Student Enrichment

Course: This winter we are offering interested and motivated lower schoolers the opportunity to be in the opening dance for the winter middle school musical, The Addams Family. Led by lower and middle school dance teacher, Jillian Kinard, we will meet on Tuesdays after school from 3:00 to 4:15, December 5 - February 6, where we will learn and polish choreography to open the middle school production. Please see the performance schedule below to make sure that this works for your child and your family. Students will provide a black top and black pants for their costume base.

Schedule: 3:00-4:15 pm Tuesdays | December 5, 12; January 9, 16, 23, 30; ​February 6 (not meeting Jan 2)

Required Performances:

Wednesday, 2/7, LS PREVIEW, 1pm
Friday, 2/9, PERFORMANCE, 7:30pm - Arrive by 6:45 pm
Saturday, 2/10, PERFORMANCE, 7:30pm - Arrive by 6:45 pm 

Tuition: 130

Instructor: Jillian Kinard joined the Lower School and Middle School in 2022 as dance teacher. For the thirteen years prior, she directed the dance program at the Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts. There she built a dance program and influenced the development of the school’s first dedicated dance studio. With an emphasis on developing creative and collaborative thinkers, encourages her students to think critically about their roles in the world as they learn to express themselves.

Course: Do you want to learn how to play tennis with a beloved Lower School Fountain teacher? You're in luck! James Rees is offering a winter tennis course. It might be chilly outside, but students will warm up learning new tennis skills, practicing their serves, and playing matches with friends. 

Schedule: 3:00-4:15 pm

Tuesdays | December 5, 12; January 9, 16, 23, 30

Thursdays | December 7, 14; January 4, 11, 18, 25 

Tuition: 78

Instructor: James Rees joined the Lower School in 2022 as a Fountain Class Teaching Fellow. He has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Duke University. For the two years prior, he served as a learning coach, specializing in third to fifth grade mathematics instruction. In his role as a learning coach, James focused on teaching the whole child and building healthy relationships with his students while providing differentiated instruction to support students’ academic growth.