The Harold and Dorothy Steward Center for Jazz
3536 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO 63103
Beat NF provides your toddler or preschooler with NF1 a one-of-a-kind jazz music experience seamlessly integrated with gross motor and social skill activities. Developed by a team of St. Louis Children’s Hospital therapists and Jazz St. Louis musicians, each class will improve your child’s gross motor skills while offering a platform to progress language skills, leadership and confidence. Attending consecutive sessions will help your child build a solid foundation for kindergarten.
During each class, your child will participate in carefully planned activities that aid in further development of the following skills:
- Strengthening, balance and coordination of all muscle groups, under the supervision of a physical therapist
- Expressive and receptive language skills to improve communication
- Social confidence to encourage group play, taking turns, using manners and building friendships
- Exposure to live jazz music and history including learning about famous jazz musicians and the instruments they mastered
Courtney Dunn, PT, DPT, a physical therapist with St. Louis Children’s Hospital, will work directly with you and your child to help facilitate the motor goals of this curriculum-based, enrichment program.
View the Spring 2018 Beat NF flyer to learn more about this session, or visit the Beat NF page to learn more about this unique jazz music-motor therapy class for toddlers and preschoolers (2 – 5 years) with NF1.
This event is funded through the generous support of the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Foundation and the Saigh Foundation.