Christine Verdun – Owner of Creative Endeavors
Christine is an accomplished musician, model and actress with over 20 years of experience in performance and 12 years in teaching. She graduated from Rutgers College with high honors; her studies included educational psychology and communication. She has also studied acting with The School of Film and Television in New York City and voice and piano with teachers from Julliard.
Christine has recently taught several local seminars, including YPO, Mind-Body Bootcamp, Benardsville Library and The Art of Dance.
Other speaking arrangements have included AFLAC, Watersign Creative & Recording, Long Valley Music Fest, Models of the South Scholarship, Fashion Rock Live on NBC, Johnny Zero on Fox, Rutgers College Scholar Program, Campus Fellowships, National Honor Society, and Future Business Leaders of America. She has also been seen as a fashion model for the last 15 years in companies such as The Gap, Lands End, Talbots, J Crew, Jordache, and Levis. She was a semi-finalist in an international fitness and swim wear competition last year and also help promote companies such as Oil of Olay, BMW, Mercedes Benz, and Porche. In addition she has produced and directed the following plays: Grease, Newsies, Highschool Musical 1&2, Annie, Wizard of Oz, Cinderella, Charlotte's Webb, Hanna Montanna, Little Mermaid.
She is a recording artist who specializes in songwriting and singing. Soon you will be able to hear her on the radio and on television. Christine is currently working on a children's televion show on Channel 21. Students from Creative Endeavors have recently been featured. Her Music is available on MusicNation.com and her current CD can be found on her website www.christineverdun.com

Creative Endeavors was founded with the vision to provide families with children affordable, creative art education in a nurturing environment. Christine finds that children thrive when they feel accepted, motivated, inspired, and encouraged to be the best they can be. As a mother herself, and also a teacher for over fourteen years, she feels that children need to feel empowered to pursue creative avenues. She designed Creative Endeavors programs with the intention of always have children leaving her room with a smile on their face. If you can make someone feel good about themselves each day, it makes the learning process a place of discovery. Christine challenges students in re-designing many Broadway style shows that kids already know. For expample, Creative Endeavors has re-produced shows such as Cinderella, Annie, Grease, Newsies, High School Musical 1 and 2, Camp Rock, and Hairspray just to name a few. Christine received her education at Rutgers College where she made the dean's list each semester. She graduated at the top of her class and received Highest Honors. Christine is currently pursuing her Masters degree in Education.Christine has been the owner and director of Creative Endeavors for over 5 years now. She has been a teacher for fourteen years. Her programs have been implemented in schools throughout NJ such as: Black River Middle School in Chester, Hilltop School in Mendham Boro, The Mendham Township Elementary School, Bernardsville Middle School, The Callis School in Whippany, ECLC in Chatham, The Grove Street School in Hacketstown, The JCC in Bridgewater, The Bedminster Township Rec. Department, The Bernardsville Boro Rec Department, The Montgomery Acadmy in Peapack, and The Child Wellness Center in Bedminster. She has recently made an on air appearance on the local Cable Vision Networks regarding "Giving Children A Voice and A Vision" She is an active advocate in the community for letting children express themselves on air. Many Creative Endeavors students have been seen on the channel 21 show.