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 Starland is a center to discover your creativity in Deerfield, Illinois dedicated to creating a fun and learning environment for children through creativity. Starland's Mission Starland's mission is to expose families to different creative outlets in order to discover where ones creative talents lie. Our professional and nurturing staff will help guide your child through the many artistic outlets in hopes of fitting the child to the appropriate creative medium. At Starland we take great pride in matching students with their passion. Unlike government institutions and large corporations we take a personal approach to every child in discovering their passion and helping them refine it. What also sets us apart from our competitors are our innovative and high-tech classes. We stay up to date with the latest trends and offer your child the ability to be exposed to new technology they won't normally get until college. We here at Starland understand that a parent's time is precious,
and we save you the hassle of having to drive your children all
around to different centers for classes by providing the convenience
of having many disciplines under one roof. Once you visit our
warm and comfortable center you will be hooked!
Owner Adam More spent the
majority of his working life as an options trader on the CBOE. Woke
up one morning and had a revelation of creating a center for
children of all ages to find and refine their creativity. "Maybe
it was the bad burrito, but I decided I wanted to give something
back after years of taking from the system". I bring
a genuine interest in having people find their creative voice
early, and it gives me great joy to hear peoples positive experiences
at the center. Once you know me you will begin to sense
my enthusiasm in having people have a great experience at Starland. Audrey Pam is a local
teacher, art therapist and mom. She completed her undergraduate
degree in art from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1985
and her Masters degree in Art Therapy from the School of the
Art Institute of Chicago in 1990. She has had the wonderful opportunity
to have worked with many children and adults of all abilities.
Her past clients have included those from the Christopher House,
the Chicago Lighthouse of the Blind, The Center on Deafness and
The Illinois Spina Bifida Association. She has also worked with
patients on the mental health units of several hospitals. She
uses art to help individuals improve their self-esteem, enhance
creativity and encourage self-expression. For the last few years,
she has loved making art with her own children and teaching clay
classes at the Kipling School in Deerfield. She is thrilled to
also have the opportunity to teach at Starland. Suzy Klein has a degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis on Fine and Applied Arts from the University of Illinois (1984). She taught second grade at Indian Trail School in Highland Park for 8 years and various grades for 2 1/2 years in Rochester, Minnesota. In addition to classroom teaching, Suzy developed and taught art classes for children of all ages for summer school programs in Highland Park and at the South Eastern Minnesota Visual Artists Association in Rochester. Suzy discovered her artistic passion in college when she took her first Art for Elementary Educators course on an exchange program in Bath, England. She was introduced to various mediums and fell in love with clay! From there she honed her talents throughout college and eventually landed at the group studio at Lill Street in Chicago. After taking a break from the art and teaching fields to be a full-time mom, she is eager to get the creative energy flowing and inspire the kids at Starland to discover their unique talents.
Mindy Hester I am a Chicago
native who began performing at a young age. But, unlike the other
girls my age putting on plays in their basement, I was the director,
producer, set designer and costumer. I also played every part.
And, instead of choosing "Grease" or "Annie",
I did "Romeo and Juliet" and "Macbeth". I
have a BFA in Acting from The Goodman School of Drama in Chicago.
After graduation I moved to Los Angeles where I worked regularly
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Marta Cruz has over 25 years of experience working with and teaching children. She started out as a teacher’s aide in a full day parochial school for kindergarteners. She loved working with children to such a great extent that she continued there for 6 years. Marta is bi-lingual in English and Spanish. She taught Spanish and Crafts classes at the Park District of Oak park. After that, Marta used her teaching experience and expertise to run a home-based day care for 7 years. Marta’s greatest teaching experience is through her love to her children and grandchildren! “It is the young child’s excitement for learning and their sense of wonder that keeps me drawn to early education.” ~Marta Cruz Jesse Keeler started making movies when he was 11 years old after discovering his Father's super-8 camera. His passion for art grew while attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he received a BFA. Jesse got caught up in the explosion of digital media technology in the 1990's. During that time he worked as an application engineer doing systems integration and demos of 3D animation software such as, 3D Studio Max, Maya and Softimage, as well as generating 3d renderings and animations for presentations. He continues to work on many independent projects as a videographer and animator. Jesse was part of the team of After Effects animators that prepared the video for the Crown Video Fountain at Chicago's Millennium Park. About 5 years ago he started teaching kids computer skills. He loves passing along to his students a love of learning and pushing the envelope of their creativity.
Alan Begoun aka 'Mr. B.' has always had a love of working with young children. He's coached little league baseball and basketball, volunteered at the J.C.C. kindergarten program and for the last two summers has been an assistant at the Chicago Botanic Garden day camp. He has honed his skills an entertainer/teacher of young children by being a grandfather of seven. Alan has also done community theater with The Highland Park players. He really enjoys assisting with the various drama and musical theater classes at Starland. He greatly appreciates the opportunity to work with these great kids.
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Lisa Zarov
grew up in Providence, R.I. and has a Bachelors Degree from
Northwestern University and a Masters in Social Work from University
of Illinois @ Chicago. She has been writing music, playing guitar
and performing in bands in Chicago for over 20 years. When her
kids were toddlers, she discovered that they, and their friends,
were a delightfully captive audience whenever she played guitar
for them. So she began playing at birthday parties for the toddler
set and worked at B’Nai Torah preschool, where she incorporated
singing and guitar into the days of her students as often as
she could. Lisa brings her experience, as well as her combined
love for children and music to Starland, where she will serve
as mom-tot music teacher.  |
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