Send announcements to The Loudoun Connection, 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102, e-mail to loudoun@connectionnewspapers.com or fax to 703-917-0991. Deadline is Friday, two weeks before the event. Photos/artwork encouraged. For more information, call Jennifer Lesinski at 703-917-6454.
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Kids Under Construction Preschool will be holding two open houses and giving tours Thursday, Jan. 26 and Wednesday, Feb. 1. Both sessions start at 10 a.m., in the sanctuary of Sterling United Methodist Church, 304 East Church Road in Sterling Park. Registration forms for the 2005/2006 school year are due by Feb. 9. Call 703-430-0088.
Winnie the Pooh Preschool, a cooperative preschool for
2 1/2-, 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds will hold the following registration events for the 2006-2007 school year:
* Alumni and Mt. Hope Baptist Church mail-in registration lottery, Jan. 30-Feb. 9.
* Open house for the 2006-2007 school year, Thursday, Feb. 9, 7-9 p.m.
* New student mail-in registration lottery, Feb. 10-23.
Winnie the Pooh Preschool was established in 1969 and is a
nondenominational cooperative preschool located in Ashburn at Mt. Hope Baptist Church off Belmont Ridge Road. Visit www.wtpp.org or 703-724-0496.
Village Green Day School at Lowes Island is holding an open house Monday, Jan. 30, from 1-3 p.m. RSVP preferred, call 703-404-4200.
Galilee United Methodist Church, 45425 Winding Road, Sterling, will be presenting its three camps Ñ arts, sports and vacation Bible school Ñ for the summer of 2006 at a Summer Camp Fair, at the Stephen Frazier Community Center (Stone House), 20670 Fernbank Court, Feb. 12, from 1-4 p.m. Come register your child and get an early-bird special on the camps. Contact Kim at 703-430-2203 or e-mail at kbyrum@galileeumc.net.
Draw, paint, sculpt and more this summer at the Loudoun Academy of the Arts in Leesburg. Summer art camp for children age 5-16 begins June 26 and runs through Aug. 18. Choose from a lineup of camps that includes imaginative painting projects, clay creations, cartooning, digital photography, batik, the art of magic, young designers club, mural painting and much, much more. Call 703-777-8043 or www.loudounacademy.org.
The Loudoun Academy of the Arts, located at 222 South King St., Leesburg, is a 501c3 educational organization that offers fine art instruction to children and adults, gallery exhibition space for professional artists and studio art facilities.
Galilee United Methodist Church will be holding the Fiesta Vacation Bible School, July 10-14, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon, for 3-year-olds (by Sept. 30, 2005) through fifth graders. The main Bible point is "Where Kids are Fired Up About Jesus." The location for the VBS will be at GUMC, 45425 Winding Road, Sterling. Cost is $35 per child. To register call 703-430-2203 or e-mail GalileeUMC@galileeumc.net. Registration forms are available on the Web site at www.Galileeumc.org or at the church office.
Galilee United Methodist Church will be holding the KidSpirit Triple Sports Day Camp for rising third-sixth graders, July 24-28, from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Directed by The Leavening Agency, a Christian organization specializing in creative children's programming in churches and schools. All campers will work on basic basketball, soccer and volleyball skills and each participant can choose one of these sports for more advanced instruction. There are no tryouts, every participant is encouraged to choose what he or she wants to do. Cost is $150 per child, early-bird special $135 before March 5. Registration forms are available on the Web site at www.Galileeumc.org or at the church office.
The camp will be held at Galilee UMC, 45425 Winding Road, Sterling. Contact Kim at 703-430-2203 or by e-mail KByrum@Galileeumc.net.
Galilee United Methodist Church will be offering a Performing Arts Day Camp for rising third-sixth graders, July 31-Aug. 4, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The final performance will be 7 p.m., Friday evening. Directed by The Leavening Agency, a Christian organization specializing in creative children's programming in churches and schools. There are no auditions, every participant is encouraged to choose what he or she wants to do: music Ñ singing, hand chimes and rhythm instruments; performance skills Ñ drama and acting; choreography Ñ movement and sign language; stagecraft Ñ scenery painting. Cost is $150 per child, early-bird special $135 before March 5. Registration forms are available on the Web site at www.Galileeumc.org or at the church office.
The camp will be held at Galilee UMC, 45425 Winding Road, Sterling. Contact Kim at 703-430-2203 or by e-mail KByrum@Galileeumc.net.