Sonoma Vendor Course Instructor Catalog
(individuals alphabetized by first name)
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Avalon Players
Kate Kennedy
707-996-3264
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Age/Grade Ranges: Ages 10 and up
Location: Sonoma
Standard Fee/Range: $300 for Eight 1 ½ hour classes
Description: Shakespeare Class: Taking scenes from Shakespeare’s plays the students will work toward a performance at the end of an eight-week session. Kate Kennedy’s energetic approach to de-constructing Shakespeare is both educational and most entertaining. Her acting techniques have served her former students well, going on to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London as well as film and professional acting troupes.
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Bija Children’s Choir
Maria Bija
707-695-6865
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Age/Grade Ranges: Ages 5-14
Location: The Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 High Street, Sebastopol
Standard Fee/Range: $350 - full yr/32wks Sept – June; $150 - 12wks Sept – Dec; $250 – 20wks Jan - June
Description: Junior Rhythmics Choir, Preparatory Choir, Concert Choir: Choir Classes are held Thursday afternoons at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts.
The Bija Junior Choir classes are open to ages 5-6 without an audition, offering an introduction to choir through the full body approach of Dalcroze Eurhythmics. Junior Choir students perform three times a year at either choir-wide events or smaller occasions just for families, and the emphasis is on developing music listening skills, introducing students to basic elements of music theory through movement, and cultivating a joy for singing in ensemble.
The Bija Jr Preparatory Choir is a special new offering on Tuesdays in Healdsburg at the Old Felta Schoolhouse.This class is open to 6-7 yr olds without audition, incorporating the movement-basedactivities of Dalcroze Eurhythmics with foundational choral training. Students participate in choir-wide annual performances.
The Bija Preparatory Choir is open to ages 7-12 without an audition, and introduces children to basic choral concepts of solfege singing, music theory through movement, multicultural repertoire, simple rhythmic dances, and developing a beautiful unison sound. Preparatory Choir students perform three times a year at annual choir-wide events for the community.
The Bija Concert Choir is open to ages 8-14 by audition or invitation, and works with multicultural repertoire in two and three part harmonies, as well as movement choreographies and rhythmic percussion accompaniment. Music theory principles such as meter, phrase, notation, and form are taught through the movement principles of Dalcroze Eurhythmics. Concert Choir students perform in three annual concerts and are featured in the Spring Story Concert that collaborates with guest artists from the Bay Area, as well as perform for various other local community events.
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Chess For Kids, Inc.
707-527-6427
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Age/Grade Ranges: K-8
Location: Your site
Standard Fee/Range: $65 per student for one hour per week for six weeks. This can be extended to 8, 10, or 12 weeks at an additional $10.00 per week.
Description: CHESS FOR KIDS Chess classes that include 30 minutes of formal instruction and 30 minutes of coached play.
Instructors follow a set curriculum to teach the basic principles to novice students. Tactics, strategies, algebraic notation and game analysis are taught to intermediate and advanced players with good sportsmanship always kept in mind.
Colors of Spanish
Maria Tausch
707-782-1084
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Age/Grade Ranges: Pre-K to 12
Location: 55 Maria Drive, Ste. 844, Petaluma; and other locations in Sonoma and Marin Counties
Standard Fee/Range: $120-$150 for 8 week session; material or lab fee $5
Description: Spanish classes. Our principal objective is to expose and involve our students to the understanding of the sounds and structure of the Spanish language while gaining an appreciation for the cultures in which the language is spoken. Class curriculum is developed according to the abilities, skills, interests and ages of our students. Classes utilize fun activities such as; games, mimics, rhymes, stories, acting, songs, music and art. As we move from the youngest to older groups, the emphasis on structure increases – but is always focused on spending our time acquiring language rather than studying it. Home school groups can meet once or twice a week, for 1 or 1½ hour class sessions (Price varies).
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En Garde Fencing
Jim Liebich
707-433-8102
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Age/Grade Ranges: Ages 7 and up
Location: 917 Piner Rd, Ste D, Santa Rosa CA 95403
Standard Fee/Range: $15/class or $110/month for Youth Class and $130/month for Teen Class
Description: Beginning Fencing: At En Garde Fencing, we believe in bringing the sense of adventure to the modern sport of fencing. The finest traditions of discipline, respect, and honor are melded with the fast-paced athletic sport of today to create a fun and dynamic, yet structured program. Specific Requirements: It is not necessary to buy equipment to begin fencing. We provide basic fencing gear at no extra cost as part of our membership.
