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Thursday Sessions 7-8PM Relax, let go, and enjoy the slow flow! This nurturing class begins with a slow and intentional flow practice to move energy and open the body gently. Learn to combine breathing, flowing postures and meditation in this gentle, but deep approach to yoga. The slower pace of this class allows time to explore the postures while cultivating strength, flexibility, balance, and calm. Yoga poses are linked to breath to help reveal body awareness, inner strength and easeful opening. End class with an extended savasana to offer the utmost relaxation. Sessions are $17/ session or a five-week session for $75 Session begins 5/19-6/16 About the instructor: Dianne Croteau MSN, RN, RYT-500 Dianne is a devoted teacher with a gentle spirit and kind heart who guides others to pursue their practice and find health, balance, and overall well-being through Yoga and Meditation. She has practiced and studied yoga and meditation throughout North and South America for over 20 years. Combined with an extensive background in nursing, she views the science and spirituality of Yoga as a path to helping each individual find a deeper relationship with their own physical, physiological, and psychological body. Her style pulls from multiple yogic disciplines (Vinyasa, Hatha, Restorative, and Yin), and is both intuitive and steeped in the traditional aspects of yoga. Her classes focus on breath, movement, and the interconnection between mind, body, and spirit. Dianne encourages students to practice at a comfortable pace, in their own unique form within a welcoming, safe, and transformational environment.

Join us for a homeschool art class every Wednesday from 12-1:30! Parents are welcome to drop off or utilize our wifi and hang-out in the studio! This group is open to youth ages 5-14 and includes a wide variety of art projects that focus on building skills using an assortment of materials (ex. wood, clay, canvas, mosaics, glass, etc.). Particpants will learn about popular artists and become familiar with and practice the techniques that made them so memorable! Sibling discounts (if residing in the same household): First child - full tuition 2nd child - 25% off 3rd+ child - 50% off Please contact the studio by phone at 781-480-1375 or by email at alwaysconnectedandinspired@gmail.com if you are looking to register more than one child from the same household for this course and we will invoice you the correct amount. $25 materials fee per semester included in the fee, no additional fees or materials required.

🎤🔥 KPOP Kraze! Week 🔥🎤 📅 June 29th – July 2nd | 10AM–12PM | Monday–Thursday Ready to unleash your inner superstar AND demon-slaying hero? 💥✨ This high-energy week blends bold pop-art vibes, dramatic fantasy elements, and glow-in-the-dark excitement! Inspired by the colorful world of KPOP aesthetics and epic hero adventures, campers will design, sculpt, sparkle, and GLOW all week long! 💎🎨🎶 🗓 Weekly Creative Line-Up: 🟣 Monday – Clay Creation Design and sculpt your very own demon hunter mascot, charm, or fantasy creature using real clay! 🐉✨ Learn shaping, detailing, and texture techniques. Projects will be kiln-fired and ready for pickup within three weeks! 🎨 Tuesday – Pop Art Picture Create a bold, colorful pop-art masterpiece featuring a KPOP-inspired icon or alter-ego! Think neon colors, dramatic expression, and superstar vibes! 🌈🎤 🟡 Wednesday – Mosaic Magic Design a sparkling mosaic using vibrant tiles to create a symbol, logo, or hero emblem! 🧩💎 🌟 Thursday – GLOW Party Extravaganza! We turn off the lights and turn UP the fun! 🎉 Campers will create glow-themed art and celebrate their creative week in neon style! 💡🖌✨ ☀️ About Our Summer Program ☀️ Our summer programming provides youth ages 5–12 (Teen Programs available for ages 10–17) the opportunity to explore the Arts & Sciences in a safe, upbeat, and air-conditioned environment! ❄️🎨🔬 ✨ This year is ALL-NEW! We are offering dozens of brand-new projects and activities we have never offered before! 🎨 Campers explore a variety of mediums including: Clay • Wood • Cardboard • Mosaics • Watercolors • Acrylic Paint • Ceramics • Craft Materials & more! 👩‍🎨 This is a drop-off program for children 5-12. Step-by-step instruction ensures children learn to complete projects independently while building confidence and creativity! 🥨 Please send your child with a snack and water bottle (we have a refill station!). 📝 Once per week at drop-off, parents/guardians complete an emergency contact form. This form is available in our FAQs online if you'd like to print it in advance. 👯‍♀️ Signing up with friends? List them during registration so we can seat them together! 🔥 Cost: $140 for the full 4-day week (a $20 savings!) $40 per individual day 🚨 Please note: Once registered, we are unable to issue refunds. However, we are happy to help transfer your registration to another child, move to another available date, or add you to a waitlist. 🎉 Spots fill quickly every summer!

