Description

Session 1 and 2:  Summer Sessions Combo

Empowering Young People Through Creative Expression

DATE / TIME:  June 28 – August 18 / 9:30am – 3:00pm / Monday – Wednesday

AGES: 8 – 13 years

PRICE: $1,500

 

Our Educators for Session 1 (June 28 – July 23) are: Mrs. Rajamani, Miss Mori, and Mr. Kelvin

Mornings will begin outdoors with movement activities and games with Mrs. Rajamani.  Next, children will be preparing, serving, and enjoying a snack. Indoor time will include a story and an art project each day (clay, painting, drawing, recorder, and drama).  The children will enjoy a break for lunch (sent from home) and free play. The activities will be tailored to children ranging from 8-13 years, with older children given more responsibility, independence, and leadership opportunities in keeping with their abilities.

Afternoons for weeks 1 and 2 will be Arts & Games with Ms. Mori who will lead a delightful exploration of various crafts and projects. The creative work will be interspersed with group games, nature walks, music, stories, free play, and other physical activities. Each week there will be one main project and smaller ones, for those who complete early or are developing the fundamentals. The crafts may include dye experiments, felting, sewing, knitting, crochet, macrame, basket-making, and simple jewelry-making. Some of the activities will build upon each other as the children create meaningful and beautiful handmade items.

We use quality materials and incorporate the natural world into our projects. There will be room for the children to follow their artistic passions if they want to focus on certain skills or projects more than others.

Afternoons for weeks 3 and 4 will be Cultural Drumming with Mr. Kelvin. Percussion is a large part of cultural music worldwide. In some parts of the world, percussion is the ONLY form of music taught. Mr. Kelvin will show the children patterns from across the world. He will instruct rhythms of many continents including but not limited to, Africa, Asia, and the Americas to enrich their mind, expose them to different cultures while having fun learning a new skill.

 

Our Educators for Session 2 (July 26 – August 18) are: Mr. Parker, Miss Mori, and Mr. Kelvin

Children will start the day for weeks 1 and 2 with a morning Games and Skills Class with Mr. Parker emphasizing the children’s ability to solve problems and collaborate to achieve success!  This will also include some indoor activities meant to improve mathematical and logic skills.  Only lightly competitive games are played to keep the focus on the integrity of the games and the players.  Weather should dictate the appearance of water play, a few times, as well.

Afternoons for weeks 1 and 2 will include some . . . ZAP, THWACK, POW! Those are a few hyperboles that come to mind when one thinks of comic books. In Mr. Kelvin’s Create A Comic Book lessons, the children will learn the basics of creating a hero, a plot, and how to create a series that can generate endless memories.  A great American art form, the only thing many children enjoy more than a comic book, is making one of their own!  Oh… and there is no prior artistic ability required for these lessons.

 

 

 

 

Mornings for weeks 3 and 4 will be Arts & Games with Ms. Mori who will lead a delightful exploration of various crafts and projects. The creative work will be interspersed with group games, nature walks, music, stories, free play, and other physical activities. Each week there will be one main project and smaller ones, for those who complete early or are developing the fundamentals. The crafts may include dye experiments, felting, sewing, knitting, crochet, macrame, basket-making, and simple jewelry-making. Some of the activities will build upon each other as the children create meaningful and beautiful handmade items.

Afternoons for weeks 3 and 4 the children will experience mentoring and instruction on elements of Musical Theatre with Mr. Kelvin acting, dance, voice & speech and designed with children of all skill levels in mind. Students write their play from start to finish. Everything from the script, blocking, and set design. The idea is to show children every aspect of creating their own musical from scratch and to complete the show by writing, directing, and starring in their own show.