Children’s Programming and Notes To Parents

We are pleased to announce an expanded menu of workshops for Children and Families at Zimfest 2002. At least one class for children is offered during each of the nine workshop sessions throughout the weekend. Many of them will be held in the facilities of the Seattle Center Children’s Museum, one of our sponsoring organizations. We hope these workshops will prove to be a wonderful family experience and will serve to encourage our children to join us in our love for this music. Please note that CHILDREN AGED 8 AND UNDER MUST HAVE AN ADULT ATTEND THE WORKSHOP WITH THEM. Both parent and child must register and pay for the class; please complete the appropriate section of the registration form (back side, top) to let us know you wish to register together.

Children over age 8 are welcome to register for adult workshops provided they meet the prerequisites for the class. Please consider the child’s attention span and comfort level. If you have any questions about class prerequisites or appropriate level, please contact the Zimfest workshop co-coordinator, Claire Jones (jonesc@u.washington.edu) for clarification.

Child care facilities are not provided at the Seattle Center. However, the Center is a great place for children. There are many opportunities for exploration and activities at the Children’s Museum (ground floor of the Center House). If you choose to bring a child to a workshop or other event, please understand that it is your responsibility, out of respect for the teachers and other participants, to leave with that child if his or her needs are causing a distraction. A young child accompanying you in a workshop in which you are a participant must be prepared to sit quietly, and may not participate in the class.