Elizabeth Keddy
831-710-1036
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Website: n/a
Age/Grade Ranges: K-8
Location: Rohnert Park
Standard Fee/Range: $30/8th grd/individual, $50/Group Elementary Math
Description: Math TutoringGroup Elementary Math in groups of 2-4 students, Individual tutoring in 8th grade math.
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Gailene Elliott
707-971-0577
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Age/Grade Ranges: All ages
Location: Petaluma
Standard Fee/Range: $50 one hour session
Description: Voice, Performance and Guitar lessonsIt’s important for me, as a teacher, to cater to each student’s unique personality and voice so that they get the ultimate delivery, performance and response from their audience on every song. We work to get the “soul level” that makes the song believable and ensures that the listener feels it and is “moved” by the performance. One by one, as songs are perfected, vocalists acquire a list of material that they can perform with ultimate confidence and conviction!I work with every level of vocalist, beginners and touring artists alike. One of my strengths is my focus on whatever may be holding the vocalist back in their performance or voice, be it psychological or physical, and my work to make the “weak” parts of the voice much stronger.
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Hauth’s Family Taekwondo
707-833-2002
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Age/Grade Ranges: Children through adult.
Location: 8465 Old Redwood Hwy, Ste 230, Windsor
Standard Fee/Range: Prices vary ($94 monthly for one student). Refer to schedule.
Description: Taekwondo Taekwondo is a way of life. Its ideals date back to ancient Confucians and Buddhists. These ideals include: Loyalty to country, Obedience to parents, Trustworthiness to friends, Respect toward teachers and elders, and Finishing what you begin. Our goal is provide quality instruction in the traditional Korean style of the Martial Arts - Taekwondo - which means, literally translated, "The Way of the Hand and Foot". We emphasize to our students that violence is to be avoided in the face of conflict. The true student of Taekwondo will walk away from the taunts of a bully, rather than show him up with a kick or punch. We teach students to block and evade strikes, and to use fighting skills only as a last resort.Specific Requirements: Home School class Mondays & Tuesdays 9:30-10:15 but students may participate in other classes. Refer to website for current schedule.
Hummingbird Farm
Tonia McCallum
707-328-5714
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Website: hummingbirdfarmkids.com
Age/Grade Ranges: 4-9
Location: Santa Rosa
Standard Fee/Range: $140/month
Description: Art and Nature Play and Discovery. Hummingbird Farm is a tiny farm in the heart of Santa Rosa, in the Montgomery Village area. Our .0001 acre is designed for big fun for little ones. We work to demonstrate sustainable living in a small space creating nature-based experiences where most of us live: in the city. Our programs provide mindful home-based art and organic garden experiences for children. Five chickens, 2 rabbits, and 3 enormous goldfish welcome you along with our wide variety of fruit, vegetable, flowers, plants, trees, playhouse, sand play area, and faerie garden.
Healdsburg/Windsor Children's Choir
Heather Cullen
707-838-3341
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Age/Grade Ranges: Ages 5-19
Location: Windsor
Standard Fee/Range: $35/month
Description: Children’s ChoirThe Children's Community Choir is made up of Children ages 5-19 and practices every Wednesday (during the school year) from 4:30 to 5:30 (Advanced choir stays until 6:00pm.) Children learn to sing 3 to 4 part harmonies, project, perform, and work together. They have 10-18 concerts a semester. Because the choir is a community service choir we never know when our concerts will be until people reserve us, but it's always awesome. The Cost is $35 a month.
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Imaginists
707-528-7554
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Age/Grade Ranges: ages 10-18
Location: Santa Rosa
Standard Fee/Range: $120/month (ages 9-12) and $285/semester (ages 13-18)
Description: Theater ArtsImaginary Ensemble (ages 10-13) Acting, improvisation, movement, voice and circus skills will all be explored in this class that ends in two workshop performances for friends and family.Ensemble 461 (ages 14-18)Join us for a nine week intensive as we create a collaboratively devised piece of theatre. The class will focus on voice, acting, improvisation, and the creation of a new piece of theatre based on a theme that the class decides.
