PARENTING CENTER CLASSES
For newborns through 4 years old, with caregivers
The Parenting Center provides families with the support, guidance, and enrichment needed to raise young children in the city. Classes are designed to meet the developmental and social needs of infants and toddlers (newborns through age 4) and to provide meaningful and fun bonding experiences for parents and other caregivers. LGBTQ and straight, couples and single parents, Jewish and non-Jewish — are families all warmly welcomed.
By registering for our classes, you agree to our policies regarding refunds, make-ups, safety, illness, and more. Read them here.
Please note that unless specifically designated as a “drop-off class,” all classes require that children be accompanied by a caregiver at all time
Spring Classes with Open Spots
(see below for details):
- Tunes 4 Tots (Wednesdays at 10:10; for 6 months-4 years)
- Spanish Dance & Play – ¡Olé! for Older Tots (Mondays at 10:10; for 20 months-3 years)
- Spanish Dance & Play – ¡Olé! for Younger Tots (Mondays at 11:00; for 15-20 months)
Click on any of the categories below for class descriptions and registrations.
SPRING 2019 Classes For Infants (newborns-almost crawling, typically 0-8 months)
SOLD OUT
Tuesdays, 11:50AM-12:30PM
Teacher: Miriam Szubin
8 Tuesdays, March 12-May 14 (no class March 26 & April 23)
Make-up if needed by the teacher: May 21
Spring Session Price: $178 (EDCJCC Member Rate $130)
Bond with your baby through music in this class for infants and their grownups. We will use age-appropriate songs, movements, games, and instruments to encourage development and attachment and to share ideas about how to stimulate your baby at home.
SPRING 2019 Classes For Mobile Babies and Early Walkers (6 months-15 months)
SOLD OUT
Thursdays, 11:00-11:40 OR 11:50am-12:30pm
Teacher: Michelle Hessel
7 Thursdays, April 4-May 23 (no class April 25)
Make-up if needed by the teacher: May 30
Spring Session Price: $156 (EDCJCC Member Rate $114)
Ms. Michelle’s energetic and engaging classes combine music, movement, and creative play, which are all building blocks for self-confidence in physical and social development. Using a variety of different rhythm instruments and props as well as a broad repertoire of music, this class teaches age-appropriate musical concepts and basic gross motor skills through a dynamic, creative and interactive program.
Register for the Waitlist for Makin’ Music with Ms. Michelle
SOLD OUT!
Tuesdays, 11:00-11:40 AM
Teacher: Ari Jacobson
9 Tuesdays, March 12-May 14 (no class April 23)
Make-up if needed by the teacher: May 21
Spring Session Price: $200 (Discounted Member Rate $178)
Come gather ‘round the guitar for a fun, playful, and interactive musical adventure with children’s entertainer Ari Jacobson. Children are ready to respond to rhythm and melody from day one, and your little ones will have so much fun clapping, wriggling, jumping and giggling that they might not even notice the language, motor, and social skills they are developing! Through classic music from Baa Baa Black Sheep to the Beatles, infants and toddlers (not to mention their grownups) will learn and grow together as cognitive enrichment meets plain old musical good times.
Wednesdays, 10:10-10:50 OR 11:00-11:40 AM
Sold Out at 11:00
Teacher: Mike Chipp
9 Wednesdays, March 13-May 15 (no class April 24)
Make-up if needed by the teacher: May 22
Spring Session Price: $200 (EDCJCC Member Rate $146)
Tunes 4 Tots teaches fundamental music concepts to even the youngest of children in a fun and interactive way! Through a variety of age-appropriate aural, visual, and physical activities, this engaging and research-based program prepares little ones for a lifetime of making music.
Register for Tunes 4 Tots at 10:10 or for the Waitlist for Tunes 4 Tots at 11:00
SPRING 2019 Classes For Walkers (15 months and up)
SOLD OUT!
Tuesdays, 10:10-10:50 AM
Teacher: Ari Jacobson
SPRING SESSION: 9 Tuesdays, March 12-May 14
(no class April 23)
Make-up if needed by the teacher: May 21
Spring Session Price: $200
(EDCJCC Member Rate Member Rate $178)
Come gather ‘round the guitar for a fun, playful, and interactive musical adventure with children’s entertainer Ari Jacobson. Children are ready to respond to rhythm and melody from day one, and your little ones will have so much fun clapping, wriggling, jumping and giggling that they might not even notice the language, motor, and social skills they are developing! Through classic music from Baa Baa Black Sheep to the Beatles, infants and toddlers (not to mention their grownups) will learn and grow together as cognitive enrichment meets plain old musical good times.
SOLD OUT!
