Flynn Theatre for the Performing Arts
153 Main StreetBurlingtonVT05401
802-863-8778802-863-8788

Program: Flynn/Wheeler School Partnership Year Started: 1990 Focus: Multidisciplinary Arts Youth Served: 175 Ages: 5-11 Budget: $10,250 After-school programs offered as part of the Flynn/Wheeler School Partnership take place at the Wheeler School, located in the Old North End, the neighborhood that has the highest concentration of low-income and minority residents in Burlington. Classes are organized in three sessions a year; each session generally includes three classes, which meet once a week in such areas as creative dance, ballet, creative drama, theater production and string instruments. Performances or presentations of works-in-progress are given throughout the year. In addition to classes and performances, children have the opportunity to participate in workshops with visiting professional artists. Each child is given free access to student matinees at the Flynn Theatre and is offered tickets for a Sunday series for families. The City of Burlington was just named recipient of a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Enterprise Community Grant. Some of these funds will be used to hire an arts enrichment coordinator for the Flynn Theatre's work in the Old North End.