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E3 Performing Arts
"A Creative Alternative to Day Care"
E3 Performing Arts provides a creative  alternative to traditional day care.
- E3 students discover and develop their unique purpose and creativity as they engage in a broad spectrum of the arts.
- E3 students advance their academic skills through tutoring and homework support.
- E3 students improve their physical fitness through active participation in gymnastics, tap dance, ballet, and jazz dance.
Overview — E3 Performing Arts provides a creative alternative to traditional day care. Students discover and develop their unique purpose and creativity as they engage in a broad  spectrum of the arts, academic enrichment, physical activities, and character education in after-school and day camp programs. E3’s classes give students in grades K-6 rich exposure to diverse art forms, including drama, tap dance, ballet, jazz dance, vocal and instrumental music, visual arts, and gymnastics. The program’s comprehensive offerings also provide abundant support for students to improve their academic skills and physical fitness. E3’s broad dimensions of learning extend to character education as caring instructors both model and employ “teachable moments” to nurture life-building character traits, such as kindness, self-control, and teamwork. E3’s after-school program, along with summer, winter, and spring camps, enable busy families to conveniently maximize opportunities for lifelong learning.
Exploration and Training — E3’s exploratory classes give students rich exposure to diverse art forms, including drama, dance, vocal music, instrumental music, visual arts, and gymnastics. Those students who demonstrate special interest or talent receive advanced training from gifted teachers.
 Performance — E3’s varied performance troupes proficiently develop students’ performance and stage skills. They provide fun and engaging avenues of artistic expression and opportunities for performance throughout the community.
Recognition — E3 takes pride in the notable recognition that its students have been awarded, including being named winners of KGET’s “Kern County’s Most Talented Kid” contest and repeatedly capturing first place in the Exchange Club’s Talent Search at the local, regional, and national levels. E3 serves as the training ground for many young people who are successfully entering the professional arena. E3 students have been featured in commercials, print advertising, movies, and as lead roles in community stage productions. E3 Performing Arts was honored with the 2007 Beautiful Bakersfield Award presented by the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce.
 Licensed Child Care — E3 Performing Arts, a division of Garden Pathways, Inc., is a fully-licensed child  care center ( California Day Care Center License #153801819). E3 welcomes participants of CalWORKs and Community Connection for Child Care.
Hours
| After School K-6 |
- Monday - Friday
- 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Supervised recreation beginning at 2:40
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Summer, Winter, and Spring Camps |
- Monday - Friday
- 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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| Location |
900 22nd Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
entrance on P Street
(661) 323-8311 |
| Transportation |
- Transportation is available from many schools.
- Free transportation for Franklin and Owens students. Franklin and Owens buses drop off students at 22nd and P Streets at The Garden facility.
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| Tuition |
- An outstanding value.
- 10% family discount
- Community Connection for Child Care (CCCC) and CalWORKs welcome.
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E3 Performing Arts - Summer Day Camp
"A Creative Alternative to Day Care"
Drama, Gymnastics, Dance, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Art, Sports, Academic Enrichment, Field Trips, and More!
June 2 - August 14
Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 6:00pm. |
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E3 Performing Arts - After School
"A Creative Alternative to Day Care"
Drama, Gymnastics, Dance, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Art, Supervised Homework, and More!
Monday - Friday, 2:40pm - 6:00pm. |
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Beautiful Bakersfield Award
E3 Performing Arts was honored with the 2007 Beautiful Bakersfield Award presented by the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce. The award recognizes E3's contribution to the community in the “Arts — Group” category.
bakersfield.com article
kget.com article |
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Parent Reviews
- "E3 is one of the best things that happened in the lives of my children.”
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- “At E3, the children are exposed to all the arts and are able to explore their creativity. No other day care offers what E3 has.”
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- “The E3 program has helped my child develop new skills and talents which in turn has helped her excel in school academics. We love the staff and the variety of classes offered. My child has always felt safe and loved.”
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- “The programs that E3 offers have proven most effective in helping children explore their horizons. They give them the opportunity to grow in ways that are slowly being eliminated in other after-school programs. The children are encouraged to learn about the various arts and activities needed to create well-rounded individuals.”
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- “I want my children to have every opportunity for success. At E3, my children receive outstanding enrichment that stimulates their minds, bodies, and creativity. My kids love E3 so much that they never want to go home.”
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- “E3’s approach at providing multiple activities gives my kids an opportunity to try new things on my limited budget.”
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- “My children are happier and healthier because of E3. The kids are very happy with their teachers and they love having the opportunity to learn performing arts.”
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- “I love the convenience of having one place where my children receive so many benefits and experience all of the arts.”
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- “I am truly blessed to have my children enrolled in this program.”
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Research
- Young people who participate in the arts for at least three hours on three days each week through at least one full year are:
- 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement
- 3 times more likely to win an award for school attendance
- 4 times more likely to win an award for writing
They show heightened academic standing, a strong capacity for self-assessment, and a secure sense of their own ability to plan and work for a positive future for themselves and their communities.
Living the Arts through Language and Learning: A Report on Community-based Youth Organizations, Shirley Brice Heath, Stanford University and Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Americans for the Arts Monograph, Nov 1998.
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- In 2001, students participating in music scored higher on the SATs than students with no arts participation.
Scores for students in music performance classes were 57 points higher (Verbal) and 41 points higher (Math). Scores for students in music appreciation classes were 63 points higher (Verbal) and 44 points higher (Math).
College-Bound Seniors National Report: Profile of SAT Program Test Takers. Princeton, NJ: The College Entrance Examination Board, 2001.
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- An Auburn University study found significant increases in overall self-concept of at-risk children participating in an arts program that included music, movement, dramatics and art, as measured by the Piers-Harris Children’s Self-Concept Scale.
N.H. Barry, Project ARISE: Meeting the needs of disadvantaged students through the arts, Auburn University, 1992 .
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- “The musician is constantly adjusting decisions on tempo, tone, style, rhythm, phrasing, and feeling—training the brain to become incredibly good at organizing and conducting numerous activities at once. Dedicated practice of this orchestration can have a great payoff for lifelong attentional skills, intelligence, and an ability for self-knowledge and expression.”
Ratey John J., MD. A User’s Guide to the Brain. New York: Pantheon Books, 2001.
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- Students in two Rhode Island elementary schools who were given an enriched, sequential, skill-building music program showed marked improvement in reading and math skills. Students in the enriched program who had started out behind the control group caught up to statistical equality in reading, and pulled ahead in math.
Gardiner, Fox, Jeffrey and Knowles, as reported in Nature, May 23, 1996.
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- "The arts make better math and science students, enhance spatial intelligence in newborns, and...are a compelling solution to teen violence."
Michael Greene, Recording Academy President and CEO at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, Feb 2000.
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- The nation's top business executives agree that arts education programs can help repair weaknesses in American education and better prepare workers for the 21st century.
“The Changing Workplace is Changing Our View of Education.” Business Week, Oct 1996.
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