Children’s Discovery is proud to offer dance lessons to its students!  Happy Feet Dance Company brings its upbeat and popular program to us once a week during your child’s free time.  This high-energy program is designed to give your child professional dance lessons without the hassle of nights and weekends spent away from home and driving back and forth from a dance studio.  Dance classes are offered to all students that are 2 to 6 years of age.  The program includes tap, jazz, ballet, rhythm and movement instruction.  We will work on coordination, balance, beginning dance technique and so much more!

Classes are focused on boosting self-esteem and having tons of fun!  There are 2 exciting recitals: one during the holidays in December, and the year-end in May with our Annual Spring Recital.  This exciting show features dazzling costumes and props, and it is the highlight of the dance year!

Happy Feet Dance Company Owner and Instructor, Jenny Hansell, has been with Children’s Discovery for many years.  Jenny also has 12 years of teaching experience and 20 years of dance training.  She teaches classes across the north metro at various child care centers, elementary schools, and is the Dance Director for the cities of Vadnais Heights and St. Anthony.  Please feel free to contact Jenny with questions or for more information about the dance program at 763-784-4151. Register your child for Happy Feet Dance by emailing Jenny at missjenny@happyfeetdancecompany.com

• Rhythm and movement exercises that develop small and large motor skills
• Recognition of notes and note values
• Counting exercises to help recognize numbers and develop math skills
• Memory skill building through repeated music terminology
• Introduction to the music staff and piano keyboard
• Creative development through improvisation, composition and keyboard exploration
• Development of verbal skills through group interaction
• Improved hand-eye coordination through hands-on experience with rhythm instruments and the keyboard.
• Reinforcement of listening skills by discerning high and low, loud, and soft sounds.
• Recognition of the music alphabet, colors, and shapes with worksheet activities
• Music story time focusing on composers, music terminology, and character development.
• Weekly life lessons incorporating positive emotional and social skills to build self-worth.

For more information, please contact Kyle Witherow directly by email: kyle@playtapgo.com or by phone: 651-357-3793.

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To participate in swimming lessons, children are bused from Children’s Discovery Academy to the Oakdale Goldfish Swim School. 

 

All Goldfish Swim Instructors are trained and certified by the American Red Cross in Water Safety.

 

Click here to register for swimming lessons.

It’s a full sized school bus that has been renovated into a children’s gymnastics center that comes right to Children’s Discovery Academy. Some of the many items included in the bus are: bars, rings, mini springboard, parachute, vault, trampoline, beam, ball pit, zip line, monkey bars, climbing mountain, and MUCH MORE!