Arts & Learning Conservatory

Specialties

Theater, Music, Dance, Summer Camps, After School theater Programs, Theater arts for children, Musical Theater Schools, Acting classes for Kids, Day Camps„ Theater school,

At Arts & Learning, our arts programs are designed to prepare students (k-​10) with skills needed to succeed in the 21^st century. We believe that a key element for success in life is exposure to and training in the Arts. We provide a fun and nurturing environment developing students in music, dance and acting skills. Our students receive solid training that maximizes their full potential.

Benefits received:

Discipline, Speaking Skills, Team Work, Study Skills, Improved Memory. Opportunities to develop confidence ‘on the public stage’ are essentials that often cannot be accomplished in a classroom. Come to one of our performances, or class, sign up for a camp, or contact us to find out what the buzz is all about. We look forward to meeting you … and then welcoming you into the Arts & Learning family.

History

Established in 2004.

Celebratin 10 Years! The Arts & Learning Conservatory is an outgrowth of Artistic Director Debora Wondercheck (Professor of Instrumental Music, Vanguard University) and her desire to envision youth of all backgrounds with a love of the arts through hands-​on learning. A&L began in 2004 as a summer performing arts camp with 13 string musicians and 8 actors. The following summer the program had an enrollment of 142, and a successful school year program was launched in the fall. In 2005 Arts & Learning became Incorporated and recognized as a non-​profit organization. Today the Arts & Learning Conservatory performs for over 3,500 people yearly and provides arts education to well over 1,000 children of Orange County annually through its weekend classes, and more than 20 school site and community center venues.

Meet the Manager

Debora W.

Manager

Debora Wondercheck is the Executive Director of the Arts & Learning Conservatory (A&L). She also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Music at Vanguard University and Director of Music at the Waldorf School of Orange County. Debora taught in the Newport-​Mesa School District, and was a recipient of the Teacher’s of Excellence Award. Then she instructed as a strings specialist for ten years in the Irvine School District where she was a Master teacher of string pedagogy. Debora was recently elected to the Cultural Arts Committee of the city of Costa Mesa. She received her BA in Music Education in 1994, and a Master’s in Education Administration in 2000. A wife and mother of three, Debora highly values children and truly loves the process involved in nurturing and developing their talents. She counts it a privilege to serve the children, parents and staff of A&L.