Our afternoon program is like a big play date and children often ask to stay even when their parents can pick them up at 1pm! And those who do use our afternoon program frequently beg to stay longer when their parents arrive.

The afternoon begins at 1:15 with stories followed by an hour of quiet rest time. After rest time, children may create with our art and recycled materials, read in the library, work on puzzles and games or play in the open space and tree house. Once everyone has awakened and had a snack, there is playtime in the outdoor playscape.

In addition, we offer Drama and World Dance classes from 1:30-2:30. These classes are held weekly for six eight-week sessions with a goal of every interested child being able to participate in at least one session of each during the year. An additional fee is charged for drama and world dance.

Make Believe Productions presents:
Drama Club

Join Hope for an afternoon of storytelling, improv games and acting. Hope has been teaching preschool for over ten years and performs improv regularly at CSz Seattle. She has combined her love for teaching, comedy, storytelling and acting for this Drama Club. Your child will play silly improv games, act out stories and work as a group to create a short play. At the end of the session they will perform their short play for an audience (you 😜).This club is not only fun, but will help expand your child’s confidence, collaboration skills and comfort level speaking in front of others.

World Dance with Marissa Baratian

The World Dance program integrates dance skills development, self-expression through movement, dancing in community, and increased global awareness. Marissa teaches through a combination of directed instruction and encouragement of freestyle expression. Through developing and strengthening movement skills children build a foundation for their own expression of dance. Dancing also supports physical development, brain development, and spatial awareness. Wow! It really does all that AND its fun!

When we dance together we build community through having fun together, nonverbal communication, and learning how to move in the same space and in relationship to each other. Children become each other's teachers as we collaborate in the dance.

Marissa has been teaching dance and movement for young children since 2007. Marissa passionately believes in giving children a greater awareness of their global community through sharing dances from around the world. An avid traveler, Marissa brings the flavor of her rich travel experiences to World Dance. She has a special love of Guinean Dance having twice spent a month studying traditional dance in Guinea West Africa and 20 years in Seattle classes. In more recent years, Marissa's passion has been for Polynesian Dance. Marissa is a student of cultural dances and is deeply grateful to her many teachers. She highly encourages all her students to learn more about these dances from experts, especially ones from the dance’s culture.