Juniper Tree Puppets School of Puppetry and Arts

Juniper Tree School of Story and Puppetry Arts developed out of many years of outreach teaching. We offer a variety of workshops, professional development courses, and weekend events. The focus of the school is a 3-part certificate training in Storytelling and Puppet Theater that consists of three 10 day summer intensives, with self designed practical practice projects to work on through the year after each summer session.

Certificate Training in Puppetry and Story Arts

The School: The certificate training and the Summer Institute are programs that are ongoing each year. Contact me to find out about the Trainings.

  • We offer a serious one-year part time training program focusing on 3 key areas:
  • Pedagogical puppetry with an early childhood focus
  • Practical insights and therapeutic aspects of puppetry
  • Artistic presentation through silk marionette theater and fairy tales
  • A part- time Colorado Regional Puppet Training begins Sept. 2010
  • Our 15th Certificate Training Course begins Summer 2011
  • Our Summer Institute offers ECE Professional Development Intensives summer 2010

Book NowI am now booking these events for 2010. To contact me to book or with questions

Certificate Puppetry Training. Part 3. Santa Cruz, CA July 15-27

This is the artistic focus and part three of an ongoing 3-part training in puppet theater. Participants will live into the archetypal story kingdom and meaning of the fairy tales and develop the performance aspects of silk marionette theater. A full info-package will be sent to participants. This course is only for current trainees or those from other trainings who wish to complete their course. Contact Suzanne for more details.

Colorado Regional Puppet Training. Sept 2010 - June 2011

This is a 6-weekend course equivalent to the part one pedagogical ECE focus of the certificate puppetry training. To be held 6 weekends between September 2010 and June 2011, it is intended for regional participants who are committed to the full school year program. Contact Suzanne for more details.

New 3-Part Certificate Puppetry Training Begins Summer 2011

A New Certificate Puppetry Training series will begin Summer 2011. We are working on the details of this part-time, 3 session training. Location and other information will be announced via the Juniper Tree Puppets Blog. Contact Suzanne for details.

Summer Institute Professional Development Weeks for 2010

Each summer we offer 5-day intensives for teachers, parents, therapists, etc. These courses go into therapeutic, artistic, and pedagogical depth. To see the themes for summer 2010, please go the events page descriptions. Contact Suzanne for the details.