Read Below for more Details.
Welcome to Wonder Studio Winter 2025 Session.
NEW INFORMATION - NEW LOCATION AND NEW PARKING INFO!!
Read Carefully and Look at Maps BEFORE YOU ARRIVE ON CAMPUS.
What to Bring:
·A hat/sunscreen for your child (some of the experiences are in sunny areas)
·A change of clothing (for your child and possibly yourself)
·A towel / child (sometimes the children want to get messy but want the reassurance that they can be wiped clean afterwards)
·Bring clothes for your child (and yourself) that can get messy!!! ( I do not provide smocks nor do I encourage the use of them ;) )
· NO SNACKS during Wonder Studio time, if your child is eating or needs a snack, please take outside**
Leave the Phones/Devices at home or in your bag (SILENCE THEM PLEASE). This is a screen free time for your child AND for the Caregiver.
When you arrive at class:
***Class Start time:
Monday - 4pm (Teacher Shannon)
Tuesday - 9am or 10:30 (Teacher Shannon)
Wednesday - 9am or 10:30 (Teacher Allison)
Thursday - 10am (Teacher Evan)
Please don’t arrive early, we are setting up to the last minute.
Please wait and enter Wonder Studio through the BACK DOOR. Your teacher will open the fenced in gate (Please keep closed until she opens) when she is ready for you to come in.
We ask that the children (and caregivers) wait for class in the grass, shady tree area. NOT BY THE FRONT DOOR. Too much traffic and too close to the road to have young children waiting there.
If you need to get in touch with any of the teachers, our information is below:
Shannon Lipan: email: tot.wonder.arts@gmail.com phone/text: 727-667-4090
MAKE-UP CLASSES MUST BE SCHEDULED IN ADVANCE _ DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST WEEK!!!!
DO NOT COME IF You or Your child is SICK. Make ups are available….just take a look at the schedule (ABOVE), choose a day that works for you and email the teacher of that class for permission.
We allow 2 or 3 Make-Ups Per class, otherwise, it can be over-crowded.
Thank you for keeping us all healthy.
Sign up for your Make-Up Class below:
https://thewonderstudio.as.me/?appointmentType=category:FALL%202024%20MAKE%20UPS%20ONLY
Parking:
We have a couple of options for parking: GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME AND PATIENCE if this is your first time finding Wonder Studio.
See the maps below: Please.
There is ONE entrance into Shorecrest Preparatory School - All traffic is one way!!
Enter Shorecrest Preparatory School: South Entrance: Pratt Blvd.
5101 1st NE
St. Pete, Fl. 33703
SEE ALL MAPS BELOW OR IN SIDEBAR
OPTION 1: Drive all the way around the campus and Park in Grass Lot
SEE BELOW OR IN SIDEBAR
**Please do not park in any spaces marked Reserved - Faculty/Staff.**UNLESS YOU ARE IN THE 4PM MONDAY CLASS _ THEN YOU CAN PARK IN ANY OPEN SPACE MARKED FACULTY/STAFF>
Option 2: THIS IS ONLY AVAILABLE for those coming onto campus after 8;45am am due to morning Shorecrest Drop offs:
Drive all the way around the campus until you are facing the front of the Shorecrest Commons Building, you will see the greenspace and playspaces...Parallel park in the Carline Drop off area. Please watch video for understanding.
Video for Parking made by Teacher Megan in her car: ****Park on the inside (Closest to the Island) rather than next to the Carline Awning area, as Teacher Megan shows in her video.
https://youtube.com/shorts/NKd6tD9jXCo?si=x73cfiPY...
*Please look at the map before you come on campus, so you won’t be confused.*
We have put a lot of thought and intention into the guidelines for Wonder Studio, please read them and share them with the Caregiver who will be bringing your child.
Top 10 Wonder Studio Guidelines (SCROLL DOWN TO VIEW!)
POLICIES:
1. Make Ups are possible (not guaranteed) during the current session you are enrolled in. We do not offer credits or refunds towards future sessions.
2. In the event of a Forced Shut Down of business (due to weather (hurricane), pandemic, or government enforcement), we are not able to offer a refund or make up classes.
