Hi All, Like many of you, I’m a parent struggling to keep my kids off devices, texting, and social media. I’m convinced it’s harming them. When they’re on their screens, they’re using only one sense in a passive way—it’s an isolating experience, even when other kids...
Hi All, This year, we’re celebrating our twenty-fifth anniversary at Upstage, so I wanted to write a quick note to acknowledge that we’ve now been around for a quarter of a century. Has it really been that long? Back in the 1990s, I had been an actor in...
Upstage Pods are specialized creative sessions for four to six kids and take place in the backyard of one of the families participating or in a local park as permitted. For example, a pod of six students could one time per week (or more) for an hour and a half. They...
Written by Katie Bottomley Teaching the Upstage in-person pods has reminded me of the joy I get when I see children explore their creativity and shine. Not only are they working towards a showcase, but we play games and learn throughout the entire process. They are...
Hi All, I wanted to quickly share where we are at with all things pandemic related, and what we have on offer after the winter break. One of the surprises of the fall has been the sudden popularity of our in-person pods. These are groups of 4-6 kids, set up by...
Breaking Perfection Written by Taylor Sherry I was teaching an Upstage class a few weeks ago (on Zoom of course), and I asked the class to identify one success they had in the run through, and one thing they could improve for next time. One of my students, who is an...