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Bilingual Move & Play for Parents and Children

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April 9, 2025 @ 9:30 am 10:15 am

$18

Schedule: Wednesdays, March 12 – April 16, 2025
Class meets weekly for 6 weeks
Time:
 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Instructor: Cristina Ruiz
LocationRoom 213, Dance Studio
Ages:
6 Months – 2 Years
Registration Fee:
$18 per class
Full Course Registration: $100

About the class

This early childhood class is designed to create a nurturing and stimulating environment for both parents and their young children. The primary goal is to foster a strong bond between parents and children while promoting developmental milestones through play, music and storytelling.

Parental Involvement:

Parents are active participants throughout the class, engaging with their children in activities, modeling positive behavior, and learning strategies to support their child’s development at home.

Benefits:

  • Strengthens the parent-child bond through shared experiences.
  • Supports early childhood development in key areas: cognitive, physical, social, and emotional.
  • Provides parents with valuable insights and tools for nurturing their child’s growth.
  • Fosters a sense of community among families.

Requirements:

  • Comfortable clothing for both parents and children.
  • An open mind and readiness to engage in playful, educational activities.

This class aims to be a joyful and enriching experience for both parents and children, laying a strong foundation for lifelong learning and healthy relationships.

Please share any special considerations (medical, physical, learning) that will help your instructor make your class accessible and accommodating for you. You can share these considerations when register or by emailing Sean at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org.

Esta clase para la primera infancia está diseñada para crear un ambiente acogedor y estimulante tanto para los padres como para sus hijos pequeños. El objetivo principal es fomentar un vínculo fuerte entre padres e hijos, mientras se promueven hitos del desarrollo a través del juego, la música y la narración de cuentos.

Participación de los padres:

Los padres son participantes activos durante toda la clase, involucrándose con sus hijos en las actividades, modelando comportamientos positivos y aprendiendo estrategias para apoyar el desarrollo de sus hijos en casa.

Beneficios:

  • Fortalece el vínculo entre padres e hijos a través de experiencias compartidas.
  • Apoya el desarrollo infantil temprano en áreas clave: cognitiva, física, social y emocional.
  • Proporciona a los padres conocimientos y herramientas valiosas para fomentar el crecimiento de sus hijos.
  • Fomenta un sentido de comunidad entre las familias.

Requisitos:

  • Ropa cómoda para padres e hijos.
  • Una mente abierta y disposición para participar en actividades lúdicas y educativas.

Esta clase pretende ser una experiencia alegre y enriquecedora tanto para los padres como para los niños, sentando una base sólida para el aprendizaje de por vida y relaciones saludables.


The Sonoma Community Center is committed to creating an accessible learning environment. If you require any special considerations(medical, physical, learning) please share them with Sean Baskin, Program Associate, by emailing him at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org so that he can forward them to the relevant Program Director and Instructor.

About the instructor

Cristina Ruiz

Instructor

Cristina Ruiz is a Mexican teacher and artist with over 25 years of teaching experience. She has taught art and Spanish to participants ages 2- adults. She got her Bachelor degree in Graphic Design and a Master degree in Fine Arts from the National University Autonomous of Mexico (UNAM). She moved from Mexico to California in 2012 and currently lives in Sonoma with her 8-year old son and husband. For the last 10 years she has been teaching Spanish at a local Waldorf public school and is currently in the process of getting a certificate as a Waldorf Teacher.

Questions and Answers

  • All Levels
  • Welcomes participants from beginning through advanced. Instructor provides a balanced and flexible curriculum suitable for participants with any level of experience.
  • Beginning
  • Participant has little to no experience with this medium and needs or expects guidance at every step during the class. Participant wants to learn about materials, techniques, and vocabulary of the medium.
  • Intermediate
  • Participant is comfortable with the medium and expects both guidance and time to work alone with the medium.
  • Advanced
  • Participant is very confident with all aspects of the medium. Participant is self-motivated; ready to experiment and develop their artistic voice.

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We ask that you notify us at least 10 days in advance of a class if you need to cancel your registration. You may cancel by phone or email and we will gladly offer you a refund or credit toward a future class. If you cancel with less than 10 days’ notice, we will not be able to provide refunds, due to our contractual obligations and material purchases for each class. 

Sometimes, the Sonoma Community Center has to cancel a class due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as a natural disaster or health emergency. If this happens and we do not offer a reschedule date, you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee, or credit towards a future class. If we are able to offer a reschedule date but you are unable to make the new date, we will gladly offer credit towards a future class.

Late additions to any program, class, or workshop that has already begun will be allowed on a per-case basis depending upon the Program Director & instructors approval. Late additions will have to pay the full registration cost of the class, along with any materials fees, and will not be prorated for the time missed. You may reach out to the program directors directly, or the Program Associate Sean Baskin at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org to request a late addition.

We are always looking for new instructors. You can find more information about the process here, or fill out the form directly here.

You can view our full class policies and guidelines here.

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