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Category: Mommy and Me

‘Tis the Season…… the cold and flu season.

A note from your owner/directors, Holly and Will.

We would like to address some questions that are always asked at this time a year, regarding the inevitable cold and flu season. Our class guidelines state to not attend class if you or your child is sick. A good guideline to follow is to be fever free for 24 hours, and for a nose not to be running with anything other than clear. It is VERY common for babies and toddlers to have runny noses due to teething. It is VERY hard to distinguish that from being sick. If you at all feel that your child is under the weather, remain home and schedule a makeup class by emailing .

We wanted to let everyone know our studio wide procedures for attempting to keep our classrooms as sanitized as possible. While it is impossible to guarantee you that our instruments and props are 100% sanitized, we do our best to minimize sickness. We spray instruments, etc. with Clorox Anywhere, and tumble dry all fabric items in the dryer. After doing much research, Clorox Anywhere seems to be the safest product to use for our purposes. Here is a link to read more about the product. 

As those in our classes know, we keep this product ON HAND at all classes so that we can all make an effort together to help avoid the spread of germs. If your child has mouthed an instrument during class, please bring it up to our  “sanitation station” (or as Mr. Richard likes to call it the “spit station”),  when finished and spray it with the Clorox Anywhere. If we all make an effort together, we can try to eliminate spreading sickness to each other. Though again, there is never anything we can do to “guarantee” as in any public setting. 

Again, by spraying our instruments we are not promising a 100% sanitary environment. We stand by the most important way to avoid sickness – WASH HANDS!! We suggest that before class begins, and after class ends, you and your child wash hands with SOAP and WATER if possible.  We try to have some antibacterial gel available as well. We have been using these procedures and guidelines for over 6 years, and they have worked well.

Here is some information about sanitizers.

For alcohol-based hand sanitizers, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends an alcohol concentration of 60 to 95%  of ethanol or isopropanol for the great efficacy in killing germs.  In the study listed above, it was found that some hand sanitizer products purchased from local retail deep-discount stores, advertising the same claims as those found on name-brand products such as Purell, had, in reality, only a 40% ethyl alcohol concentration – much too low to reduce bacterial counts on hands.  In fact, the faulty product seemed to “mobilize the bacteria, spreading them around the hand instead of killing them.” (N.Y.Times: Hand Sanitizers: Good or Bad?  , by Deborah Franklin,  March 21, 2006)

We hope, that by using the Clorox Anywhere, washing hands, and not coming to class sick, we can avoid spreading sickness back and forth. Of course we all know that this just happens, and that no matter what we do, it is still going to occur. All we can do is try our best!

If anyone has ANY questions about this, please don’t hesitate to ask. Again, thank you in advance for working with us on making Grow and Sing Studios a healthy environment for all!!!

October in Florida!

As our friends from up North start to gear up for cold weather, snow boots, heavy jackets and seat warmers, families here in Florida are finding ways to embrace the new “Fall” Season in our 86 degree weather!

Here are some creative ways we get into the spirit here at Kindermusik with Grow and Sing Studios in Florida (just to name a few)!

We play with colorful fabric Fall leaves INDOORS while reading a story about Autumn!
fall activity in kindermusik class
fall activity in kindermusik class

We paint pumpkins!
child painting pumpkin

and make them magical with some “magic glitter”

We use black yarn to weave a spider web, and welcome our “itsy bitsy spider” friend!
spider web music activity

and we gear up for what is bound to be the BEST Costume Week EVER!!
costume week
Here’s to the start of a wonderful Fall season to friends near and far!
Enjoy this coloring sheet to get you in the spirit! :)
this little light of mine... i'm gonna let it shine! let it shine! let it shine! let it shine!
HAPPY HAPPY FALL!

Find out more about our Fall fun:
ITSY BITSY SPIDER KINDERMUSIK PLAYDATES

CRAFTY PUMPKIN PARTIES

OUR CLASSES AND FUN!

