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World Landmarks

Familiarity with world landmarks is an important aspect of our shared culture that we focus on during the primary years and the elementary years at Nahunta Hall . In the geography center of our classrooms, children explore the world landmark models. These plastic miniatures are between 1.5 inches and 3 inches tall. Children can match the seventeen landmarks with printed images or with written labels. There are also three part nomenclature cards for the landmarks. Our set includes: Eiffel Tower in Paris, France; Statues on Easter Island; Buddha of Lantau in Hong Kong; Empire State Building in New York, USA; Great Sphinx at Giza, Egypt; Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England (United Kingdom of Great Britain); Taj Mahal in India; Temple of Inscriptions in Palenque, Mexico; Parthenon in Athens, Greece; Pyramids of Giza in Egypt; Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France; Big Ben in London, England (United Kingdom of Great Britain); Colloseum in Rome, Italy; Great Wall of China; Mount Rushmore in...

Music is a Language

Music is a language that goes beyond speech and letters - a living art that is almost mystical. ... Bach, Mozart, Beethoven - without exception they live clearly and palpably in their music, and speak forcefully to us, purifying us, refining us, and awakening in us the highest joy and emotion. —Dr. Suzuki Nahunta Hall Performing Arts Studio includes Nahunta Hall Music Academy, Nahunta Hall School of Dance and Nahunta Hall Children and Young Adult’s Theatre. Through Nahunta Hall Music Academy, we offer Suzuki piano lessons . Shin'ichi Suzuki developed " Talent Education " with the goal of bringing beauty to the children of Japan after the devastation of World War II (in much the same way Loris Malaguzzi , the father of the Reggio Emilia approach, did for the children of Italy). Suzuki believed that every child could learn to play a musical instrument. He stated, "Musical ability is not an inborn talent but an ability which can be developed. Any child wh...