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Joyful Mind Project
Chelsea True
707-540-1702
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Age/Grade Ranges: Ages 5-12
Location: Sebastopol
Standard Fee/Range: $20-185/month
Description: Mindfulness for Children. Mindfulness is a set of attentional skills working together. With regular practice, mindfulness can increase focus, impulse-control, empathy, and emotional intelligence. Research shows that mindfulness also decreases stress, emotional reactivity, and anxiety. Children in our classes learn mindfulness through cooperative games, music, handwork, community service, and nature connection. Lessons include Kind Speech, Deep Listening, Generosity, Mindfulness of Emotions, and Gratitude. Visit our website for a complete list of current programs.
Judy Jenkins
707-887-1834
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Age/Grade Ranges: Beginner-advanced riders welcome.
Location: Santa Rosa
Standard Fee/Range: $60 per student for 2 hour lesson
Description: Horse Riding and Care. Each class starts with grooming and saddling, and then students ride in a new sand arena and on a trail ride. Students learn confidence, and proper interaction with gentle horses. Class is held on a vineyard/farm with free range chickens and sheep munching in the vineyard. Special needs students welcome.
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Laurie Nimmo College Advising
Laurie Nimmo
707-433-6854
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Age/Grade Ranges: Grades 8-12/ JC transfer students
Location: Healdsburg
Standard Fee/Range: $120/1.5 hr initial, $90/hour thereafter
Description: Certified College Counselor/Advisor. After an initial meeting and discussion, college recommendations will be made and your student will be encouraged to research these to find out if they meet the goals and desires they have for furthering their education. The college list will be developed and discussed along with timelines, deadlines, guidance with the applications and essays, securing letters of recommendations and testing information.
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Mathnasium of Rohnert Park
707-890-5500
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Age/Grade Ranges: Grades 2-12
Location: 620 Raley’s Town Centre, Rohnert Park
Standard Fee/Range: $270-330/month, see website for programs and fees
Description: Mathematics Instruction, SAT/ACT PrepMathnasium is a nationally recognized system of franchised after-school learning centers teaching mathematics from 2nd grade through 1st year Calculus. All instruction is personal and one-on-one and is conducted at the Mathnasium Learning Center by expert, specially trained instructors. Visit their website for complete list of programs and fees.
Melanie Webster
707-823-3268
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Age/Grade Ranges: Pre-K-12
Location: Santa Rosa and Sebastopol
Standard Fee/Range: contact Melanie Webster
Description: Violin classesThe studio program consists of weekly individual instruction (for all but the youngest beginners) and various levels of group participation, generally corresponding to Suzuki performance standards. Individual lessons may vary from one-half hour up to 60 minutes per week. The younger beginners may start in a weekly group setting while preparing to undertake individual instruction. Private instruction is available once a week in Santa Rosa and the rest of the week in Sebastopol. A large group class also meets on a monthly basis at the Sebastopol studio. Melanie’s advanced students are encouraged to participate in chamber ensembles and to pursue technically difficult solo literature. All students, at all levels, perform for the large public recitals, held three times a year.
Mighty Oak
Rebecca Armstrong
707-291-5911
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Age/Grade Ranges: TK- 1st grade
Location: Sebastopol
Standard Fee/Range:$305-515, Choose 2-4 days per week, Monday – Thursday 8:45 – 1:00
Description: Waldorf Mixed Age Play Garden: Mighty Oak mixed age play garden is a Waldorf Inspired pre-school experience held in Rebecca’s schoolhouse in Sebastopol. Children start their day Outside where they dig holes, weed, plant harvest, and play. Next is Circle Time where they integrate the seasons into movements which focus on strength, balance, crossing the midline, speech, memory, fine motor skills, and coordination in space. Arts, Crafts & Baking: measuring, pouring, following directions, and pure creativity. Playtime Insideinvolves simple dolls and furniture, all wooden play objects, ladders and levels for creating private and shared worlds of imagination. Storytime: Week 1 hearing the story, Week 2 the story lives as a puppet play, Week 3 acting out the story in our own moment to moment reality. Away Dayevery other week we locate at Ragle Park in Sebastopol for our natural Play Garden. Organic snack and lunch(often prepared by the children) is provided and served to and by the children with cooperative clean up.