GROW AND SING STUDIOS ON FACEBOOK

Grow and Sing Studios featured on MTV

Grow and Sing Studios featured on MTV’s Teen Mom 3. Air Date 9/30/13. Note: MTV spelled Kindermusik incorrectly, but we assure you we submitted the proper information to the network (and are thankful Ms. Holly was donning her Kindermusik shirt), however, despite that we are completely HONORED by the opportunity to be a part of enriching a family’s life from the show, and feel so blessed that our segment was a true depiction of the magic that happens in a Kindermusik classroom, and that was spread around the world. We ♥ Kindermusik :) Enjoy!
Grow and Sing Studios featured on MTV’s Teen Mom 3. Air Date 9/30

ms. holly teaching kindermusik class- featured on mtv

Grow and Sing Studios Presents: October Demo Days

october demo days

Demo Days at Grow and Sing Studios

What is Kindermusik? Well this is a good place to start! :)

Our Grow and Sing Studios creation of the day! How do we describe #Kindermusik? Just like this! Kindermusik educators and families, feel free to use, share and post! New families contact us for a FREE PREVIEW CLASS!

music note word cloud

words that describe what Kindermusik is to us

Join anytime!!

it's not too late to join in? nope! join us. anytime. your first class is on us.

Kindermusik starts next week!

YAY!!! Let’s get it started! Register TODAY so we know you are coming to class. Babies under 5 months free. New families, $11.50 off first month or preview FREE week of Sept 2 – 6!!
kindermusik starts next week, i may burst with excitement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hello Families!
Classes begin September 2nd!
With less than two weeks left until our classes begin, and all the big kids back in school, we hope you’ll consider joining us for some quality time with your little one! Classes and/or playdates now offered in 12 locations (see below)!! With our school year monthly subscription (8 payments of $60/mo) for weekly classes & materials, your space is yours through May should you desire it, with member perks, and no contractual obligations should anything change! We also offer evening/weekend classes, preschool age classes, early music theory classes for 5 and up, and East Orlando piano lessons. Registrations are flowing in for the 2013 – 2014 school year. Secure your space today… and feel free to contact us with any questions! 

 
Our Fall Studio Classes….

   
Other offerings….

  • Preview Free
    or receive a 1 class
    discount to secure
    your space ($11.50
    off per child for new families)
  • Newborns under
    5 months attend
    Kindermusik Free Maestro 2011
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What locations do we offer our classes? Find out here!

Classes start in just TWO weeks and registrations are coming in daily. One biggest question is always what locations we have classes in. We put this together to hopefully make it a bit easier to get you started. Classes filling fast. Enroll today. http://www.growandsing.com/

grow and sing studios location overview

September Kindermusik Playdates – Tub Tunes!

Splish Splash I was taking a bath….

Tons of fun coming up in September with our TUB TUNES Kindermusik Playdates!
Click here for schedule and to enroll!

SCHOOL YEAR CALENDARS

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CLICK HERE FOR CLASSROOM GUIDELINES

Our School Years include 35 active weeks of classes with some scheduled weeks off which are noted below.

SCHOOL YEAR 2024 – 2025
School Year begins – August 12th, 2024
OFF – Thanksgiving week – Nov. 25 – 29, 2024
OFF – Holiday/Winter break – Dec. 16, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025
HURRICANE MAKEUP WEEK IN SELECT LOCATIONS – Dec. 16 – 20, 2025
School Year Resumes after Winter Break – Jan 6, 2025
OFF – Spring Break – March 17 – 21, 2025
School Year ends – May 16, 2025

Click here to view school year information.

 

SUMMER 2025 CALENDAR

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This Summer we are excited to offer a 6 week session of classes. If you are traveling during any of our “on” weeks, we are happy to pro-rate the value of up to 2 classes.
Week 1 – June 2 – 6
Week 2 – June 9 – 13
Week 3 – June 16 – 20
Week 4 – June 23 – 27
NO CLASSES WEEK OF JUNE 30 – HAPPY 4TH OF JULY
Week 5 – July 7 – 11
NO CLASSES WEEK OF JULY 14 – KINDERMUSIK EDUCATOR’S CONFERENCE
Week 6 – July – 21 – 25

Click here to view Summer options.