3. Worrying about keeping clothes clean inhibits the creative process. You and your child should be dressed in clothes that can handle paint and glue. I do not provide smocks or encourage the use of them.
4. Only one adult may accompany your child during class due to overcrowding.
5. Please SILENCE or TURN OFF your phone - in order to be fully present and hot beverages are not permitted in class.
The Wonder Studio
email: tot.wonder.arts@gmail.com
text/phone: 727-667-4090
see our blog: https://thewonderstudio.blogspot.com
Facebook @TheWonderStudio
Instagram @thewonderstudio
See the Red Circled building - That is Wonder Studio.
However, you must drive ALL THE WAY AROUND the campus to park and enter the Studio.
Parking options are highlighted in red.
We know that it’s difficult to make every class due to sicknesses and travel, etc…
We offer make-ups during the 12 week session.
They do not carry over to other sessions.
We are not able to refund $ for missed classes.
If your child misses a class and you would like to make it up, here are the steps.
If you know your child is going to miss a class, email us ASAP - so that other people can use your space as a make-up.
No big deal, if you forget or it’s last minute. :)
Choose a day/time (From the Schedule (Above - also in your weekly reminder email from our scheduling company.)
Click on the Link for Make-Ups (On your left and in your Weekly Reminder Emails.
Sign up by clicking on the calendar link for that day/time listed.
We only have 2 make-ups available per class so as not to over-crowd.
Also, email the Teacher (and cc Shannon) that you signed up for a make-up.
If it says the make-ups are fully scheduled - email us and we can add you on waitlist - if we discover more than 2 kids will be out.
Shannon (Monday, Tuesday Teacher) : tot.wonder.arts@gmail.com
Top 10 Guidelines
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Making sure your child receives a greeting from the teacher encourages a relationship, we do not expect a greeting in return, our intention is for the child to feel acknowledged and seen.
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Adults, please silence and store phones/devices in cubbies.
Teach children proper handwashing so we all start with clean hands.
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Give your child time before immediately intervening. Let the child practice their ability to initiate their own learning and play.
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Wonder, curiosity, and kindness.
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Stay open, stay curious.
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Please sit on floor or in a chair...also Lower your voices so we can hear the children’s voices.
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Non-Judgement Zone , please don’t judge or label your child, another child, Yourself as a parent/caregiver, or other parents/caregivers. Leave it at the door.
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So the experiences are ready for new children to visit. Consider tidying up before your child moves on to another station.
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When possible to prevent or block hitting, biting, pushing, scratching (Putting your body/hand/arm between the children with language like, “I will not let you hit/scratch/bite Sally.”
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This deepens the experience and models a life-long approach to self-reflection and setting the stage for intentional thinking and planning ahead.
(Consider a few hours post class without screens as this will help permeate the learning experience for the child and helps to strengthen learning outcomes.)
Address/Directions:
WonderStudio is hosted at Shorecrest Preparatory School - https://maps.app.goo.gl/6njy86mZqirTFgEv9
5101 1st NE
St. Pete, Fl. 33703
There is ONE entrance into Shorecrest Preparatory School - All traffic is one way!!
Enter Shorecrest Preparatory School: South Entrance: Pratt Blvd.
Here is a video to watch to help with understanding how to park
Parking:
We have a couple of options for parking: GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME AND PATIENCE if this is your first time finding Wonder Studio.
You must drive ALL THE WAY AROUND the campus to park and enter the Studio.
Parking Options are outlined below -
Option 1: Park in the GRASS LOT , if it's really wet from rain, see option 2.
**Please do not park in any spaces marked Reserved - Faculty/Staff.**
Option 2: Drive all the way around the campus until you are facing the front of the Shorecrest Commons Building, you will see the greenspace and playspaces...Parallel park in the Carline Drop off area. Please watch video for understanding.
Video for Parking made by Teacher Megan in her car: ****Park on the inside (Closest to the Island) rather than next to the Carline Awning area, as Teacher Megan shows in her video.
General Wonder Studio Parking Instructions