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<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">For theatre teaching artist, educators and those who work with special needs populations: March 16 Training Workshop</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Join us for 6 hours of hands-on professional development in inclusive and accessible applied drama techniques designed to enhance social and emotional development.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">The Center for Applied Drama and Autism is offering a series of workshops for teachers to be<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>taught by co-founders Laura Valendza and Wendy S Duke.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>The workshops will cover methods and techniques for working with youth and adults on the autism spectrum and other special needs populations. The workshops will take place at CADA’s studio located at 1501 S Hawkins Ave. Each 6-hour workshop focuses on a specific topic:</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:15px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">March 16, 2019: Physical acting for body language understanding and communication. Learning to read facial and body expressions is a challenge for many of our students. Through use of applied drama exercises and games, along with mask work, our students can enhance their communication skills.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:15px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">June 22, 2019: Improv for Autism/Special Needs</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Sept 7, 2019: Emotion games/exercises for self-advocacy and dealing with bullying</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:15px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Workshops begin at 9 AM and end at 4 PM with a full hour lunch break between sessions. Bring your own lunch or partake of area restaurant options: Subway, Nicole’s Restaurant, Primo’s Deli, Burger King, MdDonalds.) CADA students and volunteers will be on hand to assist with the training. Ample hand-outs will be available for participants to take home.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:15px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Cost of workshops: 6 hours @$150 each. Scholarships available for those who are interested in joining our staff as we prepare to roll out drama classes for special needs students in the 2019-2020 school year. Contact us at 234-678-7830 or by email at <a href="mailto:info@centerforada.org">info@centerforada.org</a> to enroll and/or for further information.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:15px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Laura Valendza is an intervention specialist and a professional actor.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wendy Duke is a drama and autism specialist who is program director for Theatre on the Spectrum, a day theatre program for adults with special needs.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Duke and Valendza have presented drama and autism workshops at Milestones National Autism Conferences, Very Special Arts Intersections conferences, National Autism Society and Greater Akron Autism Society.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div 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style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">telephone:<span> </span>330.687.4177<br></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">web:<span> </span><a href="http://centerforada.org/" target="_blank">centerforada.org</a></span></div><div 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