🎨✨ Creative Opportunities Art Program ✨🎨 Looking for a joyful, welcoming, and inspiring creative space? Join us at ConnectEd & Inspired—📍 138 S. Main Street, Milford, MA (just 10 minutes off 495!)—for our weekly Creative Opportunities Art Session! 🖌️💛 🗓 Wednesdays | 2:00–3:30 PM 📅 April 29 – June 3 🎉 6-Week Session 🎨 A brand NEW project every single week! We are thrilled to offer art classes designed especially for older teens and adults with special needs in a small, supportive, and welcoming group setting. This program is all about building confidence, creativity, and connection! 🌈🤝 Each week, artists will explore exciting new materials and techniques, including: 🧱 Clay 🖼️ Canvas 🧵 Fabric 📄 Paper 🎨 Mixed Media …and so much more! Every project is thoughtfully tailored to build on each participant’s interests and abilities—encouraging self-expression, skill-building, and lots of proud creative moments! 🌟 This is more than an art class—it’s a space to socialize, explore, and shine. Caregivers are warmly encouraged (but not required) to attend and support participants throughout the session. 💕 ✨ All materials are included—just bring your creativity and a smile! Classes are proudly promoted through Creative Opportunities, a local nonprofit dedicated to providing meaningful opportunities for employment, socialization, and connection for adults with special needs. Come create, connect, and be inspired with us at ConnectEd & Inspired! 🎨💛

🎨 Impressionist Teen Art Studio 🎨 Step into the studio where creativity knows no bounds! Impressionist Teen Art Studio is the ultimate afterschool escape for artistic teens ages 11–18, featuring inspiring guest artists, expressive projects, and a vibrant community of young creators. 🌟 What to Expect 🖌️ Explore & Experiment – From bold brushstrokes on canvas to delicate detail in pen and ink, teens will work with clay, watercolor, sculpture, the pottery wheel, and even paint splatter to develop their signature style. 📚 Learn & Create – Dive into art history, refine essential techniques, and enjoy open studio time to let your ideas take shape. 🌈 Inclusive & Inspiring – Whether you're a seasoned sketcher or picking up a paintbrush for the first time, this studio welcomes all skill levels in a fun and supportive space. 🗓️ Details 📅 Wednesdays from 4:30–6:00 PM | April 8th-June 10th 🚫 No class on April 22nd for spring break 📍 138 S. Main Street, Milford, MA 🎨 All supplies included—just bring your passion and imagination! 💡 Join anytime! Pro-rated enrollment available—contact us for details. ✨ Create. Connect. Be inspired. Your masterpiece begins here. ✨

📅 July 13–16 🕙 Monday–Thursday | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 ConnectEd & Inspired, Milford Turn up the color and rewind the clock! 📼✨ Retro NEON Art Week is a bold, bright blast from the past packed with glowing paint, wearable art, and totally rad throwback fun! Campers will explore vibrant techniques while creating eye-popping masterpieces inspired by retro vibes and neon dreams! 💥🌈 🗓 Weekly Creative Line-Up: 💠 Monday – Neon Geometric Art Design bold geometric patterns using bright neon acrylics while exploring symmetry, contrast, and color layering to create a modern-retro masterpiece. 👜 Tuesday – Puff Paint Tote Bags Create a wearable work of art! Campers will use dimensional neon puff paint to customize their own tote bag with retro shapes, names, or 90’s-inspired designs. 📻 Wednesday – Paint a Ceramic Boombox Gadget Holder Totally rad! Campers will paint and personalize a ceramic boombox gadget holder using vibrant neon paints and creative detailing. Projects will be kiln-fired and available for pickup within two weeks. 🎉 Thursday – 90’s NEON Art Party! An epic throwback celebration filled with creative stations and games! Activities may include Skip-It fun, fashion designer sketch challenges, splatter paint art, decorating a neon dessert, and more! It’s the ultimate retro art party finale! ☀️ About Our Summer Program ☀️ Our summer programming provides youth ages 5–12 (Teen Programs available for ages 10–17) the opportunity to explore the Arts & Sciences in a safe, upbeat, and air-conditioned environment! ❄️🎨🔬 ✨ This year is ALL-NEW! We are offering dozens of brand-new projects and activities we have never offered before! 👩‍🎨 This is a drop-off program for children 5+. Step-by-step instruction ensures children learn to complete projects independently while building confidence and creativity! 🥨 Please send your child with a snack and water bottle (we have a refill station!). 📝 Once per week at drop-off, parents/guardians complete an emergency contact form. This form is available in our FAQs online if you'd like to print it in advance. 👯‍♀️ Signing up with friends? List them during registration so we can seat them together! 🔥 Cost: $140 for the full 4-day week (a $20 savings!) $40 per individual day 🚨 Please note: Once registered, we are unable to issue refunds. However, we are happy to help transfer your registration to another child, move to another available date, or add you to a waitlist. Let’s glow BIG this summer! 🌟

