Imagine being a detective as you investigate Medieval Crime Scenes. In this camp you will create a scale model crime scene, and then try to solve another mystery created by one of your campmates. A keen eye and sharp mind are all that is required. The Medieval Theme will include literary references from that period, [...]
Whether you sign-up for one week or all seven… this camp teaches you how to build a professional website “Live” on the Internet. Show family and friends. Set up colors, patterns and textures. Tweak images and text. Create a Lightbox and Image Gallery. Add Photos, Blogs, Animated Images, Newsletters and more. A website is a [...]
Who do you want to be? A superhero? An underwater diver in an ocean? An explorer? Learn iMovie, GarageBand and iPhoto. Take photos, draw, write and film video using what is available. This is about creativity. Then copy that content into iLife on a computer. This class is about more than computers though—it is also [...]
If you love being creative in every artistic medium…this Punch and Judy camp is just for you. In three days you will be producing a Renaissance sock puppet play from beginning to end. You will be doing everything from writing the play, making the sock puppets, casting the actors and putting on the show… Share [...]
Need some summertime inspiration? Learn about a few of important early figures of the Renaissance era that created flourishing art, music, literature, architecture, flying machines and more. Learn about the astounding Renaissance culture and style and the artists who were scientists and scientists who were artists. Why, we might not have video games without the [...]
Journey to the past to learn dances of the Renaissance. We will be learning elements of the Allemande, Galliard, and Pavane forms of dance. We will also be comparing Renaissance dance to some of today’s dance forms. Share on Facebook
The story centers around Horton the Elephant, who finds himself faced with a double challenge–not only must he protect his tiny friend Jojo (and all the invisible Whos) from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left to his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces [...]
Why is this Shakespeare guy so cool? Come on in for a midsummer cool-down with Shakespeare! We will learn how to read and speak Shakespeare’s language as smoothly as a glass of lemonade. Sonnets first, then monologues. By the end of the week you will be able to perform individually in front of friends and [...]
- Looking at the music of John Dowland, William Byrd, Palestrina (If the students are up for doing things in Italian). Also how the Renaissance period affected the early Baroque period (so also incidently looking at composers like Purcell, Monteverdi, etc). – Singing madrigals and/or solo pieces and/or duets – Stage presentation and Renaissance ideals [...]
This three week camp will let students with string instrument experience play and have fun in a summertime orchestra. This camp gives students who take private lessons and/or are involved in their school’s orchestra a chance to improve their musical skills during the summer. Students will receive both individual and group instruction in preparation for [...]
Embark on a journey of creativity and innovation! This camp will explore many of the skill sets learned in the Odyssey of the Mind program: team work, verbal skills, engineering, structure building, script writing, acting, singing, set design, costuming, and of course, out of the box thinking! Campers will spend time finding creative ways to [...]
Learn to play 2 different types of instruments this summer! First, students will learn to play steel drums from Trinidad. We will play typical steel pan music from the Caribbean, plus some other fun songs from many different cultures. Students will learn about the pan, where it came from; how it was developed, and how [...]
Who is your hero? Let’s go back in time to the 16th century when battles were fought by knights and kings. You will be telling your hero’s story on your own hero shield. You will explore the drawing techniques of Albrecht Durer and other Renaissance innovators. Ever been to a ball? Create your own ball [...]
Build the robots to be knight. Create a Coat of Arms, research and create a name (Earl of Sandwich). Have the robots perform their of event Jousting, hand-to-hand combat, catapulting, saving the damsel, create your own competition. Maybe become a jester and have your robot juggle. Students learn: Engineering and Design process, how to move the [...]
Theatre isn’t always flowers and puppy dogs. Sometimes, the only way to get what you want is to fight for it. This class is an introduction into stage combat and stage violence. The class will cover a beginner’s look at two of the eight Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD) acknowledged fight disciplines, unarmed and [...]
