Wildhearts Academy
Wildhearts Academy, Arts Integration, Wellness, Nature
Wildhearts Academy is a philosophy to teaching children while also building an inclusive, compassionate and forward thinking community. With a comprehensive approach, using Arts Integration, Wellness Habits and Nature Based curriculum, Wildhearts Academy provides a unique approach to seeing the world around us through a diverse lens. Using significant figures throughout history along with everyday heroes to guide each week, students will explore and discover the world around them, while engaging in creative lessons that teach problem solving and nurture their Wildheart spirit.
We want our own children to tap into their inner strength and ability to discover their own power. But more than that, we want them to use this power in the world to do good and make change. These are the tenets of Wildhearts:
- wellness to allow a child the emotional strength and peace to act with clarity,
- art to allow a child the freedom to express how they experience the world,
- inclusivity to ensure all types of people are considered and respected, and
- connection to the natural world to foster a sense of wonder and respect for all living things.
Laura Brino
Laura Brino is a freelance artist and singer/ songwriter who studied illustration at Maryland Institute College of Art and Art Education at Towson University. Currently the Director of Community Programs at Maryland Hall in Annapolis, MD, she oversees many youth arts programs. Prior to this work, she worked as a Middle School Visual Arts Teacher as well as an Arts Integration Specialist. She is passionate about using the arts as a pathway for learning and is committed to providing dynamic programming for youth. She has presented at three national conferences about the healing power of arts. She is also an accomplished songwriter and musician and has released five albums under her name and her band Lily and the Pearl.
Stephanie Smith
Stephanie Smith is a School Librarian and Media Specialist with a Master of Library and Information Science from the iSchool at University of Maryland, College Park and an SL Certification for grades K-12. She was led to this path by her passion for children’s literature and the potential it has to spark a child’s imagination, curiosity, and contribute to their world view. She further found her calling within this profession as it allows her to guide young individuals to learn how “to learn” and create their own knowledge through research and reading. Stephanie has written Library Media curriculum for her school district for 9 years with the goal to ensure the program empowers students to become lifelong discoverers.
Maryland Hall is such a diverse and central core to our community. Being able to offer our classes here during the day allows us the opportunity to bring both homeschoolers and traditional learners into an inspiring and creative space.
Classes Launching Fall 2022
Wildhearts Academy's Classes This Season
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Instructor NameWildhearts AcademyAges9-13Room Number103Member Price$180Non-Member Price$205
Trailblazers through art will use significant artists throughout history to teach art history, painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media and crafts. For more information please visit www.wildheartsacademy.com or email weareallwildhearts@gmail.com
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Instructor NameWildhearts AcademyAges4-8Room Number103Member Price$180Non-Member Price$205
Trailblazers through art will use significant artists throughout history to teach art history, painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media and crafts. For more information please visit www.wildheartsacademy.com or email weareallwildhearts@gmail.com
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Instructor NameWildhearts AcademyAges4-8Room Number103Member Price$490Non-Member Price$515
Using significant figures throughout history along with everyday heroes to guide each week, students will explore and discover the world around them, while engaging in creative lessons that teach problem solving and nurture their Wildheart spirit. This class meets weekly and will include a music integrated lesson, arts integrated lesson, yoga and Social Emotional lesson, and an immersive Spanish arts lesson each week. For more information please visit www.wildheartsacademy.com or email weareallwildhearts@gmail.com
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Instructor NameWildhearts AcademyAges9-13Room Number103Member Price$180Non-Member Price$205
Trailblazers through music will use significant musical figures throughout history to teach about music appreciation, singing, instrumentation play, dance and music crafts. For more information please visit www.wildheartsacademy.com or email weareallwildhearts@gmail.com No class April 21.
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Instructor NameWildhearts AcademyAges9-13Room Number117BMember Price$180Non-Member Price$205
Trailblazers through nature will use significant naturalists and scientists throughout history to teach about nature, while using art, music and movement to learn. For more information please visit www.wildheartsacademy.com or email . No class April 21weareallwildhearts@gmail.com
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Instructor NameWildhearts AcademyAges4-8Room Number103Member Price$180Non-Member Price$205
Trailblazers through music will use significant musical figures throughout history to teach about music appreciation, singing, instrumentation play, dance and music crafts. For more information please visit www.wildheartsacademy.com or email weareallwildhearts@gmail.com NO class April 21
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Instructor NameWildhearts AcademyAges4-8Room Number117BMember Price$180Non-Member Price$205
Trailblazers through nature will use significant naturalists and scientists throughout history to teach about nature, while using art, music and movement to learn. For more information please visit www.wildheartsacademy.com or email weareallwildhearts@gmail.com
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Instructor NameWildhearts AcademyAges5-9Room Number103Member Price$440Non-Member Price$465
Explore the world of art through the lens of trailblazing individuals including Frida Kahlo, Maria Tallchief, and Stevie Wonder. Campers will engage in hands-on art, music, and dance activities to learn to activate their creativity and create like famous artists whose work has changed the world. Each day, campers will take part in arts integration, wellness, and nature based activities to express themselves in new ways. For more information please visit www.wildheartsacademy.com or email weareallwildhearts@gmail.com
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Instructor NameWildhearts AcademyAges5-9Room Number103Member Price$440Non-Member Price$465
Explore the world of dinosaurs and fossils, sharks, outdoor skills, engineering and more through the lens of trailblazing individuals including Sacagawea, Eugenie Clark, Mary Anning and other pioneers of exploration! Each day campers will delve into the world of discovery through fun, engaging, hands-on activities centered in arts integration, wellness, and nature. For more information please visit www.wildheartsacademy.com or email weareallwildhearts@gmail.com
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Instructor NameWildhearts AcademyAges5-9Room Number103Member Price$440Non-Member Price$465
Explore the world of games through the lens of trailblazing individuals including Maurice Ashley, Wilma Rudolph, Roberto Clemente and more. Campers will engage in board games and sports in traditional and new ways to practice being a good sport and applying their own creativity in play. For more information please visit www.wildheartsacademy.com or email weareallwildhearts@gmail.com
Laura Brino
Stephanie Smith