Thursdays, 10:10-10:50 AM
Teacher: Michelle Hessel
7 Thursdays, April 4-May 23 (no class April 25)
Make-up if needed by the teacher: May 30
Spring Session Price: $156 (EDCJCC Member Rate $114)
Ms. Michelle’s energetic and engaging classes combine music, movement, and creative play, which are all building blocks for self-confidence in physical and social development. Using a variety of different rhythm instruments and props as well as a broad repertoire of music, this class teaches age-appropriate musical concepts and basic gross motor skills through a dynamic, creative and interactive program.
Register for the Waitlist for Makin’ Music with Ms. Michelle at 10:10
Mondays, 10:10-10:50
Teacher: Magdalena
8 Mondays, March 11-May 13 (no class April 15 or April 22)
Make-up if needed by the teacher: May 23
Spring Session Price: $200 (EDCJCC Member Rate $146)
Spanish Dance & Play – ¡Olé!, brought to you by Flamenco 4 Kids™, provides endless opportunities for fun and character development. Whether standing tall and proud like royalty, stomping their feet in unison like horses, twirling in circles, or opening and rotating their hands like a blossoming flower, children and their caregivers learn the art of flamenco through imaginative play. Rhythm and dance are cleverly intertwined as children move their bodies from head to toe, Spanish style!
The class will be taught using a Spanish immersion technique, but no knowledge of Spanish is required or expected.
Mondays, 11:00-11:40 AM
Teacher: Magdalena
8 Mondays, March 11-May 13 (no class April 15 or April 22)
Make-up if needed by the teacher: May 23
Spring Session Price: $200 (EDCJCC Member Rate $146)
Spanish Dance & Play – ¡Olé!, brought to you by Flamenco 4 Kids™, provides endless opportunities for fun and character development. Whether standing tall and proud like royalty, stomping their feet in unison like horses, twirling in circles, or opening and rotating their hands like a blossoming flower, children and their caregivers learn the art of flamenco through imaginative play. Rhythm and dance are cleverly intertwined as children move their bodies from head to toe, Spanish style!
The class will be taught using a Spanish immersion technique, but no knowledge of Spanish is required or expected.
Wednesdays, 10:10-10:50 OR 11:00-11:40 AM
Sold Out at 11:00am
Teacher: Mike Chipp
9 Wednesdays, March 13-May 15 (no class April 24)
Make-up if needed by the teacher: May 22
Spring Session Price: $200 (EDCJCC Member Rate $146)
Tunes 4 Tots teaches fundamental music concepts to even the youngest of children in a fun and interactive way! Through a variety of age-appropriate aural, visual, and physical activities, this engaging and research-based program prepares little ones for a lifetime of making music.
Register for Tunes 4 Tots at 10:10 or for the Waitlist for Tunes 4 Tots at 11:00
SPRING 2019 Classes on Mondays
Mondays, 10:10-10:50
Teacher: Magdalena
8 Mondays, March 11-May 13 (no class April 15 or April 22)
Make-up if needed by the teacher: May 23
Spring Session Price: $200 (EDCJCC Member Rate $146)
Spanish Dance & Play – ¡Olé!, brought to you by Flamenco 4 Kids™, provides endless opportunities for fun and character development. Whether standing tall and proud like royalty, stomping their feet in unison like horses, twirling in circles, or opening and rotating their hands like a blossoming flower, children and their caregivers learn the art of flamenco through imaginative play. Rhythm and dance are cleverly intertwined as children move their bodies from head to toe, Spanish style!
The class will be taught using a Spanish immersion technique, but no knowledge of Spanish is required or expected.
Mondays, 11:00-11:40 AM
Teacher: Magdalena
8 Mondays, March 11-May 13 (no class April 15 or April 22)
Make-up if needed by the teacher: May 23
Spring Session Price: $200 (EDCJCC Member Rate $146)
Spanish Dance & Play – ¡Olé!, brought to you by Flamenco 4 Kids™, provides endless opportunities for fun and character development. Whether standing tall and proud like royalty, stomping their feet in unison like horses, twirling in circles, or opening and rotating their hands like a blossoming flower, children and their caregivers learn the art of flamenco through imaginative play. Rhythm and dance are cleverly intertwined as children move their bodies from head to toe, Spanish style!
The class will be taught using a Spanish immersion technique, but no knowledge of Spanish is required or expected.
SPRING 2019 Classes on Tuesdays
SOLD OUT!
Tuesdays, 10:10-10:50 AM
Teacher: Ari Jacobson
9 Tuesdays, March 12-May 14 (no class April 23)
Make-up if needed by the teacher: May 21
Spring Session Price: $200 (EDCJCC Member Rate $178)
Come gather ‘round the guitar for a fun, playful, and interactive musical adventure with children’s entertainer Ari Jacobson. Children are ready to respond to rhythm and melody from day one, and your little ones will have so much fun clapping, wriggling, jumping and giggling that they might not even notice the language, motor, and social skills they are developing! Through classic music from Baa Baa Black Sheep to the Beatles, infants and toddlers (not to mention their grownups) will learn and grow together as cognitive enrichment meets plain old musical good times.
