ENRICHMENT Programs
at park west

The following independent organization/artists are offering enrichment programs at Park West Co-op this semester. Classes are open to Park West students, as well as others in the community. Please register via the links below.

Miss Katie Sings Music Class

Fall Session
9 months - 3 years
Tuesdays 10:30-11:15 am
September 2 - October 28
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Miss Katie Sings
Join musician and teaching artist, Miss Katie, for an interactive weekly music class at Park West! Each 45-minute session will include singalongs, fingerplays, and sensory exploration with shakers, scarves, drums, and bubbles. Children ages 9 months - 3 years welcome with a caregiver.

Little Fitness Adventures: Toddlers and young children need to explore all aspects of movement to promote, including balancing, rolling, going upside down, using new equipment, and dancing to different beats! Guided by an experienced teacher, we celebrate and practice all of these skills and more in our signature Little Fitness Adventures class! With a mixture of age-appropriate movement songs, tactile and gross motor games, and sensory activities, our students get their wiggles out while learning! Adults and children, please come wearing clothes that are easy to move in as adult participation is required. We can't wait to meet you and your little movers!

Chicago Children’s Theatre
16 months - 3 years
Wednesdays 9:00-9:45 am
October 1 - November 19
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Story Sprouts: Park Pals

Join us in the park, where you'll bring your favorite stories to life through creative drama, music, and movement! From colorful gardens to cute caterpillars, there is so much to explore in your neighborhood park. In this creative play class for your youngest learners, you’ll act out your favorite parts of beloved nature-centered stories, explore early music concepts, all while expanding social and motor skills!

Little Book Club is a fun "book club" class for young readers. Through themed story times, activities, sensory bins & book-related crafts, your student will learn to LOVE reading while developing key language and social skills.

Little Book Club
walker - 4 years
Thursdays 9:30-10:15 am & 10:30-11:15 am
October 23 - December 18
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Babble Buddies Circle Time
Babble Buddies Circle Time is an interactive baby group for babies (0-12 months) and their caregivers, designed by pediatric speech-language pathologists (SLPs), to boost your baby’s developing communication skills in a fun and social setting.

Babble Buddies Circle Time classes are led by a licensed speech therapist! Parents learn how to:

• Build communication skills through song & play

• Encourage gestures, babbling, & first words

• Boost brain development in everyday interactions

What to expect:

• Weekly 45 minute sessions

• Baby-led: feeding, napping, fussing = normal!

• Songs, parachutes, bubbles, books and more!

Click here for more info or to join the Chicago Babble Buddies email list (and get a class discount!) 

Babble Buddies Circle Time 6-week Session
0-12 Months
Mondays at 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm and 4 pm
August 25 - October 6
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