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ENRICH! OTA After School • Q3 Schedule (Links for Zumba, Spanish, Learning Lab, Violins, Guitar)

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After-School Q3 2015 Schedule

Click to print pdf: After School Q3 2015 Schedule

More information on Course Content and Instructors will be available on the new ENRICH! OTA After School Website.

Reminder: Introducing Music Academy of San Diego! Friday 4 PM • OTA Parents & Students, come learn about the new After School music program

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  • Music Academy: *NEW Violins, Violas, Cello Instruction, Mon, Friday

*** Please arrive early so we can start on time. Parking is available in front of the field after 3:30. Old Town Academy address: 2120 San Diego Ave, 92110  7th Grade Room is on the first floor, first right out of elevator ***

Musicians Playing for you today:

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Ai Nihira – Violin
– Contracted Musician from the San Diego Symphony
– Master Graduate from Cleveland Institute of Music and Yale School of Music    
 
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Chiyuan Chen – Viola
– Principal Viola of the San Diego Symphony
– Top-prize winner of 2000 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition and 2004 International Paris Viola Competition Ville d’Avray
-Doctoral’s degree from State University of New York at Stony Brook and Master’s degree from the New England Conservatory 
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Yao Zhao – Cello
– Principal Cello of the San Diego Symphony
– Top Ten Outstanding Young Chinese Cellist
– Faculty at the SDSU and Idyllwild Arts Academy
– Graduated from USC with Ms. Eleonore Schoenfeld
 
Jian Chan
Jian Chen – Cello
– Contracted Musician from the San Diego Symphony
– Master’s degree and Doctoral candidate from USC
– Three grade Sydney Chan’s mom!!!
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Stanny Shiu / 肖宁
Director/  Music Academy of San Diego, Inc.
Director/ Asia Pacific Arts Management Ltd.
Executive Director / Great Wall International Music Academy
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Young Violinists

Friday, January 26th 30th at 4 PM in the 7th Grade Room, musicians and instructors from the Virtuoso Music Academy and the San Diego Symphony will present a 30 minute concert and presentation for parents interested in signing up for After School Strings Instruction.

Classes will start the second week of the quarter, meeting Monday and/or Friday (exact schedule TBD). Students will be accepted in Violin, Viola, and Cello (See What Instrument Do You Want to Play?), Grades K-8 welcome. OTA Orchestra with Mr. John Nettles will continue Tu & Th, with the VMA Teachers focusing on technique and on teaching students how to practice.

Why Study Music? Is Music the Key to Success?

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Learn from the best!
Dear Parents: Based on our decade of classical music education experience, we can’t wait to bring the best music education to students in greater San Diego. We will also bring the most renowned artists from the stage to our classroom; and vice versa, we will bring our best students from the classroom to the International music stages!

— Music Academy of San Diego Director, Stanny Shui

ENRICH! OTA After School • Q3 Schedule

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After-School Q3 2015 Schedule

Click to print pdf: After School Q3 2015 Schedule

More information on Course Content and Instructors will be available on the new ENRICH! OTA After School Website.

Introducing Virtuoso Music Academy! Friday 4 PM • OTA Parents & Students, come learn about the new After School music program

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*** Please arrive early so we can start on time. Parking is available in front of the field after 3:30. Old Town Academy address: 2120 San Diego Ave, 92110 ***

Enrich After-School logo

Young Violinists

Friday, January 26th 30th at 4 PM in the 7th Grade Room, musicians and instructors from the Virtuoso Music Academy and the San Diego Symphony will present a 30 minute concert and presentation for parents interested in signing up for After School Strings Instruction.

Classes will start the second week of the quarter, meeting Monday and/or Friday (exact schedule TBD). Students will be accepted in Violin, Viola, and Cello (See What Instrument Do You Want to Play?), Grades K-8 welcome. OTA Orchestra with Mr. John Nettles will continue Tu & Th, with the VMA Teachers focusing on technique and on teaching students how to practice.

Why Study Music? Is Music the Key to Success?

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Learn from the best!
Dear Parents: Based on our decade of classical music education experience, we can’t wait to bring the best music education to students in greater San Diego. We will also bring the most renowned artists from the stage to our classroom; and vice versa, we will bring our best students from the classroom to the International music stages!

— VMA Director, Stanny Shui

Friday After-School Yoga Program • Namaste Today

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The mission of Namaste Today is to provide a safe space for children in San Diego schools in which they are able to breathe, bend, balance, and become focused.

  • Who: This program is available to all Old Town Academy students. All levels are welcome.
  • Instructor: Emily Brehmer (Certified Children’s Yoga Instructor/Credentialed Teacher/Avid Downward-Dogger)
  • Where: Namaste Mondays are located on the kindergarten patio.
  • When:  January 30th – March 27th // Fridays // 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

What is the Cost of this wonderful program and how do I sign my kiddos up for the next quarter?

The Namaste Today After-School Program runs every Friday at Old Town Academy from 3:30 p.m. to 5:0 p.m. The cost is $15.00 per session.

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Here’s what parents are saying about Namaste Today classes… Continue reading →

Reminder: Wine & Dine Volunteers Meeting • January 28 at Juniper & Ivy!

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Dear OTA Families,

Please join us for a 2015 OTA Wine and Dine meeting starting 6 PM tonight, January 28, 2015 at the UT 2014 Restaurant of the Year!:

We have had great attendance at our meetings so far but we welcome more participation – this our school’s largest fundraiser and we rely 100% on volunteers.

Can’t make the meeting but still interested in helping out?  Email our volunteer coordinators Lindsay Bear (thebearshouse@gmail.com) or Cathie Berlin. (catlyanne@hotmail.com).

OTA Calendar Notes: Jan 16, 2015 — Monday is Martin Luther King Day (School Holiday)

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  • Sunday, Jan 18, is OTA Open Basketball (2:00-4:00 PM at Presidio Gym) for 3rd-8th grade students, alumni, siblings, moms, dads, grandparents.
  • Monday, Jan 19, is Martin Luther King Day and a school holiday.
    • Visit the King Center to learn more about the life of Martin Luther King
    • Watch a video from the NBA in honor of MLK Day and his I Have a Dream speech: “Barrier Breakers”

  • Friday, Jan 23 is the Last Day of the Quarter and a Half-Day (Dismissal at 12, After-School Classes Meet)
  • Friday, Feb 6 is the next OTA Parent Foundation Morning Coffee (8:30 in the downstairs gym/lunchroom). Hosted by the OTA Parent Foundation President Kuan Collins and OTA Administrators, this is a time to ask questions, meet other OTA Parents, and learn about volunteering opportunities for Q3 & Q4: We’re looking for DuoLingo Foreign Language Club Mentors (Spanish, German, Italian, French, and Portuguese), Piano Lab Coaches, Robotics Lab Coaches, Math Lab Coaches, Athletic Coaches (Basketball, Baseball, Soccer), and more!

*** View the OTA Calendar here ***

Reminder: Instruction begins promptly at 8:10. Please arrive early so your child gets the best hours of the day

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Dear Parents, we have noticed an increase in tardy children whose late arrival is disrupting ten after 8 o clock-gray bkgrndclassroom instruction…

  • Old Town Academy students start every day with Mathematics: missing even 10 minutes a day adds up to 30 hours of missed math instruction over the course of our 185-day school year!

Please help your child and other OTA students do their best by arriving on time.

Thanks for your cooperation!

Mrs. Kamanski