May19

Summer Camp! Poetry, Masks and Puppets!

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Summer Camp! Poetry, Masks and Puppets!

Hip Hip Hooray!

Camp begins Monday June 20th and ends with an informal recital for friends and family at The Electric Lodge on Friday July 29th.

Kids can come for a day or a week at a time or do the whole camp. Monday through Friday 10am to 4pm…extended hours available at a $10 hourly rate. Anyone who does a week or more can participate in the recital -  everyone will be invited to attend.

Themes:
WEEKS 1 & 2 (June 20 through July 1) – Nonsense poetry – we will look at the works of Shel Silverstein, Edward Lear and Spike Milligan…and then get creative writing and performing our own! Guest teacher and poetry expert Gina Gambill will be facilitating workshops during this session.
WEEKS 2 & 3 (July 5 (no camp on the 4th) through July 15) Shadow Puppetry – we will make our own shadow puppets and with a screen and some flashlights, we’ll create short scenes from our inspirations. Guest artist Angi Neff will be assisting during this session.
WEEKS 4 & 5 ( July 18th through 29th) Mask Making – here will enter the wonderful world of masks and explore different ways of making them – from paper mache to decorative eye masks to wear to a grand masquerade! Guest teacher Brian Powell, expert in mask making and Commedia del’Arte will facilitate workshops during this sesssion.

In addition to these themes we will go to the beach….on scooters, play improv games, have picnics in the park, do a bit of gardening, make ice-cream sundaes (on Tuesday), and bake our own pizzas on Wednesdays, and have a grand old summer time.

Day rate; $60
Weekly rate: $250
Whole camp weekly rate: $225

Jun29

Summer Camp!

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Summer Camp!

Summer Camp!
Drama!
Together we  created a fantastic ‘Summer Play’ – through a series of improvisations, drama games, story-telling, creative movement and discussion – an original piece of theatre, stemming from the wonderful imaginations of the children was be created. During this amazing and fun-filled process the children learned the skills of the stage, including vocal projection, blocking and taking direction……but more importantly their stories were heard, workshopped, turned into a script and finally performed ‘live’ on stage in the black box theatre at the Electric Lodge!
Crafts!
Prop making, Posters, Fliers, Costumes and Programs – ….and together, oh yes, we made it happen!…..We experimented with all kinds of techniques to create our supplies, including felting, tie-dying, scanning and painting.

Beach!
To fully embody our summer experience we  spent time every day at the beach – swimming, boogie-boarding, beach-balling, sandcastle-making and hanging out!

SUMMER CAMP BREAKDOWN!

Week #1
Monday (10 til 2) am “let’s all fly a kite!” (at the beach!!) + make a slushie
(2 til 4) pm drama games/storytelling + healthy snack
Tuesday am “tie-dye with Tiffany” + ice-cream sundae!
pm drama games/storytelling + healthy snack
Wednesday am “ride your scooter to the beach!” + juice slushie
pm improv/drama games + healthy snack
Thursday am Summer wind-sock craft + make a pizza
pm improv/drama games + healthy snack
Week #2
Monday am Beach! sandcastle competition (!) + juice slushie
pm improv/drama games/choreography + healthy snack
Tuesday am Design a poster + scooter to park + ice cream sundae
pm improv/drama games/choreography + healthy snack
Wednesday am Boogieboarding at the beach! + juice slushie!
pm improv/drama games/choreography + healthy snack
Thursday am Cardboard sculpture + make a pizza
pm improv/drama games/choreography + healthy snack
Week #3
Monday am Beach + playground + juice slushie
pm drama games + creating scenes (we’re getting closer!)
Tuesday am Tie-dye with Tiffany + ice-cream sundae
pm drama games + creating scenes + healthy snack
Wednesday am “ride your scooter to the beach” + slushie (yummy!)
pm drama games + creating scenes + healthy snack
Thursday am Mask making + make your own sandwich!
pm Drama games + creating scenes + healthy snack
Week #4
Monday am Boogieboarding at the beach + juice slushie
pm drama game warm-up/rehearse + healthy snack
Tuesday am Make a Summer banner + ice-cream sundae
pm drama game warm up/rehearse + healthy snack
Wednesday am “let’s all fly a kite” (at the beach) + juice slushie
pm drama game warm up/rehearse + healthy snack
Thursday am craft – felting/paper marbling/make a frame/slushie
Pm drama game warm-up/rehearse + healthy snack

Friday July 30th 2pm – Performance of ‘A Summer Play!’