration before January 1 and you will not be responsible for the second payment.

Gr. 7-12 Registration is open for the Bloomington Summer Musical which will be held on July 25 at 10 a.m. (senior preview) July 26 at 7 p.m. and July 27 & 28 at 3 p.m. at Jefferson High School. Please go to www.jeffersontheatrecompany.org for details on the show including title, audition requirements. We are looking for actors and stage crew for this show. All who register participate. This is a no cut production. To participate as an actor or tech crew member please register by May 1, 2024. Please go to this link and download/sign the JTC Release form. https://tinyurl.com/4y3vbjce Please fill out this form when you register. https://forms.gle/Y5MWgtdoujjnKqbJ7 The form must be emailed back to Laura Schmidt at lschmit@isd271.org. Auditions to determine roles will be by video audition which is due by May 10. Please submit a video of singing 2 stanzas of an uptempo song from a musical and a one paragraph monologue to lschmit@isd271.org. Callbacks will be May 18 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Jefferson High School. Rehearsals: Monday - Friday starting on June 10 - July 24 from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the Jefferson High School Auditorium. No rehearsal June 19, July 4, 5. Open for performers entering 7th grade through graduating seniors. Tech crew will come to the first rehearsal on June 10 at which time a complete tech schedule will be determined. Performances: July 25 at 10 a.m. (senior preview) July 26 at 7 p.m. and July 27 & 28 at 3 p.m. at Jefferson High School. Tuition: $200 for performers; $145 for tech crew. Scholarships available! We do not want the cost of the show to prevent ANYONE who is otherwise eligible from participating. Artistic Team: Laura Schmit (director), Tyler Eliason & Niccole Goulet-Jordan (music directors), Emily Morse(assistant director), Natalie Thomas (choreographer), Laurie Clements (costumer). Questions: Contact Laura Schmit at lschmit@isd271.org.