Music To My Ears
707-664-0123
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Age/Grade Ranges: Ages 5 & up
Location: 8500 Gravenstein Hwy, Ste A, Cotati
Standard Fee/Range: Single lessons are prorated at the rate of $69 per hour
Description: Private Lessons, Summer Musical Theater Camp: Music to My Ears is Sonoma County’s new music education center; offering private lessons in voice and a wide variety of instruments. Music to My Ears has an extensive staff of instructors who teach different instruments to all ages. Here at our convenient location, students can buy their music books, enroll in ensemble classes, participate in recitals, rent band instruments and purchase music accessories.
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North Bay Fencing
Peter Burchard
707-321-3692
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Age/Grade Ranges: All levels of fencing
Location: 1813B Empire Industrial Ct, Santa Rosa
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Description: Fencing: NBFA is dedicated to all aspects of the sport of fencing: knowledge, competition, refereeing and coaching. Our fencing programs are co-educational and are divided by age group, ability level and interest. Join NBFA and discover the benefits of agility, strength, self-esteem, personal expression and camaraderie.
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Quantum Camp
510-841-4150
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Age/Grade Ranges: varies
Location: Palo Alto, San Francisco & Piedmont
Standard Fee/Range: Fees vary. Refer to website.
Description: Academic classes/workshops. We provide 10 week or full year academic courses for science, mathematics, history, and language arts
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Santa Rosa Symphony
707-546-7097
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Age/Grade Ranges: Youth ensembles and strings workshops for students of all ages
Location: Varies by group.
Standard Fee/Range: Varies by group.
Description: Youth Orchestra and Music Ensembles The mission of the Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Ensembles (SRSYE) is to offer young musicians an exceptional educational experience by providing the finest quality orchestral training and performance opportunities in Sonoma County. Our goal is for young musicians to develop an awareness and appreciation of great music in the context of learning responsibility and teamwork, while they participate in our community through public performance. Students can begin instruments as young as five years old at our Summer Music Academy, and remain in our training programs as they excel, into their first years of college.
Specific Requirements: Various orchestras have audition requirements for placement. Groups meet on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening, depending on ensemble.
Scribbles & Giggles
707-285-2002
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Age/Grade Ranges: K-12
Location: Rohnert Park, Cotati, Petaluma Santa Rosa
Standard Fee/Range: One time enrollment fee of $10. Class prices range from $12-$15 for single classes, discounted for multiple classes per month
Description: All phases of Art through Scribbles and Giggles, Inspire Studio, and Megamoth Studio. See website for more info.
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Takemusu Aikido of Sebastopol
Nathan Feileacan
707-479-9252
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Age/Grade Ranges: high school
Location: 964 Gravenstein Hwy S, Sebastopol
Standard Fee/Range: $300/semester
Description: Martial Arts/AikidoStudents will benefit from learning a traditional, Japanese martial art that focuses on personal, spiritual development as well as learning a safe and effective self defense.
Specific Requirements: White karate gi and white belt (available online at ebogu.comand others)
Teresa Romero, Math Tutoring
707-217-0816
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Age/Grade Ranges: K-12
Location: Sebastopol
Standard Fee/Range: $60 per one hour session; $165:three 60min/sessions; $240: three 90min/sessions; $300: six 60min/sessions; $420: six 90min/sessions
Description: Math Instruction and Tutoring tailored to each student’s unique strengths, challenges, interests and learning styles by a credentialed math teacher.
The Movement Lab (Studio Gray)
Bernadett Alverio Gray and Joe Gray
707-206-7444
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Age/Grade Ranges: 3 - Adult
Location: 981 Airway Court Ste C1, Santa Rosa
Standard Fee/Range: $45/45 min class; $52/60 min class; $66/115 minute class
Description: Expressive MotionAt the Movement Lab (formerly Studio Gray), we believe infollowing your heart and pursuing your passion. With many years of combined teaching, performing, choreographing and directing experience, Bernadette wishes to share her love for dance with you. After teaching for many years throughout northern California, Bernadette decided to open a dance space here in Santa Rosa, CA. Bernadette and faculty are excited to share their unique dance styles and choreography with you. At The Movement Lab you can expect a warm and friendly environment where everyone is treated with respect.