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Introduction	Ms. Appleman has been working in the summer camp and after school enrichment industry for over thirty years. Starting as a ballet teacher, she ran children’s theater programs at UCLA, owns and operates the after school enrichment company Performing Arts Workshops, assisted LAUSD in developing the first district-approved licensing procedures for enrichment companies working on their campuses, volunteered at the surgical recovery ward of Los Angeles Children’s Hospital. She founded the Academy of Children’s Services – the first state-registered vocational school for enrichment teachers, which later evolved into the National Enrichment Teachers Association, which developed best practices training and certification standards for instructors throughout the country working in this field. Performing Arts Workshops Summer Camps offers programs as varied as Musical Theater, Guitar, Dance, Photography, Filmmaking, Comedy, Magic, Stage FX Makeup, Vocal Recording, Language Arts and more. Due to her constant innovation, PAW was named 2010’s Best Summer Camp, Best Children’s Live Theater and Best After School Program in the prestigious LA Parent Magazine.

Introduction

Ms. Appleman has been working in the summer camp and after school enrichment industry for over thirty years. Starting as a ballet teacher, she ran children’s theater programs at UCLA, owns and operates the after school enrichment company Performing Arts Workshops, assisted LAUSD in developing the first district-approved licensing procedures for enrichment companies working on their campuses, volunteered at the surgical recovery ward of Los Angeles Children’s Hospital. She founded the Academy of Children’s Services – the first state-registered vocational school for enrichment teachers, which later evolved into the National Enrichment Teachers Association, which developed best practices training and certification standards for instructors throughout the country working in this field. Performing Arts Workshops Summer Camps offers programs as varied as Musical Theater, Guitar, Dance, Photography, Filmmaking, Comedy, Magic, Stage FX Makeup, Vocal Recording, Language Arts and more. Due to her constant innovation, PAW was named 2010’s Best Summer Camp, Best Children’s Live Theater and Best After School Program in the prestigious LA Parent Magazine.