Current & Upcoming Courses
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Weekly Course: DISCOVERING DRAMA
Participants will develop their acting and performance skills by playing fun theatre games and rehearsing scenes from one or more plays. We will share a short performance (in person or on video) at the end of the course. This is a bilingual course; instruction will take place in English and Spanish. Some reading ability in English OR in Spanish will be helpful for learning acting scenes. Ages: Grades 1-4 (ages 6-9) Time: Mondays, 3:30-4:30pm Dates: October 25 - December 6 (7 weeks) Location: Cloud Forest School high school campus Cost: This course will be offered on a sliding scale (pay-what-you-can) basis. You may choose the tuition level that is appropriate for your family: 5000, 10 000, 15 000 or 20 000 for the entire course of 7 weeks. Far Corners will also offer two full scholarships to the course for students with significant financial need. |
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Weekly Course: ACTING ADVENTURES
Participants will develop their acting and performance skills by playing fun theatre games and rehearsing scenes from one or more plays. We will share a short performance (in person or on video) at the end of the course. This is a bilingual course; instruction will take place in English and Spanish. Some reading ability in English OR in Spanish will be helpful for learning acting scenes. Ages: Grades 3-6 (ages 8-12) Time: Tuesday, 3:15-4:30 Dates: October 26 - December 7 (7 weeks) Location: Cloud Forest School high school campus Cost: This course will be offered on a sliding scale (pay-what-you-can) basis. You may choose the tuition level that is appropriate for your family: 5000, 10 000, 15 000 or 20 000 for the entire course of 7 weeks. Far Corners will also offer two full scholarships to the course for students with significant financial need. |
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Workshop: MUSICAL THEATRE DANCE
In each workshop, we will devote part of the time to learning the basics of dance through a warm-up and exercises like turning and jumping. We will also learn a fun dance from a musical. During Saturday’s class we will also explore and create our own movements. No dance experience is necessary! Everyone is welcome to dance. Dates, Times & Location: Saturday, October 23, 9am-12pm at Monteverde Friends School Sunday, October 24, 9am-11am at Rio Chante Ages: 10-18 Cost: This workshop will be offered on a sliding scale (pay-what-you-can) basis. You may choose the tuition level that is appropriate for your family: 2000, 5000 or 10 000. This tuition includes both days. Far Corners will also offer two full scholarships to the course for students with significant financial need. |
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Weekly Course - SAMBA DRUMMING
Don't miss this unique opportunity to play traditional Brazilian drums and immerse yourself in the fun and electrifying world of samba. This 8-week beginner’s course is designed for children and teens ages 10-18 and will focus on learning and playing samba drums. The course will be taught by Francisco Marques, a multi-instrumentalist and singer who has been studying, performing and teaching Brazilian music for 20 years. He moved to Monteverde with his family in July and is the music teacher at the Centro de Educación Creativa. Space is limited to 20 students and is first come, first served so don't hesitate to sign up. Dates: Wednesdays, October 6 - December 1 (except October 20) Time: 3:30-5:00pm Ages: 10-18 Location: Cloud Forest School, Greenhouse Cost: This course will be offered on a sliding scale (pay-what-you-can) basis. Full tuition for the 8 week course is 25 000 colones and the minimum tuition is 5000 colones. You may choose the tuition level that is appropriate for your family: 5000, 10 000, 15 000, 20000 or 25 000 per course. Far Corners will also offer two full scholarships to the course for students with significant financial need. |
Past Courses
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CREATIVE THEATRE
Tuesdays, August 24-October 5 (7 weeks), 3:15-5:15pm In this drama class students will explore different aspects of theatre through writing an original play. Working as a group, they will create their own script, props, costumes, and scenery based on a children's book story. We will also have new drama games every day and share our play (in person or on video) at the end of the program. VOICE I Mondays, August 23 -October 11 (7 weeks), 3:30-4:30pm Participants must be ages 6-12 as of August 15 and in grades 1-6 If you love to sing then this class is for you. We will learn new songs, including action songs, silly songs and songs from musical theatre while exploring our voices. Through games and activities, we will learn about different aspects of music and create our own mini-songs. |
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