Brick Builders STEAM Innovation Lab Engineering with LEGO® Bricks Build. Test. Redesign. Innovate. At ConnectEd & Inspired, our Brick Builders STEAM Innovation Lab transforms classic building bricks into powerful tools for creativity, engineering, and innovation. This high-energy STEAM Innovation Camp uses LEGO® bricks and elements to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math through immersive, hands-on challenges. Great for ages 5-13. Throughout the week, campers will: 🌎 Design earthquake-resistant skyscrapers and test them on a shake table 🚗 Engineer balloon-powered race cars and compete in distance trials 🎢 Build collaborative chain-reaction machines 🤖 Create mechanical inventions and robotic-style builds 🌱 Design eco-cities and future transportation systems 🎬 Produce stop-motion brick films 🎉 Present their creations at our end-of-week STEAM Expo Campers don’t just build — they test, redesign, analyze, collaborate, and present. Each day includes: 🔥 Fast-paced engineering challenges 🧠 Mini STEAM concept lessons 🏗 Major design builds 📊 Testing and improvement cycles 🎨 Creative extensions 📣 Reflection and showcase time Using the Design Thinking Process — Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve — campers strengthen resilience, critical thinking, teamwork, and presentation skills. 📍 Camp Details STEAM Innovation Camp Where: ConnectEd & Inspired 138 S. Main Street Milford, MA Time: 1:00–3:00 PM Dates: July 20–23 (Full week enrollment only) Registration required at: 🌐 www.connectedandinspired.org/summer-program Limited spots available. Trademark Notice LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this program. This camp uses LEGO® bricks and elements in a descriptive manner. ConnectEd & Inspired is an independent enrichment studio and is not affiliated with the LEGO Group.

Vinyasa Yoga Meets weekly on Fridays from 8-9AM from May 20th-June 17th Breathe in a new day with this dynamic and fluid Vinyasa based class. This class will wake you up with a powerful sequence using your breath to link physical yoga postures. Explore variations of Sun Salutations and asanas (postures) in a steady and happy flow with a strong focus on healthy alignment for all bodies. These classes are sequenced in a way to help increase flexibility, strengthen and tone muscles, and allow you to tune into your body’s own rhythm. You’ll leave class feeling strong, balanced, focused, and energized. Appropriate for all ages and abilities. Please bring your yoga mat with you to class (we will have a few available for purchase if you need one). About the instructor: Dianne Croteau MSN, RN, RYT-500 Dianne is a devoted teacher with a gentle spirit and kind heart who guides others to pursue their practice and find health, balance, and overall well-being through Yoga and Meditation. She has practiced and studied yoga and meditation throughout North and South America for over 20 years. Combined with an extensive background in nursing, she views the science and spirituality of Yoga as a path to helping each individual find a deeper relationship with their own physical, physiological, and psychological body. Her style pulls from multiple yogic disciplines (Vinyasa, Hatha, Restorative, and Yin), and is both intuitive and steeped in the traditional aspects of yoga. Her classes focus on breath, movement, and the interconnection between mind, body, and spirit. Dianne encourages students to practice at a comfortable pace, in their own unique form within a welcoming, safe, and transformational environment.

