Summer Stages & Studios 2020 Update
Dearest MCA Community,
We hope you and your families are safe and well. Our staff has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 updates from Governor Baker and the CDC, and the safety of our community has continued to be our utmost priority.
After reviewing the most recent state plans for reopening, we have determined that it would be difficult to implement the early phases of distancing protocols for our Summer Youth Arts Education Programs as scheduled. To ensure the safety of our participants, families, teachers, and staff we have sadly made the decision to cancel all Summer Stages and Studios programming for 2020.
Summer Stages and Studios is such an exciting highlight of our year, this was not an easy decision for us to make. While we miss you all, we are looking forward to the art we will create when we can all safely be together again.
In the meantime, we hope you will enjoy all of the free programs we have available at https://www.mosesianarts.org/events. We can’t wait to see you again, whenever that may be!
If you have registered for one of these programs we will be processing refunds via check, and plan to have them mailed by June 19th.
As a 501c3 non-profit organization, donations are keeping the Mosesian Center for the Arts alive at this very difficult time. If your finances allow, we would be grateful to convert a portion (we suggest 25%, 50% or 100%) of your tuition cost into a tax deductible donation.
Please email registration@mosesianarts.org to confirm your current mailing address for your refund check, and to let us know if you would like to make a donation, by close of business on Friday, June 5.
We appreciate your patience as we complete this refund process.
Best,
The Education Team
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The Mosesian Arts Education and Watertown Children's Theatre programs provide a variety of affordable, educational programs for children, teens, and adults. Our programming serves beginning as well as advanced students in fine and performing arts. We offer a process-based approach to exploring the arts that guides students towards developing both art skills and techniques as well as life skills such as collaboration, creativity and empathy.
We are committed to being an inclusive, welcoming space for peoples of all ability, ethnicity, economic status, sexual orientation and gender identity. Some features of our facility and program include need based scholarships and accessible classroom/performance spaces.
Materials Lists
Click here to view materials lists for current & upcoming classes.
Extended Day: February & April Vacation
Extended day is available for all ages.
8:00 - 9:00 am $15 per day • 4:00 - 6:00 pm $25 per day.
No afternoon extended day on Fridays.
To sign up, please fill out this form or call the Arts Education Office at 617-926-ARTS (2787).
Extended Day: Summer
Extended day is available for all ages.
8:00 - 9:00 am $20 per day • 4:00 - 6:00 pm $30 per day.
No afternoon extended day on Fridays.
To sign up, please fill out this form or call the Arts Education Office at 617-926-ARTS (2787).
Guide to Summer Programs
WHAT GRADE RANGE IS MY CHILD?
All summer programs are for children entering the listed grades in school year '19-'20.
WHAT IS A WILDCARD ACTIVITY?
The Wildcard Activity is a chance for students to self-select an art- or performance-based elective that they do not generally get to experience during their day! Students will choose their Wildcard Activity at the beginning of the week and get the chance to learn a fun new skill in mixed-age groups of students.
GUIDE TO SUMMER K-2 PROGRAMS
ArtVenturers: Each week, ArtVenturers explore a theme through theatre, visual arts, and music! In this integrated arts program, participants rotate daily through these three creative components, as they collaborate on a showcase that combines all of their artistic experiences.
Tiny Triple Threats: Sing! Dance! Design! In Tiny Triple Threats, our youngest participants get a chance to experience the many aspects of theatrical production. During their day, participants rotate through singing and dancing, artwork and design, and acting programs, as they work together to combine these into a one-of-a-kind mini-performance.
Story Explorers: In Story Explorers, participants rotate through three programs as they explore new media through the lens of their favorite stories. They engage their imaginations and hands to make several pieces of literature-related art and have the opportunity to dramatize a familiar story through acting, song and dance to bringing their artwork to life!
Refund Policy
School-year programs: Full refunds will be made if a class is cancelled due to insufficient enrollment. Student cancellations must be received at least 5 business days prior to production/class/workshop start date and a $25 cancellation fee will be deducted from the refund. After that time tuition will be refunded, minus the $25 fee, ONLY if your/your child’s space is filled by another participant. For production programs, no one will be added from the waitlist once the audition process is complete, in order to provide a fair audition opportunity for all participants. Students who are eligible for a refund may choose, in lieu of a refund, to have their tuition transferred to another class within the same term (with the exception of private lessons). Short-term workshops and membership fees are not refundable.
Summer Vacation programs: Full refunds will be made if a class is cancelled due to insufficient enrollment. For withdrawals made before June 1, a $25 cancellation fee will be deducted from the refund. After that time tuition will be refunded, minus the $25 fee, ONLY if your child’s space is filled by another participant. Students who are eligible for a refund may choose, in lieu of a refund, to have their tuition transferred to another class within the same term (with the exception of private voice lessons). Short-term workshops and membership fees are not refundable.
Tuition Assistance
The Mosesian Center for the Arts and the Watertown Children's Theatre have established a variety of special purpose funds to help fulfill our mission to be a cultural and educational resource for the community by providing opportunities for all children to appreciate and participate in the performing arts, regardless of ability to pay. To apply for Tuition Assistance, please fill out the application here.