SOLD OUT!
Tuesdays, 11:00-11:40 AM
Teacher: Ari Jacobson
9 Tuesdays, March 12-May 14 (no class April 23)
Make-up if needed by the teacher: May 21
Spring Session Price: $200 (EDCJCC Member Rate: $178)
Come gather ‘round the guitar for a fun, playful, and interactive musical adventure with children’s entertainer Ari Jacobson. Children are ready to respond to rhythm and melody from day one, and your little ones will have so much fun clapping, wriggling, jumping and giggling that they might not even notice the language, motor, and social skills they are developing! Through classic music from Baa Baa Black Sheep to the Beatles, infants and toddlers (not to mention their grownups) will learn and grow together as cognitive enrichment meets plain old musical good times.
SOLD OUT!
Tuesdays, 11:50AM-12:30PM
Teacher: Miriam Szubin
8 Tuesdays, March 12-May 14 (no class March 26 or April 23)
Make-up if needed by the teacher: May 21
Spring Session Price: $178 (EDCJCC Member Rate $130)
Bond with your baby through music in this class for infants and their grownups. We will use age-appropriate songs, movements, games, and instruments to encourage development and attachment and to share ideas about how to stimulate your baby at home.
SPRING 2019 Classes on Wednesdays
Wednesdays, 10:10-10:50 OR 11:00-11:40 AM
Sold Out at 11:00
Teacher: Mike Chipp
9 Wednesdays, March 13-May 15 (no class April 24)
Make-up if needed by the teacher: May 22
Spring Session Price: $200 (EDCJCC Member Rate $146)
Tunes 4 Tots teaches fundamental music concepts to even the youngest of children in a fun and interactive way! Through a variety of age-appropriate aural, visual, and physical activities, this engaging and research-based program prepares little ones for a lifetime of making music.
Register for Tunes 4 Tots at 10:10 or for the Waitlist for Tunes 4 Tots at 11:00
SPRING 2019 Classes on Thursdays
SOLD OUT
Thursdays, 10:10-10:50 AM
Teacher: Michelle Hessel
7 Thursdays, April 4-May 23 (no class April 25)
Make-up if needed by the teacher: May 30
Spring Session Price: $156 (EDCJCC Member Rate $114)
Ms. Michelle’s energetic and engaging classes combine music, movement, and creative play, which are all building blocks for self-confidence in physical and social development. Using a variety of different rhythm instruments and props as well as a broad repertoire of music, this class teaches age-appropriate musical concepts and basic gross motor skills through a dynamic, creative and interactive program.
Register for the Waitlist for Makin’ Music with Ms. Michelle at 10:10
SOLD OUT!
Thursdays, 11:00-11:40 OR 11:50am-12:30pm
Teacher: Michelle Hessel
7 Thursdays, April 4-May 23 (no class April 25)
Make-up if needed by the teacher: May 30
Spring Session Price: $156 (EDCJCC Member Rate $114)
Ms. Michelle’s energetic and engaging classes combine music, movement, and creative play, which are all building blocks for self-confidence in physical and social development. Using a variety of different rhythm instruments and props as well as a broad repertoire of music, this class teaches age-appropriate musical concepts and basic gross motor skills through a dynamic, creative and interactive program.
Register for the Waitlist for Makin’ Music with Ms. Michelle
Check Enrollment and Financial Transactions
1. Log into your CampMinder Account
2. Choose “Financial Management.”
3. Be sure that the drop-down menu is set to the calendar year in which you took the classes (e.g. “2017” for November 2017 classes or “2018” for January 2018 classes)
4. Click View Statement.
This will open up a PDF that lists all enrolled classes and all financial transactions for that calendar year. You can adjust the year to see transactions from previous years.
News about Our Renovation
The Edlavitch DCJCC is undergoing a major renovation of our building, beginning in the fall of 2018, with completion by summer 2019. The renovation will enhance the Center as a whole and will bring some very exciting changes and improvements to our early childhood programs. During the renovation period, our building will be closed and we will be running some Parenting Center classes at the Foundry Church across the street, at the corner of 16th and P. Unfortunately, we will only be able to run classes on some weekday morning during the renovation, so while we will still be offering some of our most popular music and movement classes, much of our programming will be on hiatus for the 2018-19 school year. We look forward to bringing back Power Tots Gymnastics, Super Soccer Stars, Getting Ready for Preschool, Itsy Bitsy Yoga, Pre-Ballet, Zumbini, and the rest of our great classes in September 2019!
You May Also Be Interested In:
- Family Programs
- Swim Classes (on hiatus during the renovations)
- Following EDCJCC Families on Facebook
The Edlavitch DCJCC embraces inclusion in all its programs and activities. We welcome and encourage the participation of all people, regardless of their background, sexual orientation, abilities, or religion, including interfaith couples and families.