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Book a fun and engaging paint party with us at ConnectEd & Inspired! Each participant will explore various cupcake decorating techniques, learn a special frosting technique, and decorate a total of six themed cupcakes using special ingredients and creativity to create their version of the cupcake shown on the big screen! This fast moving party is full of laughs and challenges as you race to beat the clock! Standard Cupcake Wars Party Package $375 - Up to (10) guests; a fee of $35/person beyond (10) with a maximum of (24) guests per party - Two-hour party which includes 1 ½ hours of party fun and ½ hour for refreshments, cake, etc. provided by the party host. -All parties include the art supplies you need for your project, an instructor, napkins, paper plates, paper cups, and party tablecloths. -Water and lemonade will be provided for the event. The studio will not provide any additional food or drink. Please feel free to bring cake, pizza, etc. Party host can arrive 15 minutes before the party to decorate and set up food. We provide a table/space for you to set up. -Hot Cocoa Bar may be added to the standard party package for $5 per person -We ask that you please confirm the number of participants with us (7) days before the event. -Children’s parties can be drop-off events for any guests ages 5+. If any parent wishes to stay, they are welcome to sit in the waiting area of the studio. Parents, friends, and family are welcome to join in the party room! -Due to other classes, parties, events, etc. parties are limited to two hours. We ask that you kindly bring all gifts home to unwrap so that we can maintain this time allotment.

🌈💥 SLIME, SAND & SPLATTER WEEK 💥🌈 📅 July 6–9 🕙 Monday–Thursday | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 ConnectEd & Inspired 138 S. Main Street, Milford, MA 01757 🌐 www.connectedandinspired.org/summer-program Get ready for four days of ooey-gooey slime, sandy sensory fun, and epic paint splatter creations! 🎨🖌💦 This week is all about texture, color, creativity, and hands-on FUN! Campers will explore exciting art techniques while building confidence, independence, and BIG creative energy! 💪✨ 🗓 Weekly Creative Line-Up: 💚 Monday – Slime Making & Canvas Drip Painting Campers mix, stretch, and customize their own slime creations while learning the science behind slime! Then we’ll create bold acrylic drip paintings on canvas full of colorful movement and magic! 💥 Tuesday – Splatter & Slime Suit up for our controlled Paint Splatter Experience! Expect energy, laughter, and vibrant masterpieces. Plus, we’ll create another unique slime variation with new textures or mix-ins! ☕💜 Wednesday – Slime Mug Glazing & Slime Campers glaze their very own ceramic mug using drippy, slime-inspired color techniques. (Mugs will be kiln-fired and ready for pickup within two weeks.) We’ll also create another custom slime to take home! 🏖✨ Thursday – Sand Art Wood Design & Kinetic Sand Design and decorate a wooden project using colorful sand art techniques, then build and sculpt with satisfying kinetic sand to wrap up the week! ☀️ About Our Summer Program ☀️ Our summer programming provides youth ages 5–12 (Teen Programs available for ages 10–17) the opportunity to explore the Arts & Sciences in a safe, upbeat, and air-conditioned environment! ❄️🎨🔬 ✨ This year is ALL-NEW! We are offering dozens of brand-new projects and activities we have never offered before! 👩‍🎨 This is a drop-off program for children 5+. Step-by-step instruction ensures children learn to complete projects independently while building confidence and creativity! 🥨 Please send your child with a snack and water bottle (we have a refill station!). 📝 Once per week at drop-off, parents/guardians complete an emergency contact form. This form is available in our FAQs online if you'd like to print it in advance. 👯‍♀️ Signing up with friends? List them during registration so we can seat them together! 🚨 Please note: Once registered, we are unable to issue refunds. However, we are happy to help transfer your registration to another child, move to another available date, or add you to a waitlist.

Friday Sessions 8-9AM Breathe in a new day with this dynamic and fluid Vinyasa based class. This class will wake you up with a powerful sequence using your breath to link physical yoga postures. Explore variations of Sun Salutations and asanas (postures) in a steady and happy flow with a strong focus on healthy alignment for all bodies. These classes are sequenced in a way to help increase flexibility, strengthen and tone muscles, and allow you to tune into your body’s own rhythm. You’ll leave class feeling strong, balanced, focused, and energized. Sessions are $17/ session or a five-week session for $75 Session begins 5/20-6/17 About the instructor: Dianne Croteau MSN, RN, RYT-500 Dianne is a devoted teacher with a gentle spirit and kind heart who guides others to pursue their practice and find health, balance, and overall well-being through Yoga and Meditation. She has practiced and studied yoga and meditation throughout North and South America for over 20 years. Combined with an extensive background in nursing, she views the science and spirituality of Yoga as a path to helping each individual find a deeper relationship with their own physical, physiological, and psychological body. Her style pulls from multiple yogic disciplines (Vinyasa, Hatha, Restorative, and Yin), and is both intuitive and steeped in the traditional aspects of yoga. Her classes focus on breath, movement, and the interconnection between mind, body, and spirit. Dianne encourages students to practice at a comfortable pace, in their own unique form within a welcoming, safe, and transformational environment.